AGILE confirmation of enhanced gamma-ray emission from the FSRQ PKS 2023-07

ATel #8960; F. Verrecchia (ASDC and INAF/OAR), M. Tavani (INAF/IAPS, and Univ. Roma Tor Vergata), F. Lucarelli, C. Pittori, (ASDC and INAF/OAR), A. Bulgarelli (INAF/IASF-Bo), V. Fioretti, A. Zoli (INAF/IASF-Bo), G. Piano (INAF/IAPS), E. Striani (CIFS and INAF/IAPS), S. Vercellone (INAF/IASF-Pa), I. Donnarumma (INAF/IAPS), M. Cardillo (INAF/OA-Arcetri and INAF/IAPS), F. Gianotti, M. Trifoglio (INAF/IASF-Bo), A. Giuliani, S. Mereghetti, P. Caraveo, F. Perotti (INAF/IASF-Mi), A. Chen (Wits University), A. Argan, E. Costa, E. Del Monte, Y. Evangelista, M. Feroci, F. Lazzarotto, I. Lapshov, L. Pacciani, P. Soffitta, S. Sabatini, V. Vittorini (INAF/IAPS), G. Pucella, M. Rapisarda (ENEA-Frascati), G. Di Cocco, F. Fuschino, M. Galli, C. Labanti, M. Marisaldi (INAF/IASF-Bo), A. Pellizzoni, M. Pilia, A. Trois (INAF/OA-Cagliari), G. Barbiellini, E. Vallazza (INFN Trieste), F. Longo (Univ. Trieste and INFN Trieste), A. Morselli, P. Picozza (INFN and Univ. Roma Tor Vergata), M. Prest (Univ. dell'Insubria), P. Lipari, D. Zanello (INFN and Univ. Roma Sapienza), P. W. Cattaneo, A. Rappoldi (INFN Pavia), S. Colafrancesco (INAF/OAR and Wits University), N. Parmiggiani (University of Modena and Reggio Emilia), A. Ferrari (Univ. Torino and CIFS), A. Antonelli (ASDC and INAF/OAR), P. Giommi (ASDC), L. Salotti, G. Valentini, and F. D'Amico (ASI)
on 16 Apr 2016; 10:14 UT
Credential Certification: Francesco Verrecchia (francesco.verrecchia@asdc.asi.it)

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AGILE confirms increased gamma-ray emission above 100 MeV from a position consistent with the flat spectrum radio quasar PKS 2023-07 (also known as 5BZQ J2025-0735, 3EG J2025-0744, 1AGLR J2027-0747 and 3FGL J2025.6-0736), recently reported in flaring activity by Fermi (Atel #8932) and previously by AGILE (Atel #8879).

Integrating from 2016-04-13 00:00 UT to 2016-04-15 04:00 UT, a preliminary maximum likelihood analysis yields a detection at 5 sigma and a flux F(E>100 MeV)=(3.2 +/- 1.1) x 10^-6 ph cm^-2 s^-1.

This measurement was obtained with AGILE observing a large portion of the sky in spinning mode. Multifrequency observations of PKS 2023-07 are strongly encouraged.