SUMMARY OF PROPOSAL 73016
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN
STILLORGAN ROAD
DUBLIN
IRELAND 4
Tel: 353-1-7062218 Fax: 353-1-2837275
Medium: CD ROM
Subject: AGN
ASCA OBSERVATIONS OF INTERMEDIATE RGB BL LACS
ABSTRACT
The combination of X-ray observations with ROSAT and the Green Bank radio survey has increased the number of BL Lacs ('RGB' BL Lacs), but has also blurred the classification. The RGB sample spans the region of log Sx/Sr occupied by radio selected BL Lacs (RBLs) and X-ray selected BL Lacs (XBLs) and also the region in between. We propose ASCA observations of three intermediate BL Lacs to (1) determine the main emission process responsible for their X-ray spectrum (synchrotron or synchrotron with a Compton component) (2) define their broad band (radio-X-ray) spectrum from which we can estimate the spectral break frequency and (3) compare ASCA results with XBLs and RBLs. Simultaneous radio and optical monitoring will be used to search for the microlensing achromatic signature.
CO-INVESTIGATORS
| CO-I NAME | INSTITUTE | COUNTRY |
|---|
| MAKOTO TASHIRO | UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO | JAPAN |
| LORRAINE HANLON | U.C.D | IRELAND |
| DARACH WATSON | U.C.D. | IRELAND |
| NIALL SMITH | C.I.T. | IRELAND |
| LEO METCALFE | VILSPA | SPAIN |
| HARRI TERASRANTA | HUT | FINLAND |
TARGETS
| TARGET NAME | PRI | RA | DEC | TIME | TC | OFF | GIS | SIS CNT | OBS |
|---|
| 1)0045+2127 | B | 11.3300 | 21.4619 | 40 ks | N | N | P | 0.21000 | 1 |
| 2)0202+0849 | B | 30.6100 | 8.8200 | 40 ks | N | N | P | 0.21000 | 1 |