COMPTEL observations of the blazars 3C 454.3 and CTA 102

Academic Article

Abstract

  • We have analyzed the two blazars of 3C 454.3 and CTA 102 using all available COMPTEL data from 1991 to 1999. In the 10-30 MeV band, emission from the general direction of the sources is found at the 4$\sigma$-level, being consistent with contributions from both sources. Below 10 MeV only 3C 454.3 is significantly detected, with the strongest evidence (5.6 $\sigma$) in the 3-10 MeV band. Significant flux variability is not observed for both sources, while a low emission is seen most of the years in the 3-10 MeV light curve for 3C 454.3. Its time-averaged MeV spectrum suggests a power maximum between 3 to 10 MeV.
  • Authors

  • Zhang, S
  • Collmar, W
  • Schonfelder, V
  • Bloemen, H
  • Hermsen, W
  • McConnell, Mark
  • Bennett, K
  • Williams, OR
  • Status

    Publication Date

  • 2001
  • Published In

    Keywords

  • astro-ph
  • Digital Object Identifier (doi)

    Start Page

  • 343
  • End Page

  • 347
  • Volume

  • 587
  • Issue

  • 1