Fermi-LAT detection of enhanced gamma-ray activity from the FSRQ PKS 0925-203
ATel #14169; A. Yusafzai (ECAP/FAU) on behalf of the Fermi Large Area Telescope Collaboration
on 12 Nov 2020; 16:24 UT
Credential Certification: Roberto Angioni (r.angioni90@gmail.com)
Subjects: Gamma Ray, >GeV, Request for Observations, AGN, Quasar
The Large Area Telescope (LAT), one of the two instruments on the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope, has observed enhanced gamma-ray activity from a source positionally consistent with the flat-spectrum radio quasar (FSRQ) PKS 0925-203, also known as 4FGL J0928.1-2035 (The Fermi-LAT collaboration 2020, ApJS, 247, 33), with coordinates R.A. = 142.2686 deg, Decl. = -20.5364 deg (J2000; Johnston et al. 1995, AJ, 110, 880), and redshift z=0.348 (Eracleous and Halpern 1994, ApJS 90,1).
Preliminary analysis indicates that this source was in an elevated gamma-ray emission state on November 10, 2020 , with a daily averaged gamma-ray flux (E>100MeV) of (8 +/- 2) X 10^-7 photons cm^-2 s^-1 (statistical uncertainty only). This corresponds to a flux increase of a factor of 55 relative to the average flux reported in the fourth Fermi-LAT catalog (4FGL). This is the highest LAT daily flux ever observed for this source. The corresponding photon index is 2.5 +/- 0.3, and is consistent with the 4FGL value of 2.55 +/- 0.07 within the uncertainties.
Because Fermi normally operates in an all-sky scanning mode, regular gamma-ray monitoring of this source will continue. We encourage multifrequency observations of this source. For this source, the Fermi-LAT contact person is Anke Yusafzai (anke.yusafzai at fau.de).
The Fermi-LAT is a pair conversion telescope designed to cover the energy band from 20 MeV to greater than 300 GeV. It is the product of an international collaboration between NASA and DOE in the U.S. and many scientific institutions across France, Italy, Japan and Sweden.
