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明亮的费米探测Blazar在Gamma-ray波段的光谱特性

Spectral Properties of Bright Fermi-detected Blazars in the Gamma-ray Band

LAT Collaboration

摘要:

利用Fermi-LAT数据研究了LAT亮活动星系核样品(LBAS)亮耀变体的γ能谱。光谱特性(硬度,曲率和可变性)建立了一个数据集,积累了6个月的操作,并讨论了不同的耀变体类和子类:平谱射电类星体(FSRQs),低同步辐射峰值BLLACs(LSP-BLLACs),中间同步辐射峰值BLLACs(ISP-BLLACs)和高同步辐射峰值BLLACs(HSP-BLLACs)。光子指数的分布(从100 MeV以上的幂律拟合获得)被发现与耀变体强烈相关。当通量变化约一个数量级时,光谱指数与六个月观测期间平均值的变化< 0.2-0.3,对于FSRQs和LSP-BLLacs,当通量较亮时,光谱有变硬的趋势。与单一幂律谱的强烈偏离似乎是FSRQ的一个共同特征。此功能也存在于一些高亮度LSP-BLLAC和少量ISP-BLLAC中。在所有LBAS HSP-BLLacs中均不存在。对于3C 454.3和AO 0235+164,分别是两个最亮的FSRQ源和LSP-BLLac源,破幂律给出了幂律、破幂律和曲线形式中最可接受的。这些研究结果的后果进行了讨论。

英文摘要:

The gamma-ray energy spectra of bright blazars of the LAT Bright AGN Sample (LBAS) are investigated using Fermi-LAT data. Spectral properties (hardness, curvature and variability) established using a data set accumulated over 6 months of operation are presented and discussed for different blazar classes and subclasses: Flat Spectrum Radio Quasars (FSRQs), Low-synchrotron peaked BLLacs (LSP-BLLacs), Intermediate-synchrotron peaked BLLacs (ISP-BLLacs) and High-synchrotron peaked BLLacs (HSP-BLLacs). The distribution of photon index (obtained from a power-law fit above 100 MeV) is found to correlate strongly with blazar subclass. The change in spectral index from that averaged over the six month observing period is < 0.2-0.3 when the flux varies by about an order of magnitude, with a tendency toward harder spectra when the flux is brighter for FSRQs and LSP-BLLacs. A strong departure from a single power-law spectrum appears to be a common feature for FSRQs. This feature is also present for some high-luminosity LSP-BLLacs, and a small number of ISP-BLLacs. It is absent in all LBAS HSP-BLLacs. For 3C 454.3 and AO 0235+164, the two brightest FSRQ source and LSP-BLLac source respectively, a broken power law gives the most acceptable of power law, broken power law, and curved forms. The consequences of these findings are discussed.

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