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Blazar AO 0235+164在2006年12月的爆发:喷流冲击解释

The Outburst of the Blazar AO 0235+164 in 2006 December: Shock-in-Jet Interpretation

V. A. Hagen-Thorn, V. M. Larionov, S. G. Jorstad, A. A. Arkharov, E. I. Hagen-Thorn, N. V. Efimova, L. V. Larionova, A. P. Marscher

摘要:

介绍了2006年12月爆发期间耀变体AO 0235+16的偏振($R$波段)和偏振光度($BVRIJHK$)观测结果。这些数据揭示了一个短时间尺度的变化(几个小时),从光学到近红外波长增加;甚至更短的变化被检测到偏振。通量密度与偏振度相关,并且在最大偏振度处,电矢量倾向于与秒差距尺度射流方向对齐。我们发现,一个稳定的幂律光谱能量分布和非常高的光学偏振(30-50%)的可变组件是负责的可变性。我们解释了这些属性的blazar withina模型的横向冲击传播的射流。在这种情况下,喷流视角的小变化($\lesssim 1^o$)和冲击等离子体压缩的减小($\sim$ 1.5倍)足以说明可变性。

英文摘要:

We present the results of polarimetric ($R$ band) and multicolor photometric ($BVRIJHK$) observations of the blazar AO 0235+16 during an outburst in 2006 December. The data reveal a short timescale of variability (several hours), which increases from optical to near-IR wavelengths; even shorter variations are detected in polarization. The flux density correlates with the degree of polarization, and at maximum degree of polarization the electric vector tends to align with the parsec-scale jet direction. We find that a variable component with a steady power-law spectral energy distribution and very high optical polarization (30-50%) is responsible for the variability. We interpret these properties of the blazar withina model of a transverse shock propagating down the jet. In this case a small change in the viewing angle of the jet, by $\lesssim 1^o$, and a decrease in the shocked plasma compression by a factor of $\sim$1.5 are sufficient to account for the variability.

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