615 research outputs found
Constraints to the SSC model for Mkn 501
We fit the SEDs of the TeV blazar Mkn 501 adopting the homogeneous
Synchrotron-Self Compton model to simultaneous X-ray and TeV spectra recently
become available. We present detailed model spectra calculated with the above
constraints and taking into account the absorption of TeV photons by the IR
background. We found that the curved TeV spectra can be naturally reproduced
even without IRB absorption. Taking IRB absorption into account changes the
required parameter values only slightly.Comment: 4 pages, 2 figures, to appear in the proceedings of the conference
"X-Ray Astronomy '99", Bologna, Italy, September 199
Mt. Graham: Optical turbulence vertical distribution at standard and high vertical resolution
A characterization of the optical turbulence vertical distribution and all
the main integrated astroclimatic parameters derived from the CN2 and the wind
speed profiles above Mt. Graham is presented. The statistic includes
measurements related to 43 nights done with a Generalized Scidar (GS) used in
standard configuration with a vertical resolution of ~1 km on the whole 20-22
km and with the new technique (HVR-GS) in the first kilometer. The latter
achieves a resolution of ~ 20-30 m in this region of the atmosphere.
Measurements done in different periods of the year permit us to provide a
seasonal variation analysis of the CN2. A discretized distribution of the
typical CN2 profiles useful for the Ground Layer Adaptive Optics (GLAO)
simulations is provided and a specific analysis for the LBT Laser Guide Star
system ARGOS case is done including the calculation of the 'gray zones' for J,
H and K bands. Mt. Graham confirms to be an excellent site with median values
of the seeing without dome contribution equal to 0.72", the isoplanatic angle
equal to 2.5" and the wavefront coherence time equal to 4.8 msec. We provide a
cumulative distribution of the percentage of turbulence developed below H*
where H* is included in the (0,1 km) range. We find that 50% of the whole
turbulence develops in the first 80 m from the ground. The turbulence
decreasing rate is very similar to what has been observed above Mauna Kea.Comment: 12 pages, 6 figures, Proc. SPIE Conference "Ground-based and Airborne
Telescopes III", 27 June 2010, San Diego, California, US
Photometric Redshifts for Galaxies in the GOODS Southern Field
We use extensive multi-wavelength photometric data from the Great
Observatories Origins Deep Survey (GOODS) to estimate photometric redshifts for
a sample of 434 galaxies with spectroscopic redshifts in the Chandra Deep Field
South. Using the Bayesian method, which incorporates redshift/magnitude priors,
we estimate photometric redshifts for galaxies in the range 18 < R (AB) < 25.5,
giving an rms scatter of 0.11. The outlier fraction is < 10%, with the
outlier-clipped rms being 0.047. We examine the accuracy of photometric
redshifts for several, special sub--classes of objects. The results for
extremely red objects are more accurate than those for the sample as a whole,
with rms of 0.051 and very few outliers (3%). Photometric redshifts for active
galaxies, identified from their X-ray emission, have a dispersion of 0.104,
with 10% outlier fraction, similar to that for normal galaxies. Employing a
redshift/magnitude prior in this process seems to be crucial in improving the
agreement between photometric and spectroscopic redshifts.Comment: Accepted for publication in ApJ
GX 339-4: back to life
We report preliminary results of a RossiXTE campaign on the 2002 outburst of
the black-hole candidate GX 339-4. We show power density spectra of five
observations during the early phase of the outburst. The first four power
spectra show a smooth transition between a Low State and a Very High State. The
fifth power spectrum resembles a High State, but a strong 6 Hz QPO appears
suddenly within 16 seconds.Comment: 3 pages, 3 figures; to appear in Proceedings of the 4th Microquasar
Workshop, eds. Ph Durouchoux, Y. Fuchs and J. Rodriguez, published by the
Center for Space Physics: Kolkat
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