The nature of gamma ray blazar candidate PMN J1326−5256

Hayley Bignall, Giuseppe Cimò, David Jauncey, Cliff Senkbeil, Jim Lovell, Simon Ellingsen

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Abstract

A comparison of AGN detected at gamma ray energies by EGRET with flat-spectrum radio sources observed in surveys for intraday variability reveals that a remarkably high fraction of EGRET blazars show significant interstellar scintillation at centimetre wavelengths. Scintillating AGN will therefore be targets of interest for GLAST, scheduled for launch in early 2008. We suggest that the variable, scintillating flat-spectrum radio source PMN J1326−5256 is associated with the unidentified EGRET source 3EG J1316−5244. We describe the properties of PMN J1326−5256 and present recent results of monitoring with the ATCA and Ceduna radio telescopes.

Original languageEnglish
JournalProceedings of Science
Volume52
Publication statusPublished - 2007
Externally publishedYes
Event2007 From Planets to Dark Energy: The Modern Radio Universe, MRU 2007 - Manchester, United Kingdom
Duration: 1 Oct 20075 Oct 2007

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