In this paper,the time series analysis method CLEANest is employed to search for characteristic periodicities in the radio light curves of the blazar NRAO 530 at 4.8,8.0 and 14.5 GHz over a time baseline of three deca...In this paper,the time series analysis method CLEANest is employed to search for characteristic periodicities in the radio light curves of the blazar NRAO 530 at 4.8,8.0 and 14.5 GHz over a time baseline of three decades.Two prominent periodicities on time scales of ～6.3 and ～9.5 a are identified at all three frequencies,in agreement with previous results derived from different numerical techniques,confirming the multiplicity of the periodicities in NRAO 530.In addition to these two significant periods,there is also evidence of shorter-timescale periodicities of ～5.0,～4.2,～3.4 and ～2.8 a showing lower amplitude in the periodograms.The physical mechanisms responsible for the radio quasi-periodic oscillations and the multiplicity of the periods are discussed.展开更多
The influence of intergalactic magnetic fields on the strong gravitational lensing of blazar secondary gamma radiation is discussed.Currently,two cases of strong gravitational lensing of blazar gamma-radiation are kno...The influence of intergalactic magnetic fields on the strong gravitational lensing of blazar secondary gamma radiation is discussed.Currently,two cases of strong gravitational lensing of blazar gamma-radiation are known,where radiation is deflected by galaxies on the line of sight between the blazars and Earth.The magnetic field can affect the movements of electron-positron pairs generated by primary radiation,thereby changing the directions of secondary gamma radiation.It modifies the equation of the gravitational lens and leads to the dependence of the observed signal in the secondary gamma radiation on the energy of photons and magnetic field.Accordingly,it is possible,in principle,to estimate the intergalactic magnetic fields from the time delay of signals,from the angular position of images(for future high-resolution gamma-ray telescopes)or from the shape of the observed energy spectrum.This method is demonstrated by the example of the blazar B0218+357.In this case,however,it is not possible to obtain useful constraints due to the large distances to the blazar and lens galaxy.The result is only a lower limit on the magnetic field B>2×10^(−17)G,which is weaker than other existing constraints.However,future discoveries of lensed blazars may provide more favorable opportunities for measuring the magnetic fields,especially with the help of a new generation of gamma-ray telescopes such as e-ASTROGAM,GECAM,and SVOM as well as future gamma-ray telescopes with a high angular resolution,∼0.1″.展开更多
We present the results of the γ-ray flux distribution study on the brightest blazars which were observed by Fermi-LAT. We selected 50 of the brightest blazars based on the maximum number of detections reported in the...We present the results of the γ-ray flux distribution study on the brightest blazars which were observed by Fermi-LAT. We selected 50 of the brightest blazars based on the maximum number of detections reported in the Third LAT AGN Catalog. We performed standard unbinned maximum likelihood analysis on the LAT data during the period between August 2008 and December 2016, in order to obtain the average monthly flux. After quality cuts, blazars for which at least 90% of the total flux had survived were selected for further study, and this included 19 FSRQs and 19 BL Lacs. The Anderson-Darling and χ2 tests suggest that the integrated monthly flux follows a log-normal distribution for all sources, except for three FSRQs for which neither a normal nor a log-normal distribution was preferred. A double log-normal flux distribution tendency was observed in these sources, though this has to be confirmed with improved statistics. We also found that the standard deviation of the log-normal flux distribution increases with the mean spectral index of the blazar, and can be fitted with a line of slope 0.24±0.04. We repeat our study on three additional brightest unclassified blazars to identify their flux distribution properties. Based on the features of their log-normal flux distribution, we infer these unclassified blazars may be closely associated with FSRQs. We also highlight that considering the lognormal behavior of the flux distribution of blazars, averaging their long term flux on a linear scale can largely underestimate the nominal flux and this discrepancy can propagate down to the estimation of source parameters through spectral modeling.展开更多
Based on the radio light curves in 22 GHz and 37 GHz from the Metsahovi monitoring program and the optical light curves in BVRI bands from previously published results and the"Whole Earth Blazar Telescope"(W...Based on the radio light curves in 22 GHz and 37 GHz from the Metsahovi monitoring program and the optical light curves in BVRI bands from previously published results and the"Whole Earth Blazar Telescope"(WEBT)archives,we analyze the time delay among 22 GHz,37 GHz and optical bands(B,V,R,I)of BL Lacertae by means of discrete correlation method.The results suggest there exist strong correlation among 22 GHz,37 GHz and optical bands(B,V,R,I)with zero-lag.The 37 GHz lags behind R band by 11 months.The correlation of brightness and color index among BVRI bands,brightness and spectral index between 37GHz and 22 GHz are also investigated.The results show a clear trend of bluer-when-brighter.展开更多
欧文斯谷射电天文台(Owens Valley Radio Observatory,OVRO)的长时间监测数据显示,平谱射电类星体B30307+380的15 GHz射电光变曲线中表现出多个爆发过程.基于双指数函数拟合12个爆发过程,得到了每个爆发过程的光变幅度和上升、下降时标...欧文斯谷射电天文台(Owens Valley Radio Observatory,OVRO)的长时间监测数据显示,平谱射电类星体B30307+380的15 GHz射电光变曲线中表现出多个爆发过程.基于双指数函数拟合12个爆发过程,得到了每个爆发过程的光变幅度和上升、下降时标,进而估算了亮温度Tb和光变多普勒因子δV.多普勒因子范围为(9.12±0.58)^(35.38±3.34),平均值δV为18.65±7.11(sd).这个结果表明,此源的射电辐射存在明显的聚束效应,支持主流的相对论性喷流模型.利用Lomb-Scargle周期图方法和加权小波分析方法,探讨了B30307+380是否存在周期性光变,发现存在一个较高置信度(>99%)的约244天的周期,并简要讨论了周期存在的可能原因.展开更多
基金supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (Grant Nos.2009CB24900 and 2012CB821800)the Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (Grant No.XDA04060700)+1 种基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No.61261017)The University of Michigan Radio Astronomy Observatory is supported by the funds from NSF,NASA,and the University of Michigan
文摘In this paper,the time series analysis method CLEANest is employed to search for characteristic periodicities in the radio light curves of the blazar NRAO 530 at 4.8,8.0 and 14.5 GHz over a time baseline of three decades.Two prominent periodicities on time scales of ～6.3 and ～9.5 a are identified at all three frequencies,in agreement with previous results derived from different numerical techniques,confirming the multiplicity of the periodicities in NRAO 530.In addition to these two significant periods,there is also evidence of shorter-timescale periodicities of ～5.0,～4.2,～3.4 and ～2.8 a showing lower amplitude in the periodograms.The physical mechanisms responsible for the radio quasi-periodic oscillations and the multiplicity of the periods are discussed.
文摘The influence of intergalactic magnetic fields on the strong gravitational lensing of blazar secondary gamma radiation is discussed.Currently,two cases of strong gravitational lensing of blazar gamma-radiation are known,where radiation is deflected by galaxies on the line of sight between the blazars and Earth.The magnetic field can affect the movements of electron-positron pairs generated by primary radiation,thereby changing the directions of secondary gamma radiation.It modifies the equation of the gravitational lens and leads to the dependence of the observed signal in the secondary gamma radiation on the energy of photons and magnetic field.Accordingly,it is possible,in principle,to estimate the intergalactic magnetic fields from the time delay of signals,from the angular position of images(for future high-resolution gamma-ray telescopes)or from the shape of the observed energy spectrum.This method is demonstrated by the example of the blazar B0218+357.In this case,however,it is not possible to obtain useful constraints due to the large distances to the blazar and lens galaxy.The result is only a lower limit on the magnetic field B>2×10^(−17)G,which is weaker than other existing constraints.However,future discoveries of lensed blazars may provide more favorable opportunities for measuring the magnetic fields,especially with the help of a new generation of gamma-ray telescopes such as e-ASTROGAM,GECAM,and SVOM as well as future gamma-ray telescopes with a high angular resolution,∼0.1″.
基金the Indian Space Research Organization program(ISRO-RESPOND)for the financial support(Grant No.ISRO/RES/2/396)
文摘We present the results of the γ-ray flux distribution study on the brightest blazars which were observed by Fermi-LAT. We selected 50 of the brightest blazars based on the maximum number of detections reported in the Third LAT AGN Catalog. We performed standard unbinned maximum likelihood analysis on the LAT data during the period between August 2008 and December 2016, in order to obtain the average monthly flux. After quality cuts, blazars for which at least 90% of the total flux had survived were selected for further study, and this included 19 FSRQs and 19 BL Lacs. The Anderson-Darling and χ2 tests suggest that the integrated monthly flux follows a log-normal distribution for all sources, except for three FSRQs for which neither a normal nor a log-normal distribution was preferred. A double log-normal flux distribution tendency was observed in these sources, though this has to be confirmed with improved statistics. We also found that the standard deviation of the log-normal flux distribution increases with the mean spectral index of the blazar, and can be fitted with a line of slope 0.24±0.04. We repeat our study on three additional brightest unclassified blazars to identify their flux distribution properties. Based on the features of their log-normal flux distribution, we infer these unclassified blazars may be closely associated with FSRQs. We also highlight that considering the lognormal behavior of the flux distribution of blazars, averaging their long term flux on a linear scale can largely underestimate the nominal flux and this discrepancy can propagate down to the estimation of source parameters through spectral modeling.
基金supported by the LangFang Teacher’s College Research Programme of China(Grant No.LSZQ201103)LangFang Municipal Science and Technology Research and Development Program of China(Grant No.2012011002)Colleges and Universities in Hebei Province Science and Technology Research Project(Grant No.Z2013065)
文摘Based on the radio light curves in 22 GHz and 37 GHz from the Metsahovi monitoring program and the optical light curves in BVRI bands from previously published results and the"Whole Earth Blazar Telescope"(WEBT)archives,we analyze the time delay among 22 GHz,37 GHz and optical bands(B,V,R,I)of BL Lacertae by means of discrete correlation method.The results suggest there exist strong correlation among 22 GHz,37 GHz and optical bands(B,V,R,I)with zero-lag.The 37 GHz lags behind R band by 11 months.The correlation of brightness and color index among BVRI bands,brightness and spectral index between 37GHz and 22 GHz are also investigated.The results show a clear trend of bluer-when-brighter.
文摘欧文斯谷射电天文台(Owens Valley Radio Observatory,OVRO)的长时间监测数据显示,平谱射电类星体B30307+380的15 GHz射电光变曲线中表现出多个爆发过程.基于双指数函数拟合12个爆发过程,得到了每个爆发过程的光变幅度和上升、下降时标,进而估算了亮温度Tb和光变多普勒因子δV.多普勒因子范围为(9.12±0.58)^(35.38±3.34),平均值δV为18.65±7.11(sd).这个结果表明,此源的射电辐射存在明显的聚束效应,支持主流的相对论性喷流模型.利用Lomb-Scargle周期图方法和加权小波分析方法,探讨了B30307+380是否存在周期性光变,发现存在一个较高置信度(>99%)的约244天的周期,并简要讨论了周期存在的可能原因.
