Swift XRT follow-up of very high energy gamma-ray emission detected from PKS 
1440-389 with H.E.S.S.

Hofmann, Werner; for the H. E. S. S. Collaboration,

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Swift XRT follow-up of very high energy gamma-ray emission detected from PKS 1440-389 with H.E.S.S.

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Hofmann, Werner
Division Prof. Dr. Werner Hofmann, MPI for Nuclear Physics, Max Planck Society;

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Hofmann, W., & for the H. E. S. S. Collaboration (2012). Swift XRT follow-up of very high energy gamma-ray emission detected from PKS 1440-389 with H.E.S.S. The Astronomer's Telegram, 2012: ATel #4098.

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An 8ks exposure with the Swift observatory of PKS 1440-389 was obtained on April 29, following the H.E.S.S. detection of very high energy gamma-ray emission in the direction of this BL Lac object (ATel #4072). This resulted in a clear detection in the quicklook data of this object with sufficient spectral counts in the 0.3-7 keV range. The best spectral fit in a preliminary analysis was obtained with an absorbed logparabolic model (alpha = 2.50 +/- 0.04, beta = 0.4 +/- 0.1) fixed at the Galactic absorption (NH = 7.7e20/cm^2). The unabsorbed flux in the 0.3-10 keV, based on a fit in the 0.3-7 keV range, is 1.4e-11 erg/cm^2/s, which is compatible with the 0.1-2.4 keV flux of 6.6e-12 ergs/cm^2/s from the Third Edition of the Roma BZCAT Multi-frequency Catalogue of Blazars (Massaro et al., 2009, A&A, 495, 691) as well as with archival Swift observations, suggesting that the source might not be in a high X-ray state. The Swift team is gratefully acknowledged for accepting our observation request and their compliance with H.E.S.S. observational constraints. Related 4098 Swift XRT follow-up of very high energy gamma-ray emission detected from PKS 1440-389 with H.E.S.S. 4072 Very high energy gamma-ray emission detected from PKS 1440-389 with H.E.S.S.