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距离为PG 1553+11。在TeV波段中活动的无线BL Lac物体

On the distance of PG 1553+11. A lineless BL Lac object active in the TeV band

Aldo Treves, Renato Falomo, Michela Uslenghi

摘要:

背景:明亮的BL Lac天体PG 1553+11(V~14)的红移仍然是未知的。最近在TeV波段观察到了它,这一事实为红移z<0.4提供了上限。目的:我们打算为物体的距离提供一个下限。方法:我们使用了一个卡方程序来限制存档的HST图像中宿主星系的视星等。假设宿主星系是典型的BL Lac天体(M_{R} -22.8),距离的下限可以从宿主星系的视星等极限得到。结果:使用宿主星系星等的3 sigma极限,发现红移大于或等于0.25。结论:PG 1553+11的红移可能在z=0.3-0.4的范围内,这使它成为迄今为止在TeV能量范围内探测到的最远的河外源。我们认为,其他明亮的BL Lac对象的未知的红移和类似的光谱特性可能是有趣的TeV观测目标。

英文摘要:

Context: The redshift of PG 1553+11, a bright BL Lac object (V~14), is still unknown. It has been recently observed in the TeV band, a fact that offers an upper limit for the redshift z<0.4. Aims: We intend to provide a lower limit for the distance of the object. Methods: We used a chi^2 procedure to constrain the apparent magnitude of the host galaxy in archived HST images. Supposing that the host galaxy is typical of BL Lac objects (M_{R} -22.8), a lower limit to the distance can be obtained from the limit on the apparent magnitude of the host galaxy. Results: Using the 3 sigma limit on the host galaxy magnitude, the redshift is found to be greater or equal to 0.25. Conlusions: The redshift of PG 1553+11 is probably in the range z=0.3-0.4, making this object the most distant extragalactic source so far detected in the TeV energies. We suggest that other bright BL Lac objects of unknown redshift and similar spectroscopic characteristics may be interesting targets for TeV observations.

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