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COMPTEL observations of the blazars 3C 454.3 and CTA 102
We have analyzed the two blazars of 3C 454.3 and CTA 102 using all available COMPTEL data from 1991 to 1999. In the 10–30 MeV band, emission from the general direction of the sources is found at the 4σ-level, being consistent with contributions from both sources. Below 10 MeV only 3C 454.3 is significantly detected, with the strongest evidence (5.6 σ) in the 3–10 MeV band. Significant flux variability is not observed for both sources, while a low emission is seen most of the years in the 3–10 MeV light curve for 3C 454.3. Its time-averaged MeV spectrum suggests a power maximum between 3 to 10 MeV
Hard X-ray timing and spectral characteristics of the energetic pulsar PSR J0205+6449 in supernova remnant 3C58
PSR J0205+6449 is a young rotation-powered pulsar in SNR 3C 58. It is one of
only three young (<10,000 year old) pulsars which are so far detected in the
radio and the classical X-ray bands, as well as at hard X-rays above 20 keV and
at high-energy (>100 MeV) -rays. The other two young pulsars are the
Crab and PSR B1509-58. Our aim is to derive the timing and spectral
characteristics of PSR J0205+6449 over the broad X-ray band from ~0.5 to ~270
keV. We used all publicly available RXTE observations of PSR J0205+6449 to
first generate accurate ephemerides over the period September 30, 2000 - March
18, 2006. Next, phase-folding procedures yielded pulse profiles using data from
RXTE PCA and HEXTE, and XMM-Newton EPIC PN. While our timing solutions are
consistent with earlier results, our work shows sharper structures in the PCA
X-ray profile. The X-ray pulse profile consists of two sharp pulses, separated
in phase by 0.488(2), which can be described with 2 asymmetric Lorentzians,
each with the rising wing steeper than the trailing wing, and
full-width-half-maximum 1.41(5) ms and 2.35(22) ms, respectively. We find an
indication for a flux increase by a factor ~2, about 3.5 sigma above the
time-averaged value, for the second, weaker pulse during a two-week interval,
while its pulse shape did not change. The spectrum of the pulsed X-ray emission
is of non-thermal origin, exhibiting a power-law shape with photon index Gamma
= 1.03(2) over the energy band ~0.5 to ~270 keV. In the energy band covered
with the PCA (~3-30 keV) the spectra of the two pulses have the same photon
index, namely, 1.04(3) and 1.10(8), respectively.Comment: 10 pages; 7 figures (2 in color), resubmitted to A&A, including
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COMPTEL observations of the Virgo blazars 3C 273 and 3C 279
We report the main MeV properties (detections, light curves, spectra) of the Virgo blazars 3C 273 and 3C 279 which were derived from a consistent analysis of all COMPTEL Virgo observations between 1991 and 1997
The final COS-B database: In-flight calibration of instrumental parameters
A method for the determination of temporal variation of sensitivity is designed to find a set of parameters which lead to maximum consistency between the intensities derived from different observation periods. This method is briefly described and the resulting sensitivity and background variations presented
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