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2003-2019通过INTEGRAL SPI监测螃蟹排放,反之亦然

2003-2019 Monitoring of the Crab emission through INTEGRAL SPI, or vice versa

E. Jourdain, J. P. Roques

摘要:

蟹状星云被许多仪器用作校准源,特别是在高能量时,它是最明亮的天体之一。光谱仪INTEGRAL SPI(20千电子伏- 8兆电子伏),自2002年10月开始运作,提供了一个大型的数据集,专门为这个来源,定期活动计划每年两次。我们已经分析了现有的数据,以量化的源行为在长期的规模和检查的稳定性水平的时间尺度从小时到年。因此,源通量的变化似乎包含在小于+/- 5%左右的一个~ 20年的平均值,宽频带覆盖20 keV - 400 keV的能量域,以上的统计限制任何坚定的结论。在光谱形状方面,带模型提供了一个很好的描述所观察到的20千电子伏和2.2兆电子伏之间的发射。平均光谱最佳拟合参数对应于1.99 +/- 0.01的低能量斜率、-2.32 +/- 0.02的高能量斜率和531 +/- 50 keV的特征能量Ec,以描述连接两个幂律的曲率。光谱参数,然后已被确定的革命时标(~ 1至2天)和他们的稳定性证实了源发射的稳定性。作为补充结果,本研究表明,SPI仪器的效率保持在5%的初始值,经过17年的运行。

英文摘要:

The Crab Nebula is used by many instruments as a calibration source, in particular at high energy, where it is one of the brightest celestial object. The spectrometer INTEGRAL SPI (20 keV - 8 MeV), in operation since October 2002, offers a large dataset dedicated to this source, with regular campaigns planned twice per year. We have analyzed the available data to quantify the source behavior on a long term scale and examine the stability level on timescales from hour to years. As a result, the source flux variability appears to be contained within less than +/- 5% around a ~ 20 yr mean value, for broad bands covering the 20 keV - 400 keV energy domain, above which statistic limits any firm conclusion. In term of spectral shape, the Band model provides a good description of the observed emission between 20 keV and 2.2 MeV. The averaged spectrum best fit parameters correspond to a low energy slope of 1.99 +/- 0.01, a high energy slope of -2.32 +/- 0.02 and a characteristic energy E c of 531 +/- 50 keV to describe the curvature joining both power laws. The spectral parameters have then been determined on the revolution timescale (~ 1 to 2 days) and their steadiness confirms the source emission stability. As a complementary result, this study demonstrates that the SPI instrument efficiency remains within 5% of its initial value, after 17 years of operation.

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