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Spectral Properties of Fermi Blazars and their Unification Schemes
Open Astronomy ( IF 0.5 ) Pub Date : 2020-12-02 , DOI: 10.1515/astro-2020-0015
Evaristus U. Iyida 1 , Finbarr C. Odo 1 , Augustine E. Chukwude 1 , Augustine A. Ubachukwu 1
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Abstract We use the distributions of spectral indices (αv ) of a large homogenous sample of Fermi-detected blazars to re-investigate the relationship between flat spectrum radio quasars (FSRQs) and subclasses of BL Lac objects (BL Lacs). We compute the broadband synchrotron and Compton spectral indices from radio-to-X-ray and X-ray to y-ray bands, respectively. Analyses of our data show continuity in the distributions of the spectral indices from FSRQs to HSP through LSP and ISP subclasses of BL Lacs. We find from y-ray luminosity distribution that the jetted radio galaxies form the low-luminosity tail of the distribution, which is suggestive that the sequence can be extended to the young jetted galaxy populations. We observe a significant difference in the shape of Compton and synchrotron spectra: significant anti-correlation (r ∼−0.80) exists between the broadband Compton and synchrotron spectral indices. Furthermore, the broadband spectral indices vary significantly with redshift (z) at low redshift (z < 0.3) and remain fairly constant at high (z ≥ 0.3) redshift. The trend of the variations suggests a form of evolutionary connection between subclasses of blazars. Thus, while selection effect may be significant at low redshift, evolutionary sequence can also be important. Our results are not only consistent with a unified scheme for blazars and their young jetted galaxy counterparts but also suggest that the broadband spectral sequence of blazars is not a secondary effect of redshift dependence.

中文翻译:

费米耀变体的光谱特性及其统一方案

摘要 我们使用费米检测到的耀变体的大型同质样本的光谱指数 (αv ) 的分布来重新研究平谱射电类星体 (FSRQ) 与 BL Lac 天体 (BL Lacs) 子类之间的关系。我们分别计算从无线电到 X 射线和 X 射线到 y 射线波段的宽带同步加速器和康普顿光谱指数。我们的数据分析表明,从 FSRQ 到 HSP,通过 LSP 和 BL Lac 的 ISP 子类,光谱指数的分布具有连续性。我们从 y 射线光度分布发现喷射的射电星系形成分布的低光度尾部,这表明该序列可以扩展到年轻的喷射星系群。我们观察到康普顿和同步加速器光谱形状的显着差异:显着的反相关(r ∼−0. 80) 存在于宽带康普顿和同步加速器光谱指数之间。此外,宽带光谱指数在低红移 (z < 0.3) 时随红移 (z) 显着变化,并在高 (z ≥ 0.3) 红移时保持相当恒定。变异的趋势表明耀变体亚类之间存在某种形式的进化联系。因此,虽然选择效应在低红移时可能很显着,但进化序列也可能很重要。我们的结果不仅与耀变体及其年轻喷射星系对应物的统一方案一致,而且表明耀变体的宽带光谱序​​列不是红移依赖性的次要影响。3) 并在高 (z ≥ 0.3) 红移时保持相当稳定。变异的趋势表明耀变体亚类之间存在某种形式的进化联系。因此,虽然选择效应在低红移时可能很显着,但进化序列也可能很重要。我们的结果不仅与耀变体及其年轻喷射星系对应物的统一方案一致,而且表明耀变体的宽带光谱序​​列不是红移依赖性的次要影响。3) 并在高 (z ≥ 0.3) 红移时保持相当稳定。变异的趋势表明耀变体亚类之间存在某种形式的进化联系。因此,虽然选择效应在低红移时可能很显着,但进化序列也可能很重要。我们的结果不仅与耀变体及其年轻喷射星系对应物的统一方案一致,而且表明耀变体的宽带光谱序​​列不是红移依赖性的次要影响。
更新日期:2020-12-02
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