Intermediate synchrotron-peaked BL Lacs (IBLs) are quite rare sources in the very high-energy (VHE; 100 GeV < E < 100 TeV) γ-ray sky. The IBL B2 1811+31 (z = 0.117) showed intense flaring activity in 2020. This event was detected by a wide range of multiwavelength (MWL) instruments from radio up to γ rays. The observations carried out by the MAGIC telescopes led to the first-time detection of VHE γ-ray emission from B2 1811+31. In this contribution, we highlight the key results of our recent study [1], which offers a comprehensive analysis of the source emission both during the 2020 high-activity state and during the quiescent state. Using a comprehensive MWL dataset, we contextualize this high-state episode within the source emissions over 18 years, from 2005 to 2024. We attribute the VHE γ-ray emission and the spectral and variability properties in the X-ray band to the electrons and positrons accelerated at the highest energies in the jet of the source. We propose a leptonic two-zone self-consistent model to interpret the observed MWL emission during the 2020 flaring state.

Long-term multiwavelength view and modeling of the blazar B2 1811+31 in high state

Ansoldi S.;
2025-01-01

Abstract

Intermediate synchrotron-peaked BL Lacs (IBLs) are quite rare sources in the very high-energy (VHE; 100 GeV < E < 100 TeV) γ-ray sky. The IBL B2 1811+31 (z = 0.117) showed intense flaring activity in 2020. This event was detected by a wide range of multiwavelength (MWL) instruments from radio up to γ rays. The observations carried out by the MAGIC telescopes led to the first-time detection of VHE γ-ray emission from B2 1811+31. In this contribution, we highlight the key results of our recent study [1], which offers a comprehensive analysis of the source emission both during the 2020 high-activity state and during the quiescent state. Using a comprehensive MWL dataset, we contextualize this high-state episode within the source emissions over 18 years, from 2005 to 2024. We attribute the VHE γ-ray emission and the spectral and variability properties in the X-ray band to the electrons and positrons accelerated at the highest energies in the jet of the source. We propose a leptonic two-zone self-consistent model to interpret the observed MWL emission during the 2020 flaring state.
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