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Re: Multiwavelength Campaign for blazar 3C454.3



Dave,

Just out of curiosity, would it be possible to also involve SWIFT to obtain monitoring of the Ly-alpha and CIV lines using the UVOT in grism mode? The idea would be to look closely at any links between BLR variability and variability at higher energies. IMHO this could be done without significantly taking away from SWIFT's primary mission of looking at GRBs and other transients. I can send more information if you're interested.

Cheers,

Eric



Dave Thompson wrote:
Multiwavelength Colleagues,

The GLAST Large Area Telescope AGN science group is starting a multiwavelength campaign for blazar 3C454.3 (2251+158), effective immediately and continuing through the middle of August. This Ad-Hoc Intensive Campaign (AIC) is prompted by brightening in the radio, optical and X-ray. Swift Target of Opportunity observations are planned. A Spitzer observation is scheduled.

The campaign managers are: Matthias Kadler, <mailto:mkadler@milkyway.gsfc.nasa.gov>mkadler@milkyway.gsfc.nasa.gov<mailto:mkadler@milkyway.gsfc.nasa.gov>
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, and Ann Wehrle, <mailto:awehrle_ssi@earthlink.net>awehrle_ssi@earthlink.net<mailto:awehrle_ssi@earthlink.net>
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Please contact them if you have telescope time and are interested in joining this campaign. For this campaign, the policy on data sharing will be: if you observe and send data that can be used, you are a co-author of a resulting multiwavelength publication unless you just want an acknowledgment. Anyone who contributes data keeps the right to publish those data separately.

Information about this source and this campaign can be found at https://confluence.slac.stanford.edu/display/GLAMCOG/July%2C+2007%2C+Multiwavelength+Campaign+on+3C454.3 The data submission format and preliminary results will be available through this Web site, also.

Although there will be no GLAST gamma-ray data (GLAST is still in testing in Arizona), the opportunity for good multiwavelength coverage of this source right now is excellent at other wavelengths. In addition to the intrinsic scientific interest, this campaign can be used to establish planning and coordination routines for the upcoming years of multiwavelength blazar observations with GLAST.

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