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PKS 1222+216的Brilliant Fermi-LAT耀斑:对发射和加速过程的影响

Brightest Fermi-LAT Flares of PKS 1222+216: Implications on Emission and Acceleration Processes

Pankaj Kushwaha, K. P. Singh, S. Sahayanathan

摘要:

我们对2010年由\textit{Fermi}大天区望远镜(LAT)观测到的耀变体PKS 1222+216的两个最亮的$γ$射线爆发进行了高时间分辨率的研究。在0.1- 3,0.1 - 0.3,0.3 - 1和1- 3GeV四个不同的能量带上获得的$γ$射线光变曲线,时间仓为6小时,显示出不对称的轮廓,所有的带都有相似的上升时间,但在4月耀斑期间迅速下降,在6月期间逐渐下降。4月耀斑期间的光变曲线表明,$\sim 2$在0.1- 0.3GeV的辐射有长达数天的平台期,0.3- 1GeV的辐射有不稳定的变化,1- 3GeV的辐射有每日重复的特征,直到在一天之内迅速上升和下降。六月耀斑表现出一个单调上升,直到峰值,然后逐渐下降,主要是由多峰0.1- 0.3 GeV的排放。两次耀斑期间的峰值通量相似,但4月份的1- 3GeV带的峰值通量是6月份耀斑期间相应通量的两倍。硬度比在4月耀斑表明光谱硬化的上升阶段,然后在衰减软化。我们将这种行为归因于与加速效率增加相关的冲击的发展,随后其衰减导致光谱软化。六月的耀斑表明,在上升过程中的硬化,然后在衰变过程中的一个复杂的能量依赖行为。在六月耀斑期间观察到的功能有利于多个排放区域,而整个耀斑发作可以与射流动力学。

英文摘要:

We present a high time resolution study of the two brightest $γ$-ray outbursts from a blazar PKS 1222+216 observed by the \textit{Fermi} Large Area Telescope (LAT) in 2010. The $γ$-ray light-curves obtained in four different energy bands: 0.1--3, 0.1--0.3, 0.3--1 and 1--3 GeV, with time bin of 6 hr, show asymmetric profiles with a similar rise time in all the bands but a rapid decline during the April flare and a gradual one during the June. The light-curves during the April flare show $\sim 2$ days long plateau in 0.1--0.3 GeV emission, erratic variations in 0.3--1 GeV emission, and a daily recurring feature in 1--3 GeV emission until the rapid rise and decline within a day. The June flare shows a monotonic rise until the peak, followed by a gradual decline powered mainly by the multi-peak 0.1--0.3 GeV emission. The peak fluxes during both the flares are similar except in the 1--3 GeV band in April which is twice the corresponding flux during the June flare. Hardness ratios during the April flare indicate spectral hardening in the rising phase followed by softening during the decay. We attribute this behavior to the development of a shock associated with an increase in acceleration efficiency followed by its decay leading to spectral softening. The June flare suggests hardening during the rise followed by a complicated energy dependent behavior during the decay. Observed features during the June flare favor multiple emission regions while the overall flaring episode can be related to jet dynamics.

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