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射电星系M87的复杂gamma-ray行为

The complex gamma-ray behaviour of the Radio Galaxy M87

Faiçal Ait Benkhali, Nachiketa Chakraborty, Frank M. Rieger

摘要:

背景:近年来,非耀变体活动星系核(AGN),如射电星系核,已经成为一个高度指导性的源类,提供了独特的见解,高能加速和辐射机制。目的:在这里,我们的目标是从突出的射电星系M87的高能(HE;>100兆电子伏)伽马射线发射的详细特征。方法:我们分析了8年的费米-LAT数据,并推导出100 MeV和300 GeV之间的光谱能量分布。我们提取光变曲线,并调查整个能量范围以及低于和高于10 GeV的变化行为。结果:我们的分析提供了(i)HE伽马射线通量可变性的证据和(ii)在Eb~10 GeV以上可能超过标准幂律模型的迹象,类似于早期在Cen A情况下的迹象。当在HE-VHE上下文中查看时,这最自然地由主导频谱的最高能量部分的附加分量来解释。对伽马射线光变曲线的研究表明,较低能量(<10 GeV)的成分在(至少)几个月的时间尺度上是可变的。高能分量(>10 GeV)的统计数据不允许对可变性进行重大约束。然而,我们发现的迹象,光谱随时间的变化,支持可变性的假定的附加组件,似乎有利于喷气相关的情况下,其起源能够容纳月型的变化。结论:目前的研究结果表明,M87的高能(> Eb)和甚高能(VHE;>100 GeV)发射是兼容的,源于同一个物理成分。VHE处的可变性行为然后允许对第二组件的位置和性质的进一步约束。特别是,这些考虑表明,在静止状态下的VHE发射起源于一个类似的区域,在耀斑。

英文摘要:

Context.In recent years, non-blazar Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN) such as Radio Galaxies have emerged as a highly instructive source class providing unique insights into high energy acceleration and radiation mechanisms. Aims.Here we aim at a detailed characterization of the high-energy (HE;>100 MeV) gamma-ray emission from the prominent radio galaxy M87. Methods.We analyze 8 years of Fermi-LAT data and derive the spectral energy distribution between 100 MeV and 300 GeV. We extract lightcurves and investigate the variability behaviour for the entire energy range as well as below and above 10 GeV. Results.Our analysis provides (i)evidence for HE gamma-ray flux variability and (ii)indications for a possible excess over the standard power-law model above Eb~10 GeV, similar to the earlier indications in the case of Cen A. When viewed in HE-VHE context, this is most naturally explained by an additional component dominating the highest-energy part of the spectrum. Investigation of the gamma-ray lightcurves suggests that the lower-energy (<10 GeV) component is variable on timescales of (at least) a few months. The statistics of the high energy component (>10 GeV) does not allow significant constraints on variability. We find indications, however, for spectral changes with time that support variability of the putative additional component and seem to favor jet-related scenarios for its origin capable of accommodating month-type variability. Conclusions.The current findings suggest that both the high-energy (> Eb) and the very high energy (VHE;>100 GeV) emission in M87 are compatible with originating from the same physical component. The variability behaviour at VHE then allows further constraints on the location and the nature of the second component. In particular, these considerations suggest that the VHE emission during the quiescent state originates in a similar region as during the flare.

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