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A search for new γ-ray blazars from infrared selected candidates

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2021

Blessing Musiimenta ,
Bruno Sversut Arsioli ,
Edward Jurua  and
Tom Mutabazi
Blessing Musiimenta
Affiliation:
Mbarara University of Science and Technology (MUST), Mbarara, Uganda email: mblessing78@gmail.com
Bruno Sversut Arsioli
Affiliation:
Instituto de Fisica Gleb Wataghin IFGW, Unicamp, Brasil
Edward Jurua
Affiliation:
Mbarara University of Science and Technology (MUST), Mbarara, Uganda email: mblessing78@gmail.com
Tom Mutabazi
Affiliation:
Mbarara University of Science and Technology (MUST), Mbarara, Uganda email: mblessing78@gmail.com
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Abstract

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We present a systematic study of gamma-ray blazar candidates based on a sample of 40 objects taken from the WIBR catalogue. By using a likelihood analysis, 26 of the 40 sources showed significant gamma-ray signatures ⩾ 3σ. Using high-energy test statistics (TS) maps, we confirm 8 sources, which are completely new, and show another 15 promising γ-ray candidates. The results from this analysis show that a multi-frequency approach can help to improve the current description of the gamma-ray sky.

Keywords

Galaxies: activegamma-rays: blazars
Type
Contributed Papers
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 15 , Symposium S356: Nuclear Activity in Galaxies Across Cosmic Time , October 2019 , pp. 329 - 331
Copyright
© The Author(s), 2021. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of International Astronomical Union

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