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费米和VHE $γ$射线观测对遥远耀变体红移的限制

Redshifts of distant blazar limited by Fermi and VHE $γ$-ray observations

Jianping Yang, Jiancheng Wang

摘要:

我们的目标是通过对三颗耀变体PG 1553+113、3C 66 A和PKS 1424+240的费米和VHE(甚高能)$γ$射线观测的研究,限制它们的红移。我们假定PG 1553+113、3C 66 A和PKS 1424+240的本征谱在费米和VHE $γ$射线能区没有截止。由费米谱外推得到VHE $γ$射线的本征谱。通过比较观测到的VHE谱和由河外背景光(EBL)吸收引起的本征VHE谱,在特定的EBL模型下给出了三个耀变体的红移上限。PG 1553+113、3C 66 A和PKS 1424+240的红移上限分别为0.78、0.58和1.19。在TeV能量附近,Franceschini(2008)EBL模型可能高估了VHE $γ$光子的光学深度,或者VHE光谱中存在第二发射分量,导致内禀光子指数比费米指数更大。

英文摘要:

Our goal is to limit the redshifts of three blazars PG 1553+113, 3C 66A and PKS 1424+240, through the investigation of their Fermi and VHE (very high energy) $γ$-ray observations. We assume that the intrinsic spectra of PG 1553+113, 3C 66A, and PKS 1424+240 have not any cutoff across the Fermi and VHE $γ$-ray energy ranges. The intrinsic spectra of VHE $γ$-rays are obtained through the extrapolation of Fermi spectra. Comparing the measured and intrinsic VHE spectra due to extragalactic background light (EBL) absorption, we give the redshift upper limits of three blazars assuming a specific EBL model. The redshift upper limits of PG 1553+113, 3C 66A and PKS 1424+240 are 0.78, 0.58, and 1.19 respectively. Near the TeV energy the optical depth of VHE $γ$ photons might be overestimated by Franceschini (2008) EBL model, or the second emission component might be present in the VHE spectra and lead the intrinsic photon index harder than the Fermi ones.

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