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Blazar星的Gamma-Ray观测对星系际磁场的约束

Constraints on the Intergalactic Magnetic Field with Gamma-Ray Observations of Blazars

Justin D. Finke, Luis C. Reyes, Markos Georganopoulos, Kaeleigh Reynolds, Marco Ajello, Stephen J. Fegan, Kevin McCann

摘要:

遥远的BL Lacertae天体发出$γ$射线,这些射线与河外背景光(EBL)相互作用,产生电子-正电子对,并减少地基成像大气切伦科夫望远镜(IACT)在甚高能量(VHE)下测量的通量。这些对可以康普顿散射宇宙微波背景,产生一个$γ$-射线签名在略低的能量可观察到的\fermi\大面积望远镜(LAT)。该信号强烈依赖于星系际磁场(IGMF)强度($B$)及其相干长度($L_B$)。我们使用IACT光谱从文献中的5 VHE检测BL Lac对象,并将其与LAT光谱这些源来约束这些IGMF参数。低$B$值可通过叶栅通量不能超过LAT所观测到的通量的约束来排除。$B$的高值可以从EBL-去吸收的IACT光谱不能大于外推到VHE带的LAT光谱的约束中排除,除非级联光谱贡献了LAT通量的相当大的部分。我们排除了所有试验中使用不同EBL模型和数据选择时在$>5σ$处的低$B$值($L_B\ge1$\Mpc的$B< 10^{-19}$ G),但使用$>1$ GeV谱和最低EBL模型时除外。我们无法限制$B$的高值。

英文摘要:

Distant BL Lacertae objects emit $γ$ rays which interact with the extragalactic background light (EBL), creating electron-positron pairs, and reducing the flux measured by ground-based imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes (IACTs) at very-high energies (VHE). These pairs can Compton-scatter the cosmic microwave background, creating a $γ$-ray signature at slightly lower energies observable by the \fermi\ Large Area Telescope (LAT). This signal is strongly dependent on the intergalactic magnetic field (IGMF) strength ($B$) and its coherence length ($L_B$). We use IACT spectra taken from the literature for 5 VHE-detected BL Lac objects, and combine it with LAT spectra for these sources to constrain these IGMF parameters. Low $B$ values can be ruled out by the constraint that the cascade flux cannot exceed that observed by the LAT. High values of $B$ can be ruled out from the constraint that the EBL-deabsorbed IACT spectrum cannot be greater than the LAT spectrum extrapolated into the VHE band, unless the cascade spectrum contributes a sizable fraction of the LAT flux. We rule out low $B$ values ($B< 10^{-19}$ G for $L_B\ge1$\ Mpc) at $>5σ$ in all trials with different EBL models and data selection, except when using $>1$ GeV spectra and the lowest EBL models. We were not able to constrain high values of $B$.

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