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从光谱学研究BL Lacertae天体的红移极限

Redshift Limits of BL Lacertae Objects from Optical Spectroscopy

J. D. Finke, J. C. Shields, M. Boettcher, S. Basu

摘要:

内容:BL Lacertae天体已经成为最近许多多波长活动,连续光谱变化研究以及理论光谱和变化建模的目标。对这些研究结果的有意义的解释需要对物体的红移有可靠的了解;然而,许多物体的红移仍然是未知或不确定的。目的:因此,我们希望确定或约束的红移未知或知之甚少的6个BL Lac天体的红移。方法:用MDM 2.4 m Hiltner望远镜对这些天体进行了观测。虽然没有探测到光谱特征,因此无法测量红移,但根据其宿主星系中吸收特征的预期等效宽度,为这些天体分配了较低的红移极限。通过假设宿主星系是标准烛光,并使用文献中的宿主星系视星等,也对一些天体的红移进行了估计。结果如下:通常使用的1219+285的$z=0.102$的红移几乎肯定是错误的,而其他研究对象的红移仍然没有确定。

英文摘要:

Context: BL Lacertae objects have been the targets for numerous recent multiwavelength campaigns, continuum spectral variability studies, and theoretical spectral and variability modeling. A meaningful interpretation of the results of such studies requires a reliable knowledge of the objects' redshifts; however, the redshifts for many are still unknown or uncertain. Aims: Therefore, we hope to determine or constrain the redshifts of six BL Lac objects with unknown or poorly known redshifts. Methods: Observations were made of these objects with the MDM 2.4 m Hiltner telescope. Although no spectral features were detected, and thus no redshifts could be measured, lower redshift limits were assigned to the objects based on the expected equivalent widths of absorption features in their host galaxies. Redshifts were also estimated for some objects by assuming the host galaxies are standard candles and using host galaxy apparent magnitudes taken from the literature. Results: The commonly used redshift of $z=0.102$ for 1219+285 is almost certainly wrong, while the redshifts of the other objects studied remain undetermined.

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