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Proposal ID 0320058
Obs ID 03200580001, 03200580002
Title An INTEGRAL Observation of the Blazar 3C 279 in Optical High State
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DOI https://doi.org/10.57780/esa-iz3jmuy
Author Collmar
Abstract We propose a sensitive INTEGRAL ToO observation as part of a multifrequency campaign on the prominent \gray\ blazar 3C279 during a flux high-state in the optical bandin order to measure 1) its high-state multifrequency spectrum, 2) its X- and hard X-ray spectrum up to a about 200 keV, and3) its variability behaviour at hard X-rays.The proposed INTEGRAL observation will increase our knowledge on the largely unknownhard X-ray properties of 3C 279. The comparison of the newly measuredhigh-state to the already observed low-state multifrequency spectrumwill reveal new insights in its overall emission scenario.Because the observed radiation of 3C 279 is almost purely of non-thermal origin, we are studying jet physics and subsequently the physics of particle acceleration by the proposed observation.
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Temporal Coverage 2006-01-13T00:22:13Z / 2006-01-22T09:26:26Z
Version 1.0
Mission Description The INTEGRAL (International Gamma-Ray Astrophysics Laboratory) mission, launched by the European Space Agency (ESA) on October 17, 2002, was designed to study high-energy phenomena in the universe. INTEGRAL was operating until february 2025 and it was equipped with three high-energy instruments: the Imager on Board the INTEGRAL Satellite (IBIS), the Spectrometer on INTEGRAL (SPI), and the JEM-X (Joint European Monitor for X-rays). Its Optical Monitoring Camera (OMC) provided optical V-band magnitude measurements, complementing the high-energy observations.
Creator Contact https://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/integral/helpdesk
Date Published 2025-03-25T09:54:32Z
Publisher And Registrant European Space Agency
Credit Guidelines European Space Agency, Collmar, 2025, 'An INTEGRAL Observation of the Blazar 3C 279 in Optical 'High State'', 1.0, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.57780/esa-iz3jmuy