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2016年1月$γ$耀斑期间CTA ~102的成像和变异性研究

Imaging and variability studies of CTA~102 during the 2016 January $γ$-ray flare

Xiaofeng Li, P. Mohan, T. An, Xiaoyu Hong, Xiaopeng Cheng, Jun Yang, Yingkang Zhang, Zhongli Zhang, Wei Zhao

摘要:

使用成像(新的15 GHz和存档的43 GHz甚长基线阵列,VLBA数据)和时间可变光通量密度,偏振度和电矢量位置角(EVPA)研究了$γ$射线亮耀变体CTA 102,时间跨度为2015年6月1日至2016年10月1日,涵盖了2016年1月期间突出的$γ$射线耀斑。pc尺度的喷流表明膨胀与振荡特征高达17质量。组件自行的范围为0.04 - 0.33质量/年,加速度可达1.2质量,然后在1.5质量以上减速。从VLBA数据中推导出喷流整体洛伦兹因子$\geq$ 17.5、位置角128.3度、倾斜角$\leq$ 6.6度和固有半张角$\leq$ 1.8度。这些推论中采用的螺旋射流模型来推断长期的变化通量密度,偏振度,EVPA和旋转的斯托克斯Q和U参数。利用芯位移法推断出$r_{\rm core,43 \ GHz}$ = 22.9 pc的芯距离、1 pc处的磁场强度和1.57 G和0.07 G的芯位置。这项研究是有用的背景下,估计射流参数,并在提供线索,以区分机制负责在不同的时间尺度上的变化。

英文摘要:

The $γ$-ray bright blazar CTA 102 is studied using imaging (new 15 GHz and archival 43 GHz Very Long Baseline Array, VLBA data) and time variable optical flux density, polarization degree and electric vector position angle (EVPA) spanning between 2015 June 1 and 2016 October 1, covering a prominent $γ$-ray flare during 2016 January. The pc-scale jet indicates expansion with oscillatory features upto 17 mas. Component proper motions are in the range 0.04 - 0.33 mas/yr with acceleration upto 1.2 mas followed by a slowing down beyond 1.5 mas. A jet bulk Lorentz factor $\geq$ 17.5, position angle of 128.3 degrees, inclination angle $\leq$ 6.6 degrees and intrinsic half opening angle $\leq$ 1.8 degrees are derived from the VLBA data. These inferences are employed in a helical jet model to infer long term variability in flux density, polarization degree, EVPA and a rotation of the Stokes Q and U parameters. A core distance of $r_{\rm core,43 \ GHz}$ = 22.9 pc, and a magnetic field strength at 1 pc and the core location of 1.57 G and 0.07 G respectively are inferred using the core shift method. The study is useful in the context of estimating jet parameters and in offering clues to distinguish mechanisms responsible for variability over different timescales.

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