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FR I射电星系NGC 1275的高能gamma-ray性质

High energy gamma-ray properties of the FR I radio galaxy NGC 1275

Anthony M. Brown, Jenni Adams

摘要:

我们报告我们的研究的高能量$γ-$射线发射的FR I射电星系NGC 1275,两年的观测与费米-LAT探测器的基础上。之前费米对NGC 1275的研究已经发现了在费米LAT观测的第一年,光谱和通量在月时间尺度上变化的证据。这种变化也出现在较大的两年数据集中,在此期间,我们观察到一个大的$γ-$射线耀斑(2010年6月至8月)。这个大耀斑增加的光子统计数据允许发现NGC 1275在天的时间尺度上的通量变化。在这次耀斑期间观测到的最大通量变化是从一天到下一天的$\sim 3$的因子,由此产生的$e$折叠上升时间为$1.51\pm0.2$天。两年平均的$E>$ 100 MeV $γ-$射线谱可用幂律谱充分描述,光子指数$Γ$为$2.09 \pm 0.02$,所得积分通量为$F_γ=(2.2\pm0.1) \times 10^{-7}$ ph cm $^{-2}$ s $^{-1}$。虽然没有观察到滞后的光子指数$-$通量($Γ_γ$与F $_γ$)参数空间,有明显的“硬时,更明亮”的行为,在大的$γ-$射线耀斑观察。此外,在这次大耀斑期间,NGC 1275似乎从FR I射电星系迁移到光子指数$-$光度($Γ_γ$ vs L $_γ$)参数空间的BL Lac天体区域。在本文中,我们介绍了对NGC 1275的费米LAT分析的详细信息,包括对其对$γ-$射线耀变体源的影响的简要讨论。

英文摘要:

We report on our study of the high-energy $γ-$ray emission from the FR I radio galaxy NGC 1275, based on two years of observations with the Fermi-LAT detector. Previous Fermi studies of NGC 1275 had found evidence for spectral and flux variability on monthly timescales during the first year of Fermi-LAT observations. This variability is also seen in the larger two year data set, during which we observe a large $γ-$ray flare (June-August 2010). The increased photon statistics from this large flare have allowed the discovery of flux variability from NGC 1275 on the timescales of days. The largest flux variation observed during this flare being a factor of $\sim 3$ from one day to the next and a resultant $e$-folding risetime of $1.51\pm0.2$ days. The two year averaged $E>$100 MeV $γ-$ray spectrum is adequately described by a power-law spectrum, with a photon index, $Γ$, of $2.09 \pm 0.02$, and a resultant integrated flux of $F_γ=(2.2\pm0.1) \times 10^{-7}$ ph cm$^{-2}$s$^{-1}$. While no hysteresis was observed in the photon index$-$flux ($Γ_γ$ vs F$_γ$) parameter space, there was obvious `harder-when-brighter' behaviour observed during the large $γ-$ray flare. Furthermore, during this large flare, NGC 1275 appeared to migrate from the FR I radio galaxy to the BL Lac object region of the photon index$-$luminosity ($Γ_γ$ vs L$_γ$) paramater space. In this paper we present details of our Fermi-LAT analysis of NGC 1275, including a brief discussion on its implications for $γ-$ray blazar sources.

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