Multiwavelength light curves of PG 1553+113

Blazar PG 1553+113 is thought to be a host of supermassive black hole binary system. A 2.2yr quasi-periodicity in the {gamma}-ray light curve was detected, possibly a result of jet precession. Motivated by the previous studies based on the {gamma}-ray data, we analyzed the X-ray light curve and spectra observed during 2012-2020. The 2.2yr quasi-periodicity might be consistent with the main-flare recurrence in the X-ray light curve. When a weak rebrightening in the {gamma}-ray was observed, a corresponding relatively strong brightening in the X-ray light curve can be identified. The harder- when-brighter tendency in both X-ray main and weak flares was shown, as well as a weak softer-when-brighter behavior for the quiescent state. We explore the possibility that the variability in the X-ray band can be interpreted with two-jet precession scenario. Using the relation between jets and accretion disks, we derive the primary black hole mass ~3.47x10^8^M_{sun} and mass of the secondary one ~1.40x10^8^M{sun}_, and their mass ratio ~0.41.

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Source https://dc.g-vo.org/rr/q/lp/custom/CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/922/222
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Creator Huang S.; Yin H.; Hu S.; Chen Xu; Jiang Y.; Alexeeva S.; Wang Y.
Publisher CDS
Publication Year 2023
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Resource Type Dataset; AstroObjects
Discipline Astrophysics and Astronomy; Cosmology; Galactic and extragalactic Astronomy; High Energy Astrophysics; Natural Sciences; Observational Astronomy; Physics; Stellar Astronomy