 DOCUMENT METADATASLAC Publication: SLAC-PUB-16791
SLAC Release Date: August 19, 2016
NuSTAR, Swift, and GROND Observations of the Flaring MeV Blazar PMN J0641‑0320
Ajello, Marco.
MeV blazars are a sub-population of the blazar family, exhibiting larger-than-average jet powers, accretion luminosities, and black hole masses. Because of their extremely hard X-ray continua, these objects are best studied in the X-ray domain. Here, we report on the discovery by the Fermi Large Area Telescope and subsequent follow-up observations with NuSTAR, Swift, and GROND of a new member of the MeV blazar family: PMN J0641‑0320. Our optical spectroscopy provides confirmation that this... Show Full Abstract
MeV blazars are a sub-population of the blazar family, exhibiting larger-than-average jet powers, accretion luminosities, and black hole masses. Because of their extremely hard X-ray continua, these objects are best studied in the X-ray domain. Here, we report on the discovery by the Fermi Large Area Telescope and subsequent follow-up observations with NuSTAR, Swift, and GROND of a new member of the MeV blazar family: PMN J0641‑0320. Our optical spectroscopy provides confirmation that this is a flat-spectrum radio quasar located at a redshift of z Show Partial Abstract
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