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Multiwavelength Monitoring of the BL Lacertae Object PKS 2155-304 in May 1994. I. The Ground-Based Campaign | | J. E. Pesce
; C. M. Urry
; L. Maraschi
; A. Treves
; P. Grandi
; R. Kollgaard
; E. Pian
; P. Smith
; H. Aller M. Aller
; A. Barth
; D. Buckley
; E. Covino
; A. Filippenko
; E. Hooper
; M. Joner L. Kedziora-Chudczer
; D. Kilkenny
; L. Knee
; M. Kunkel
; A. Layden
; A. Magalhaes
; F. Marang
; V. Margoniner
; C. Palma
; A. Pereyra
; C. Rodrigues
; A. Schutte
; M. Sitko
; M. Tornikoski
; J. van der Walt
; F. van Wyk
; P. Whitelock
; S. Wolk
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19 Apr 1997 | | Subject: | astro-ph | | Abstract: | Optical, near-infrared, and radio observations of the BL Lac object PKS2155-304 were obtained simultaneously with a continuous UV/EUV/X-ray monitoring campaign in 1994 May. Further optical observations were gathered throughout most of 1994. The radio, millimeter, and near-infrared data show no strong correlations with the higher energies. The optical light curves exhibit flickering of 0.2-0.3 mag on timescales of 1-2 days, superimposed on longer timescale variations. Rapid variations of ~0.01 mag/min, which, if real, are the fastest seen to date for any BL Lac object. Small (0.2-0.3 mag) increases in the V and R bands occur simultaneously with a flare seen at higher energies. All optical wavebands (UBVRI) track each other well over the period of observation with no detectable delay. For most of the period the average colors remain relatively constant, although there is a tendency for the colors (in particular B-V) to vary more when the source fades. In polarized light, PKS 2155-304 showed strong color dependence and the highest optical polarization (U = 14.3%) ever observed for this source. The polarization variations trace the flares seen in the ultraviolet flux. | | Source: | arXiv, astro-ph/9704195 | | Services: | Forum | Review | PDF | Favorites | |
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