[vsnet-alert 10139] (fwd) Swift detection of the brightest X-ray flare from S50716+714

[Taichi Kato]

   From ATEL 1495:

   The optical and X-ray flares look almost simultaneous.

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Swift detection of the brightest X-ray flare from S50716+714 

ATel #1495; P. Giommi(ASI/ASDC, Italy), M. Perri(ASDC/INAF, Italy), 
F. Verrecchia(ASDC/INAF, Italy ), C. Pittori(ASDC/INAF, Italy) , M. 
Tavani(INAF, Italy), N. Gehrels(NASA/GSFC, USA), M. Chester(PSU, USA) 
on 29 Apr 2008; 13:52 UT 

Password Certification: Claudia M. Raiteri (raiteri at oato.inaf.it) 

Subjects: X-ray, AGN 

On 28 April 2008 Swift detected the blazar S50716+714 at X-ray and UV 
flux levels significantly larger than ever observed before. An 
analysis of the XRT data gives a 0.3-10 keV X-ray flux of 4e-11 
erg/cm2/s, about 50% larger than that observed at the peak of the 
giant X-ray flare of October-November 2007. Swift will continue the 
monitoring of S50716+714 over the next few days, while the AGILE 
Gamma-ray observatory will include this source within its field of 
view between April 30 and May 10, 2008. Multi-frequency observations 
are strongly encouraged.