In this paper, the preliminary data from University of Michigan Radio Astronomy Observatory database （UMRAO） are used to discuss the radio spectral index properties of 8 BL Lacs. To do so, we calculated the radio sp...In this paper, the preliminary data from University of Michigan Radio Astronomy Observatory database （UMRAO） are used to discuss the radio spectral index properties of 8 BL Lacs. To do so, we calculated the radio spectral index, a （F oc va）, which was obtained by fitting the averaged flux densities in the bands （4.8 GHZ, 8 GHz, and 14.5 GHz） by binning the original for 7 d. We also calculated the time delay between the averaged lightcurves and the spectral variance. Our calculations and analysis give the following results. 1） The averaged logarithmic flux density at 8 GHz （logF） and the corresponding spectral index （or） have strong correlation for all the BL Lacs; 2） the lightcurves and the spectral variability have the similar profile for all the BL Lacs; 3） the lightcurves delay spectral variability for all sources but PKS 0735＋178, with the delay time ranging from 31 d to 125 d.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos.10633010 and 11173009)the Bureau of Education of Guangzhou Municipality (Grant No.11 Sui-Jiao-Ke[2009])+3 种基金Guangdong Province Universities and Colleges Pearl River Scholar Funded Scheme(GDUPS)(2009)Yangcheng Scholar Funded Scheme(Grant No.10A027S)the Joint Laboratory for Optical Astronomy of Chinese Academy of Sciencessupported by the University of Michigan and the National Science Foundation
文摘In this paper, the preliminary data from University of Michigan Radio Astronomy Observatory database （UMRAO） are used to discuss the radio spectral index properties of 8 BL Lacs. To do so, we calculated the radio spectral index, a （F oc va）, which was obtained by fitting the averaged flux densities in the bands （4.8 GHZ, 8 GHz, and 14.5 GHz） by binning the original for 7 d. We also calculated the time delay between the averaged lightcurves and the spectral variance. Our calculations and analysis give the following results. 1） The averaged logarithmic flux density at 8 GHz （logF） and the corresponding spectral index （or） have strong correlation for all the BL Lacs; 2） the lightcurves and the spectral variability have the similar profile for all the BL Lacs; 3） the lightcurves delay spectral variability for all sources but PKS 0735＋178, with the delay time ranging from 31 d to 125 d.
