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| - Context. The H. E. S. S. Cherenkov telescope array has been surveying the Galactic plane for new VHE (}100 GeV) gamma-ray sources. Aims. We report on a newly detected point-like source, HESS J1943+213. This source coincides with an unidentified hard X-ray source IGR J19443+2117, which was proposed to have radio and infrared counterparts. Methods. We combine new H. E. S. S., Fermi/LAT and Nancay Radio Telescope observations with pre-existing non-simultaneous multi-wavelength observations of IGR J19443+2117 and discuss the likely source associations as well as the interpretation as an active galactic nucleus, a gamma-ray binary or a pulsar wind nebula. Results. HESS J1943+213 is detected at the significance level of 7.9 sigma (post-trials) at RA(J2000) = 19(h)43(m)55(s) +/- 1(stat)(s) +/- 1(sys)(s), Dec(J2000) = +21 degrees 18''8 '' +/- 17(stat)'' +/- 20(sys)''. The source has a soft spectrum with photon index Gamma = 3.1 +/- 0.3(stat) +/- 0.2(sys) and a flux above 470 GeV of (1.3 +/- 0.2(stat) +/- 0.3(sys)) x 10(-12) cm(-2) s(-1). There is no Fermi/LAT counterpart down to a flux limit of 6 x 10(-9) cm(-2) s(-1) in the 0.1-100 GeV energy range (95% confidence upper limit calculated for an assumed power-law model with a photon index Gamma = 2.0). The data from radio to VHE gamma-rays do not show any significant variability. Conclusions. The lack of a massive stellar counterpart disfavors the binary hypothesis, while the soft VHE spectrum would be very unusual in case of a pulsar wind nebula. In addition, the distance estimates for Galactic counterparts places them outside of the Milky Way. All available observations favor an interpretation as an extreme, high-frequency peaked BL Lac object with a redshift z } 0.14. This would be the first time a blazar is detected serendipitously from ground-based VHE observations, and the first VHE AGN detected in the Galactic Plane.
- Context. The H. E. S. S. Cherenkov telescope array has been surveying the Galactic plane for new VHE (}100 GeV) gamma-ray sources. Aims. We report on a newly detected point-like source, HESS J1943+213. This source coincides with an unidentified hard X-ray source IGR J19443+2117, which was proposed to have radio and infrared counterparts. Methods. We combine new H. E. S. S., Fermi/LAT and Nancay Radio Telescope observations with pre-existing non-simultaneous multi-wavelength observations of IGR J19443+2117 and discuss the likely source associations as well as the interpretation as an active galactic nucleus, a gamma-ray binary or a pulsar wind nebula. Results. HESS J1943+213 is detected at the significance level of 7.9 sigma (post-trials) at RA(J2000) = 19(h)43(m)55(s) +/- 1(stat)(s) +/- 1(sys)(s), Dec(J2000) = +21 degrees 18''8 '' +/- 17(stat)'' +/- 20(sys)''. The source has a soft spectrum with photon index Gamma = 3.1 +/- 0.3(stat) +/- 0.2(sys) and a flux above 470 GeV of (1.3 +/- 0.2(stat) +/- 0.3(sys)) x 10(-12) cm(-2) s(-1). There is no Fermi/LAT counterpart down to a flux limit of 6 x 10(-9) cm(-2) s(-1) in the 0.1-100 GeV energy range (95% confidence upper limit calculated for an assumed power-law model with a photon index Gamma = 2.0). The data from radio to VHE gamma-rays do not show any significant variability. Conclusions. The lack of a massive stellar counterpart disfavors the binary hypothesis, while the soft VHE spectrum would be very unusual in case of a pulsar wind nebula. In addition, the distance estimates for Galactic counterparts places them outside of the Milky Way. All available observations favor an interpretation as an extreme, high-frequency peaked BL Lac object with a redshift z } 0.14. This would be the first time a blazar is detected serendipitously from ground-based VHE observations, and the first VHE AGN detected in the Galactic Plane. (en)
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| - HESS J1943+213: a candidate extreme BL Lacertae object
- HESS J1943+213: a candidate extreme BL Lacertae object (en)
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| - HESS J1943+213: a candidate extreme BL Lacertae object
- HESS J1943+213: a candidate extreme BL Lacertae object (en)
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| - RIV/00216208:11320/11:10104674!RIV12-GA0-11320___
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| http://linked.open...avai/riv/aktivity
| - P(GPP203/11/P363), P(LC527), Z(MSM0021620859)
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| http://linked.open...iv/cisloPeriodika
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| http://linked.open...vai/riv/dodaniDat
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| http://linked.open...aciTvurceVysledku
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| http://linked.open.../riv/druhVysledku
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| http://linked.open...iv/duvernostUdaju
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| http://linked.open...titaPredkladatele
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| http://linked.open...dnocenehoVysledku
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| http://linked.open...ai/riv/idVysledku
| - RIV/00216208:11320/11:10104674
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| http://linked.open...riv/jazykVysledku
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| http://linked.open.../riv/klicovaSlova
| - gamma rays: general; BL Lacertae objects: individual: IGR J19443+2117; galaxies: active (en)
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| http://linked.open.../riv/klicoveSlovo
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| http://linked.open...odStatuVydavatele
| - DE - Spolková republika Německo
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| http://linked.open...ontrolniKodProRIV
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| http://linked.open...i/riv/nazevZdroje
| - Astronomy and Astrophysics
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| http://linked.open...in/vavai/riv/obor
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| http://linked.open...ichTvurcuVysledku
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| http://linked.open...cetTvurcuVysledku
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| http://linked.open...vavai/riv/projekt
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| http://linked.open...UplatneniVysledku
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| http://linked.open...v/svazekPeriodika
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| http://linked.open...iv/tvurceVysledku
| - Abramowski, A.
- Acero, F.
- Aharonian, F.
- Nedbal, Dalibor
- Rob, Ladislav
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| http://linked.open...ain/vavai/riv/wos
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| http://linked.open...n/vavai/riv/zamer
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| http://bibframe.org/vocab/doi
| - 10.1051/0004-6361/201116545
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