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单个耀变体的通量分布是理解粒子加速动力学的关键

The flux distribution of individual blazars as a key to understand the dynamics of particle acceleration

Atreyee Sinha, Rukaiya Khatoon, Ranjeev Misra, Sunder Sahayanathan, Soma Mandal, Rupjyoti Gogoi, Nilay Bhatt

摘要:

耀变体高能发射中观察到的对数正态通量分布已被解释为是由于吸积盘动态产生的非线性倍增过程引起的变异性。另一方面,快速分钟尺度的变化,在通量点到一个紧凑的发射区域内的射流,可能断开磁盘。在这项工作中,我们表明,线性高斯变化的内在粒子加速度或逃逸时间尺度可以产生不同的非高斯通量分布,包括对数正态分布。此外,光谱指数分布可以为变异的起源提供确认证据。因此,对通量和指数分布进行建模,可以从数量上确定这些来源中可变性的微观物理来源。作为一个例子,我们从超过9年的MAXI观测中获得的Mkn 421的X射线通量和指数分布模型,并表明X射线发射的变化是由粒子加速过程的高斯波动驱动的,而不是逃逸率。

英文摘要:

The observed log-normal flux distributions in the high energy emission from blazars have been interpreted as being due to variability stemming from non-linear multiplicative processes generated dynamically from the accretion disc. On the other hand, rapid minute scale variations in the flux point to a compact emitting region inside the jet, probably disconnected from the disc. In this work, we show that linear Gaussian variations of the intrinsic particle acceleration or escape time-scales can produce distinct non-Gaussian flux distributions, including log-normal ones. Moreover, the spectral index distributions can provide confirming evidence for the origin of the variability. Thus, modelling of the flux and index distributions can lead to quantitative identification of the micro-physical origin of the variability in these sources. As an example, we model the X-ray flux and index distribution of Mkn 421 obtained from over 9 years of MAXI observations and show that the variability in the X-ray emission is driven by Gaussian fluctuations of the particle acceleration process rather than that of the escape rate.

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