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arxiv: 2606.26475 · v1 · pith:VZID35AKnew · submitted 2026-06-25 · 🌌 astro-ph.HE

Hunting for extreme high-energy-peaked BL Lacs: Rare to find and difficult to classify

Loredana Bassani , Raffaella Landi , Nicola Masetti This is my paper

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Ultra extreme high-energy-peaked BL Lacs turn out to be extremely rare, with most hard X-ray candidates reclassified as other active galactic nuclei.

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The paper tests whether a new population of BL Lacs exists whose synchrotron peak reaches the MeV band by examining Swift/XRT follow-up data on ten hard X-ray sources pre-selected from Swift/BAT catalogs. Six of the ten are line-emitting AGNs (four type 2 absorbed, two type 1 unabsorbed), one more is likely two overlapping Seyferts, and only two of the remaining three show SEDs compatible with MeV-peaked BL Lacs, with one of those also allowing a Galactic association. The third is more consistent with a classical QSO. This leads to the claim that UEHBLs are both scarce and hard to confirm, yet they remain a possible label for hard X-ray sources that lack obvious counterparts.

Core claim

Of the ten candidate UEHBLs selected on hard X-ray spectral properties, seven are reclassified as line-emitting AGNs on the basis of optical and X-ray data, leaving at most two objects whose SEDs match the expected MeV-peaked BL Lac shape and one of those admits an alternative Galactic identification.

What carries the argument

X-ray spectral fitting plus multiwavelength SED construction applied to Swift/BAT-selected hard X-ray sources to test for the absence of emission lines and the presence of an MeV synchrotron peak.

If this is right

  • Hard X-ray sources with weak or absent counterparts should be considered possible UEHBLs in addition to other AGN types.
  • BL Lac classification requires both the lack of lines and a correctly placed synchrotron peak, making single-band selection insufficient.
  • The overall population of extreme high-energy-peaked blazars may be smaller than earlier estimates suggested.
  • Multiwavelength follow-up remains essential to separate true UEHBLs from misidentified Seyferts or QSOs.

Where Pith is reading between the lines

These are editorial extensions of the paper, not claims the author makes directly.

  • Surveys that rely only on hard X-ray hardness ratios may systematically miss or mislabel the rarest blazars.
  • If UEHBLs exist but are this scarce, models of blazar sequence and jet power must accommodate an even smaller tail at the highest energies.
  • Deeper optical spectroscopy or MeV-band observations could provide a direct test for the two remaining candidates.

Load-bearing premise

The ten sources chosen from Swift/BAT catalogs on the basis of their hard X-ray spectra are reliable indicators of possible MeV-peaked BL Lacs.

What would settle it

A single confirmed UEHBL showing a clear MeV synchrotron peak, no optical emission lines, and a secure extragalactic counterpart would falsify the rarity conclusion.

Figures

Figures reproduced from arXiv: 2606.26475 by Loredana Bassani, Nicola Masetti, Raffaella Landi.

Figure 1
Figure 1. Figure 1: XRT 0.3–10 keV image of the region surrounding SWIFT [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p005_1.png] view at source ↗
Figure 3
Figure 3. Figure 3: XRT 0.3–2 keV image of the region surrounding SWIFT [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p006_3.png] view at source ↗
Figure 5
Figure 5. Figure 5: SED of ICRF J010549.9+48190. SED measurements are from archival data from the SSDC database and current XRT anal￾ysis. See text for details. tions could prove to be interesting sources to explore fur￾ther. In the following, we describe each of these individual cases separately. 4.1. SWIFT J0106.1+4818/ICRF J010549.9+481903 The counterpart of this hard X-ray source, ICRF J010549.9+481903, is classified as a… view at source ↗
Figure 6
Figure 6. Figure 6: SED of WISE J072223.57+212503.9. SED measurements are from archival data from the SSDC database and current XRT analysis. See text for details. extreme high-energy-peaked BL Lacs, the SED shape (as obtained from the ASI ASDC SED Builder page at https://tools.ssdc.asi.it/SED/) is reminiscent of a more classical blazar type AGN (see [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p009_6.png] view at source ↗
Figure 8
Figure 8. Figure 8: DESI spectrum of J102618.9+453445/Z 240–42 (DESI Col￾laboration et al., 2024) [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p010_8.png] view at source ↗
Figure 9
Figure 9. Figure 9: 6df spectrum (Jones et al., 2009) of J133353.3– [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p010_9.png] view at source ↗
read the original abstract

We explore the possible existence of a new population of BL Lacs, called ultra extreme high-energy-peaked BL Lacs (UEHBLs), whose synchrotron emission component peaks in the MeV band. In particular, we analysed Swift/XRT follow-up observations of a set of 10 hard X-ray sources from the Swift/BAT catalogues which were suggested to represent the first observational hints of this new blazar population on the basis of their spectral properties. We find that 6 of these candidate UEHBLs can be classified as line-emitting active galactic nuclei (AGNs), 4 of which are of type 2 and X-ray absorbed objects, while 2 are type 1 AGN and X-ray unabsorbed sources. In one more case, we find that the hard X-ray emission is probably the contribution of two line-emitting AGN, i.e. a Seyfert of type 1.9 and another of type 2. All these 7 classifications exclude the possibility that these hard X-ray sources are extreme BL Lacs. Of the remaining 3 UEHBL candidates, only 2 objects are found to have a spectral energy distribution (SED) compatible with those expected by MeV-peaked BL Lacs: however, in one of these 2 cases, an alternative Galactic association is also possible. The third source is instead likely associated with a more classical quasi-stellar object. Overall, we find that UEHBLs are extremely rare to find and probably very difficult to classify. Nevertheless, they represent a viable alternative classification for hard X-ray sources displaying no obvious or very weak counterparts.

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Referee Report

2 major / 1 minor

Summary. The paper explores the existence of ultra extreme high-energy-peaked BL Lacs (UEHBLs) with synchrotron peaks in the MeV band by analyzing Swift/XRT follow-up observations of 10 hard X-ray sources from Swift/BAT catalogs that were previously suggested as candidates based on their spectral properties. The analysis classifies 7 sources as line-emitting AGNs (4 type 2 absorbed, 2 type 1 unabsorbed, and 1 possibly two AGNs), excludes them as UEHBLs, and finds that only 2 of the remaining 3 have SEDs compatible with MeV-peaked BL Lacs (with one having a possible Galactic association), leading to the conclusion that UEHBLs are extremely rare and difficult to classify, though they remain a viable alternative for hard X-ray sources with no obvious counterparts.

Significance. If the classifications and selection hold, the result would indicate that UEHBLs are both rare in the population and challenging to identify via hard X-ray selection, with implications for blazar demographics and survey strategies. The work supplies concrete follow-up data on a set of candidates and illustrates common alternative classifications for such sources.

major comments (2)
  1. [Sample selection] The 10 sources were pre-selected from BAT catalogs as potential UEHBLs based on hard X-ray spectral properties, but the manuscript does not quantitatively validate that these criteria efficiently select for objects with synchrotron peaks above ~10^20 Hz or assess completeness and contamination rates; without this, the low yield of 2 compatible sources does not robustly support the claim of extreme rarity.
  2. [XRT observations and analysis] The abstract and results report classifications from XRT data (e.g., line-emitting AGNs, absorbed vs unabsorbed) but provide no details on the analysis methods, spectral fitting procedures, error handling, or exact criteria used to distinguish these from BL Lacs; these steps are load-bearing for excluding 7 sources as UEHBL candidates.
minor comments (1)
  1. Consider adding a table summarizing the classifications and key XRT parameters for the 10 sources to improve clarity.

Simulated Author's Rebuttal

2 responses · 0 unresolved

We thank the referee for their constructive comments. We respond point-by-point to the major comments below.

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  1. Referee: [Sample selection] The 10 sources were pre-selected from BAT catalogs as potential UEHBLs based on hard X-ray spectral properties, but the manuscript does not quantitatively validate that these criteria efficiently select for objects with synchrotron peaks above ~10^20 Hz or assess completeness and contamination rates; without this, the low yield of 2 compatible sources does not robustly support the claim of extreme rarity.

    Authors: The 10 sources represent the complete set of candidates previously suggested in the literature as potential UEHBLs on the basis of their BAT spectral properties. This manuscript reports targeted XRT follow-up and SED analysis of those specific objects rather than a new selection or statistical survey. We agree that a quantitative assessment of selection efficiency, completeness, and contamination would require a larger parent sample and is outside the scope of the present work. In revision we have clarified the targeted nature of the study, softened the language around 'extreme rarity' to 'appear rare among the best current candidates', and added discussion of the implications for future selection strategies. revision: partial

  2. Referee: [XRT observations and analysis] The abstract and results report classifications from XRT data (e.g., line-emitting AGNs, absorbed vs unabsorbed) but provide no details on the analysis methods, spectral fitting procedures, error handling, or exact criteria used to distinguish these from BL Lacs; these steps are load-bearing for excluding 7 sources as UEHBL candidates.

    Authors: We acknowledge the omission. The revised manuscript will include an expanded methods section describing the Swift/XRT data reduction pipeline, spectral extraction, XSPEC fitting (absorbed power-law and additional components), error treatment, and the explicit criteria (presence/absence of emission lines, measured N_H, comparison with BL Lac template SEDs) used to classify sources as AGNs versus BL Lac candidates. revision: yes

Circularity Check

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No circularity: direct observational classification with independent follow-up data

full rationale

The paper performs XRT follow-up spectroscopy and SED classification on 10 pre-selected BAT sources to test whether they match UEHBL expectations. No equations, fitted parameters, or derivations are present. The rarity conclusion follows from the observed classification yield (only 2/10 compatible) rather than any self-referential mapping or self-citation chain that reduces the result to its inputs by construction. The pre-selection is external (prior catalog suggestions) and the new data provide an independent test; no load-bearing step collapses to a fit or renamed input.

Axiom & Free-Parameter Ledger

0 free parameters · 1 axioms · 0 invented entities

The paper is an observational classification study relying on standard X-ray astronomy techniques; no free parameters, ad-hoc axioms, or invented entities are introduced.

axioms (1)
  • standard math Standard assumptions in X-ray astronomy for source classification and SED construction from multi-wavelength data
    Classifications of AGNs versus BL Lacs rely on established observational criteria in the field.

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