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BL蜥蜴类磁重联的耀斑活动

Flaring activity from magnetic reconnection in BL Lacertae

S. Agarwal, B. Banerjee, A. Shukla, J. Roy, S. Acharya, B. Vaidya, V. R. Chitnis, S. M. Wagner, K. Mannheim, M. Branchesi

摘要:

耀斑期间光谱能量分布的演化限制了blazar喷流中粒子加速的模型。典型的耀变体BL Lac提供了一个独特的机会来研究2020-2021年期间延长的强烈耀斑事件期间的光谱变化。在其最亮的$γ$射线状态下,观测到的通量(0.1-300 GeV)高达$2.15\,\times\,10^{-5}\,\rm{ph\,cm^{-2}\,s^{-1}}$,具有亚小时尺度的变化。同步辐射峰延伸到X射线区,显示出一个分钟尺度的耀斑,并伴随着γ射线中反康普顿峰的峰移。在冲击加速度模型中,需要高多普勒因子值$>$ 100来解释观察到的快速变化、状态变化和$γ$射线峰移。另一方面,假设耀斑期间由磁重联产生的微型喷流中的粒子加速,则对所需的体多普勒因子的约束进行了简化。在这样的喷中喷模型中,观测到的光谱向更高能量(朝向TeV制度)的转移和同时的快速变化来自于磁性等离子体团与视线方向的偶然对准。我们推测在重联区位于BLR($\sim0.02\,\rm{pc}$)的边缘$\sim0.6\,\rm{G}$的磁场。该方案进一步支持对数正态分布所产生的合并的等离子体团在重联区的流量。

英文摘要:

The evolution of the spectral energy distribution during flares constrains models of particle acceleration in blazar jets. The archetypical blazar BL Lac provided a unique opportunity to study spectral variations during an extended strong flaring episode from 2020-2021. During its brightest $γ$-ray state, the observed flux (0.1-300 GeV) reached up to $2.15\,\times\,10^{-5}\,\rm{ph\,cm^{-2}\,s^{-1}}$, with sub-hour scale variability. The synchrotron hump extended into the X-ray regime showing a minute-scale flare with an associated peak shift of inverse-Compton hump in gamma-rays. In shock acceleration models, a high Doppler factor value $>$100 is required to explain the observed rapid variability, change of state, and $γ$-ray peak shift. Assuming particle acceleration in mini-jets produced by magnetic reconnection during flares, on the other hand, alleviates the constraint on required bulk Doppler factor. In such jet-in-jet models, observed spectral shift to higher energies (towards TeV regime) and simultaneous rapid variability arises from the accidental alignment of a magnetic plasmoid with the direction of the line of sight. We infer a magnetic field of $\sim0.6\,\rm{G}$ in a reconnection region located at the edge of BLR ($\sim0.02\,\rm{pc}$). The scenario is further supported by log-normal flux distribution arising from merging of plasmoids in reconnection region.

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