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关于gamma-ray blazar PKS 0447-439的红移:用高S/N比的Gemini观测的光谱学

On the redshift of the gamma-ray blazar PKS 0447-439: Optical spectroscopy using Gemini observations with high S/N ratio

A. C. Rovero, C. Donzelli, H. Muriel, A. Cillis, A. Pichel

摘要:

BL-Lac blazar PKS 0447-439是在Fermi-LAT发现之后,由HESS在非常高能量的伽马射线下探测到的。BL-Lacs中发射线和吸收线的缺失使得估算其红移非常困难。对伽马射线光谱的下降进行建模,可以估计PKS 0447-439的红移z约为0.2,这与光谱中Ca II吸收线的识别所报告的z=0.205的值是一致的。通过用平均信噪比约为80的光谱识别Mg II的弱谱线,最近报道了该耀变体的红移下限z<=1.246。由这一争议引发,我们提出了新的光学观测与双子座南望远镜进行进一步的光谱分析与非常高的S/N比(约200-500)。在这项工作中,我们提出了一个新的光谱的PKS 0447-439,并报告的分析和结果,这样的观察。即使有这样高质量的信号,我们也无法识别任何光谱特征来估计红移。与其他最近的研究一致,我们确定以前报道的Mg II线起源于地球大气,并得出红移的下限是不正确的结论。更有趣的是,我们无法识别用于报告红移为0.205的Ca II吸收线。

英文摘要:

The BL-Lac blazar PKS 0447-439 was detected at very high energy gamma-rays by HESS following the discovery by Fermi-LAT. The lack of both emission and absorption lines in BL-Lacs make the estimation of their redshifts very difficult. Modeling the drop in gamma-ray spectra it was possible to have an estimation of redshift for PKS 0447-439 of z approx 0.2, which is compatible with the value z=0.205 reported by the identification of Ca II absorption lines in optical spectra. By the identification of a weak line of Mg II using spectra with average signal-to-noise S/N approx 80, it has been recently reported a lower limit for the redshift of this blazar of z<=1.246. Triggered by this controversy, we have proposed new optical observations with the Gemini South telescope to perform further spectroscopic analysis with very high S/N ratio (approx 200-500). In this work we present a new optical spectrum of PKS 0447-439, and report on the analysis and results of such observations. Even with this significantly high quality signal we were not able to identify any spectral features to allow an estimation of the redshift. In agreement with other recent studies, we identify the Mg II line reported previously as originated in the Earth's atmosphere, and conclude the lower limit of the redshift is incorrect. More interestingly, we could not identify the Ca II absorption lines used to report a redshift of 0.205.

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