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2008-2011年期间Blazar PKS 1424-418的异常耀斑活动

Unusual Flaring Activity in the Blazar PKS 1424-418 during 2008-2011

S. Buson, F. Longo, S. Larsson, S. Cutini, J. Finke, S. Ciprini, R. Ojha, F. D'Ammando, D. Donato, D. J. Thompson, R. Desiante, D Bastieri, S. Wagner, M. Hauser… 展开作者

S. Buson, F. Longo, S. Larsson, S. Cutini, J. Finke, S. Ciprini, R. Ojha, F. D'Ammando, D. Donato, D. J. Thompson, R. Desiante, D Bastieri, S. Wagner, M. Hauser, L. Fuhrmann, M. Dutka, C. Müller, M. Kadler, E. Angelakis, J. A. Zensus, J. Stevens, J. M. Blanchard, P. G. Edwards, J. E. J. Lovell, M. A. Gurwell, A. E. Wehrle, A. Zook

摘要:

上下文耀变体是活动星系核(AGN)的一个子集,其喷流沿着我们的视线定向。变率和光谱能量分布(SED)研究是理解活动星系核辐射物理过程的重要工具。目的。我们报告了明亮的伽玛射线耀变体PKS 1424-418中的特殊行为,并利用其强可变性来揭示喷流中粒子加速和相互作用的信息。方法.广泛的光学覆盖范围的原子望远镜和近连续的伽马射线覆盖的费米大面积望远镜的相关性分析相结合的宽带,时间依赖性建模的SED纳入补充信息,从无线电和X射线观测这耀变体。结果我们详细分析了四个明亮的阶段,在光学GeV的能量。PKS 1424-418的这些耀斑显示了这些能量范围之间的高度相关性,除了一个与相对较低的伽马射线活动相一致的大光学耀斑。虽然PKS 1424-418的光学/伽马射线行为表现出多样性,但多波长建模表明,这些差异在很大程度上可以通过辐射射流中电子的通量和能谱的变化来解释。我们发现,对于所有的耀斑的SED是充分的轻子模型,包括从外部辐射场具有类似的参数逆康普顿发射。结论.对PKS 1424-418等单个耀变体在不同波段活动增强期间的详细研究有助于我们确定这类活动星系核物理参数的基本模式。

英文摘要:

Context. Blazars are a subset of active galactic nuclei (AGN) with jets that are oriented along our line of sight. Variability and spectral energy distribution (SED) studies are crucial tools for understanding the physical processes responsible for observed AGN emission. Aims. We report peculiar behaviour in the bright gamma-ray blazar PKS 1424-418 and use its strong variability to reveal information about the particle acceleration and interactions in the jet. Methods. Correlation analysis of the extensive optical coverage by the ATOM telescope and nearly continuous gamma-ray coverage by the Fermi Large Area Telescope is combined with broadband, time-dependent modeling of the SED incorporating supplemental information from radio and X-ray observations of this blazar. Results. We analyse in detail four bright phases at optical-GeV energies. These flares of PKS 1424-418 show high correlation between these energy ranges, with the exception of one large optical flare that coincides with relatively low gamma-ray activity. Although the optical/gamma-ray behaviour of PKS 1424-418 shows variety, the multiwavelength modeling indicates that these differences can largely be explained by changes in the flux and energy spectrum of the electrons in the jet that are radiating. We find that for all flares the SED is adequately represented by a leptonic model that includes inverse Compton emission from external radiation fields with similar parameters. Conclusions. Detailed studies of individual blazars like PKS 1424-418 during periods of enhanced activity in different wavebands are helping us identify underlying patterns in the physical parameters in this class of AGN.

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