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The relativistic jet of the ?-ray emitting narrow-line Seyfert 1 galaxy PKS J1222+0413

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  • We present a multifrequency study of PKS J1222 0413 (4C 04.42), currently the highest redshift γ-ray emitting narrow-line Seyfert 1 (γ-NLS1). We assemble a broad spectral energy distribution (SED) including previously unpublished datasets: X-ray data obtained with the NuSTAR and Neil Gehrels Swift observatories; near-infrared, optical, and UV spectroscopy obtained with VLT X-shooter; and multiband radio data from the Effelsberg telescope. These new observations are supplemented by archival data from the literature. We apply physical models to the broad-band SED, parametrizing the accretion flow and jet emission to investigate the disc-jet connection. PKS J1222 0413 has a much greater black hole mass than most other NLS1s, MBH ≈ 2 × 108 M, similar to those found in flat spectrum radio quasars (FSRQs). Therefore this source provides insight into how the jets of γ-NLS1s relate to those of FSRQs.
  • We present a multifrequency study of PKS J1222+0413 (4C +04.42), currently the highest redshift ?-ray emitting narrow-line Seyfert 1 (?-NLS1). We assemble a broad spectral energy distribution (SED) including previously unpublished datasets: X-ray data obtained with the NuSTAR and Neil Gehrels Swift observatories; near-infrared, optical, and UV spectroscopy obtained with VLT X-shooter; and multiband radio data from the Effelsberg telescope. These new observations are supplemented by archival data from the literature. We apply physical models to the broad-band SED, parametrizing the accretion flow and jet emission to investigate the disc-jet connection. PKS J1222+0413 has a much greater black hole mass than most other NLS1s, MBH ˜ 2 × 108 M?, similar to those found in flat spectrum radio quasars (FSRQs). Therefore this source provides insight into how the jets of ?-NLS1s relate to those of FSRQs.

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  • 2019