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不寻常的gamma-ray源PMN J1603-4904的兆赫峰值射电频谱

The MHz-peaked radio spectrum of the unusual gamma-ray source PMN J1603-4904

C. Müller, P. R. Burd, R. Schulz, R. Coppejans, H. Falcke, H. Intema, M. Kadler, F. Krauß, R. Ojha

摘要:

上下文大多数明亮的河外伽马射线源是耀变体。只有少数射电星系被费米/LAT探测到。最近,GHz峰值光谱源PKS 1718-649被证实是伽马射线明亮的,为伽马射线响亮,紧凑的射电星系的存在提供了进一步的证据。无线电频谱在兆赫至千兆赫范围内的频谱转换是这些物体的一个特征,由于它们的线性尺寸小,因此被认为是年轻的。伽马射线源PMN J1603-4904的多波长特性表明它是这类源的一员。目标。PMNJ 1603 -4904的已知无线电频谱可以通过1GHz以上的幂律来描述。使用观测从巨型米波射电望远镜(GMRT)在150,325,和610兆赫,我们调查的频谱在较低频率的行为,寻找一个低频营业额。方法.来自TIFR GMRT巡天(TGSS ADR)目录和档案GMRT观测的数据被用来构建PMN J1603-4904的第一个MHz到GHz频谱。结果我们检测到一个低频营业额的频谱和测量的峰值位置在约490 MHz(休息帧),其中,使用已知的峰值频率和线性大小的关系,转化为最大线性源的大小为~1.4千秒差距。结论. MHz峰值的检测表明,PMN J1603-4904是这个人口的射电星系的周转频率在MHz到GHz制度的一部分。因此,它可以被认为是在伽马射线中探测到的第二个被证实的这类物体。建立这一伽马射线源类将有助于调查伽马射线产生地点和测试宽带发射模型。

英文摘要:

Context. The majority of bright extragalactic gamma-ray sources are blazars. Only a few radio galaxies have been detected by Fermi/LAT. Recently, the GHz-peaked spectrum source PKS 1718-649 was confirmed to be gamma-ray bright, providing further evidence for the existence of a population of gamma-ray loud, compact radio galaxies. A spectral turnover in the radio spectrum in the MHz to GHz range is a characteristic feature of these objects, which are thought to be young due to their small linear sizes. The multiwavelength properties of the gamma-ray source PMN J1603-4904 suggest that it is a member of this source class. Aims. The known radio spectrum of PMN J1603-4904 can be described by a power law above 1 GHz. Using observations from the Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (GMRT) at 150, 325, and 610 MHz, we investigate the behaviour of the spectrum at lower frequencies to search for a low-frequency turnover. Methods. Data from the TIFR GMRT Sky Survey (TGSS ADR) catalogue and archival GMRT observations were used to construct the first MHz to GHz spectrum of PMN J1603-4904. Results. We detect a low-frequency turnover of the spectrum and measure the peak position at about 490 MHz (rest-frame), which, using the known relation of peak frequency and linear size, translates into a maximum linear source size of ~1.4 kpc. Conclusions. The detection of the MHz peak indicates that PMN J1603-4904 is part of this population of radio galaxies with turnover frequencies in the MHz to GHz regime. Therefore it can be considered the second, confirmed object of this kind detected in gamma-rays. Establishing this gamma-ray source class will help to investigate the gamma-ray production sites and to test broadband emission models.

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