We report results of our optical photometric observations of ten gamma-ray loud blazers, namely: 0219+428 (3C66A), PKS 0420-014 (OA 129), S5 0716+714, 0754+100 (OI 090.4), 0827+243 (OJ248), 1652+398 (Mrk 501), 2200+42...We report results of our optical photometric observations of ten gamma-ray loud blazers, namely: 0219+428 (3C66A), PKS 0420-014 (OA 129), S5 0716+714, 0754+100 (OI 090.4), 0827+243 (OJ248), 1652+398 (Mrk 501), 2200+420 (BL Lacertae), 2230+114 (CTA 102), 2251+158 (3C 454.3) and 2344+514. The observations were carried out in September-October, 2000 using the 70 cm optical telescope at Abstumani Observatory, Georgia. We found intra-day variations in 0420-014, S5 0716+714, BL Lacertae and CTA 102. A variation of 0.3 magnitude over a time scale of about 3 hours was observed in the R passband in BL Lacertae on JD 2451827. We did not detect any variation in 3C 66A, Mrk 501, or 3C 454.3 during our observations. Nor did we detect any clear evidence of variation in 1ES 2344+514 during our two weeks' observing run of the TeV gamma-ray source.展开更多
The relativistic beaming model is adopted to discuss quantitatively the observational differences between radio-selected BL Lac objects (RBLs) and X-ray- selected BL Lac objects (XBLs), and between BL Lac objects and ...The relativistic beaming model is adopted to discuss quantitatively the observational differences between radio-selected BL Lac objects (RBLs) and X-ray- selected BL Lac objects (XBLs), and between BL Lac objects and flat spectrum radio quasars (FSRQs). The main results are the following: (1) In the Doppler corrected color-color ( ) diagram, XBLs and FSRQs occupy separated regions, while RBLs bridge the gap between them. These properties suggest that similar intrinsic physical processes operate in all the objects under a range of intrinsic physical conditions. (2) Our results are consistent with the results of Sambruna, Maraschi and Urry (1996) from other methods. We show the ■xox introduced by Sambruna to be a good index for describing the energy distribution because it represents the intrinsic energy distribution and includes the Doppler correction. (3) The Doppler effect of relativistic beaming is the main mechanism, and the physical differences (such as magnetic fields, electron energies) are also important complementary factors for understanding the relation between XBLs and RBLs;展开更多
In this report, a review of historical observations and studies to the variability in blazars is given. The variability timescale, in particular, the optical variability timescale, is emphasized owing to its importanc...In this report, a review of historical observations and studies to the variability in blazars is given. The variability timescale, in particular, the optical variability timescale, is emphasized owing to its importance. Three samples of three different kinds of variations are presented, and the corresponding models to interpret them are given. The long periodic variability is paid a lot of attention because which could be explained by the eclipses of the binary supermassive black holes (SMBHs). In addition, the observed evidences, such as the periodic outbursts in OJ 287, supporting the binary SMBHs model are also presented. A brief conclusion and prospect is presented at the end of this report.展开更多
The multiband nonthermal emissions in radio, X-ray, and very high-energy（VHE） γ-ray bands from two distant blazars, H 2356–309 and 1ES 1218＋304, havebeen detected, and, especially from recent observations with th...The multiband nonthermal emissions in radio, X-ray, and very high-energy（VHE） γ-ray bands from two distant blazars, H 2356–309 and 1ES 1218＋304, havebeen detected, and, especially from recent observations with the Suzaku, MAGICand VERITAS telescopes, clearly reveal nonthermal power-law spectra. We study thebroadband nonthermal spectra of the two sources by using a combination of a one-zone homogeneous synchrotron self-Compton （SSC） model and an inhomogeneousconical jet model, where the new external background light （EBL） model is taken intoaccount. The results show that （1） the nonthermal emissions of the two blazars, rang-ing from X-rays to VHE γ-rays, are from the homogeneous zone whereas the emis-sions in the radio bands can be explained as the radiation from the inhomogeneousconical jet; （2） a strict lower-limit EBL model can be used to explain their observedspectra well.展开更多
The origin of ultra high energy cosmic rays (UHECRs) is still an open question in astroparticle physics. TeV blazars are a small group of active galactic nuclei (AGNs). They all have been observed in TeV gamma ray ban...The origin of ultra high energy cosmic rays (UHECRs) is still an open question in astroparticle physics. TeV blazars are a small group of active galactic nuclei (AGNs). They all have been observed in TeV gamma ray band, and show violent variabilities in flux at all wavelengths. So it is believed that they have abilities to produce UHECRs. To judge whether the TeV blazars can be the candidates of the origin of UHECRs, we collect the information of emission region of 38 TeV blazars, and estimate the maximum energy that the charged particle can be accelerated there. The results show that TeV blazars have abilities to accelerate cosmic rays to the energy above 1018?eV, some even higher than 1020?eV, and they may be the sources of UHECRs.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
Relativistic outflows often exhibit extreme observational characteristics due to beaming effects, which makes measuring their jet power a challenging task. Although the spectral energy distribution(SED) obtained from ...Relativistic outflows often exhibit extreme observational characteristics due to beaming effects, which makes measuring their jet power a challenging task. Although the spectral energy distribution(SED) obtained from multi-wavelength data can constrain the physical parameters of these jets, accurately estimating the Doppler factor remains difficult. To address this challenge, we assemble a comprehensive sample containing available SEDs of synchrotron and inverse Compton(IC) components, monochromatic luminosity, and broad-line region(BLR) emissions. We employ a parabolic equation to fit the synchrotron radiation SEDs,constraining jet physical parameters within the framework of a one-zone leptonic model. Our study delves into the jet properties and Doppler factor estimations, yielding the following key findings:(1) The fitting results of SED data for the entire sample reveal normal distributions of jet physical parameters for two subclasses of blazars.(2) Correlation analysis demonstrates that synchrotron peak luminosity exhibits a proportional relationship with both the radio and the γ-ray luminosities.(3) We introduce a novel method for estimating Doppler factors, which uncovers discrepancies between Doppler factors from this work and others from different techniques.展开更多
This study uses a parabolic equation to fit the Inverse Compton (IC) spectral component of 3743 blazars (794 FSRQs,1432 BLLacs,and 1517 BCUs) from the 4FGL-DR3 catalog.Some mutual correlations are investigated,and a B...This study uses a parabolic equation to fit the Inverse Compton (IC) spectral component of 3743 blazars (794 FSRQs,1432 BLLacs,and 1517 BCUs) from the 4FGL-DR3 catalog.Some mutual correlations are investigated,and a Bayesian classification is performed to the IC peak frequencies.Our analyses draw the following conclusions:(1) The Bayesian classification shows two components with a dividing boundary of log(v_(p)^(IC)/Hz)pIC=22.9.Therefore,the 3743 blazars are divided into low IC peak frequency(LCP) blazars and high IC peak frequency (HCP) blazars.(2) A strong linear correlation exists between IC peak frequency(logv_(p)^(IC)) and γ-ray photon spectral index (Γ).The IC peak frequency can be estimated by an empirical relation logv_(p)^(IC)=–4.5·Γ+32.8 for BL Lacs and logv_(p)^(IC)=4.0+31.4pICfor FSRQs,which is consistent with the result by Abdo et al.(3) The ICspectral curvature and IC peak frequency are not as closely related as the synchrotron curvature and the synchrotron peak frequency.(4) An anti-correlation exists between IC peak frequency and IC peak luminosity,implying that as the IC peak frequency in the γ-ray band decreases,the source becomes more luminous.The beaming effect is stronger for the source with a lower IC peak frequency.(5) Positive correlations exist between IC and synchrotron components for both peak frequencies and peak fluxes,but no clear correlation exists between IC curvature and synchrotron curvature.展开更多
The correlations between broad-line emission,polarization,and core-dominance parameters are investigated for a sample of 148 blazars(BL Lacertae objects-BLs and flat spectrum radio quasars-FSRQs). An anti-correlation ...The correlations between broad-line emission,polarization,and core-dominance parameters are investigated for a sample of 148 blazars(BL Lacertae objects-BLs and flat spectrum radio quasars-FSRQs). An anti-correlation between the broad-line luminosity and the linear polarization is found. The broad-line and polarization relation can be explained by using a relativistic beaming model,which perhaps suggests that BL Lacs and FSRQs are a single class. We also investigated the relation between the ratio of the broad-line luminosity to the Eddington luminosity and linear polarization,and that between the ratio of the broad-line luminosity to the Eddington luminosity and the core-dominance parameter.展开更多
Blazars are a special subclass of active galactic nuclei with extreme observation properties. This subclass can be divided into two further subclasses of flat spectrum radio quasars(FSRQs) and BL Lacertae objects(BL L...Blazars are a special subclass of active galactic nuclei with extreme observation properties. This subclass can be divided into two further subclasses of flat spectrum radio quasars(FSRQs) and BL Lacertae objects(BL Lacs) according to their emission line features. To compare the spectral properties of FSRQs and BL Lacs, the 1.4 GHz radio, optical R-band, 1 keV X-ray, and 1 GeVy-ray flux densities for 1108 Fermi blazars are calculated to discuss the properties of the six effective spectral indices of radio to optical(α_(RO)), radio to X-ray(α_(RX)), radio to y ray(α_(Ry)), optical to X-ray(α_(OX)), optical to y ray(α_(Oy)), and X-ray to y ray(α_(Xy)).The main results are as follows: For the averaged effective spectral indices, α_(OX_> α_(Oy)> α_(Xy)> α_(Ry)> α_(RX)> α_(RO) for samples of whole blazars and BL Lacs; α_(Xy)≈α_(Ry)≈α_(RX) for FSRQs and low-frequency-peaked BL Lacs(LBLs); and α_(OX)≈α_(Oy)≈α_(Xy) for high-synchrotron-frequency-peaked BL Lacs(HBLs). The distributions of the effective spectral indices involving optical emission(α_(RO), α_(OX), and α_(Oy)) for LBLs are different from those for FSRQs, but if the effective spectral index does not involve optical emission(α_(RX), α_(Ry), and α_(Xy)), the distributions for LBLs and FSRQs almost come from the same parent population. X-ray emissions from blazars include both synchrotron and inverse Compton (IC) components; the IC component for FSRQs and LBLs accounts for a larger proportion than that for HBLs; and the radiation mechanism for LBLs is similar to that for FSRQs, but the radiation mechanism for HBLs is different from that for both FSRQs and LBLs in X-ray bands. The tendency of α_(Ry) decreasing from LBLs to HBLs suggests that the synchrotron self-Compton model explains the main process for highly energetic y rays in BL Lacs.展开更多
A sample including 664 blazars(301 Flat Spectrum Radio Quasars and 363 BL Lacs) with γ-ray data in both 1FGL and 2FGL catalogues were selected. The average values of both γ-photon average energy and the photon spect...A sample including 664 blazars(301 Flat Spectrum Radio Quasars and 363 BL Lacs) with γ-ray data in both 1FGL and 2FGL catalogues were selected. The average values of both γ-photon average energy and the photon spectral index for FSRQs, LBLs, IBLs and HBLs, follow the blazars sequence, FSRQs → LBLs →IBLs → HBLs. The slopes of correlation between photon spectral index and γ-ray luminosity for 4 the sub-classes of blazars also follow the blazars sequence. Also, there was close anti-correlations between the difference of two γ-ray photon spectral indices and the logarithm of the ratio of two γ-ray luminosities from 2FGL and 1FGL catalogs. It implies that the spectrum becomes flat when the source becomes brighter in high energetic γ-ray band. Lastly, the Kolmogolov-Smirnov test(KS test) of the average γ-photon energy showed that HBLs differs from LBLs and FSRQs, while there was no clear difference between LBLs and FSRQs, which implied that the γ-ray emissions in LBLs and FSRQs may be a result of the same emission mechanism.展开更多
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China
文摘We report results of our optical photometric observations of ten gamma-ray loud blazers, namely: 0219+428 (3C66A), PKS 0420-014 (OA 129), S5 0716+714, 0754+100 (OI 090.4), 0827+243 (OJ248), 1652+398 (Mrk 501), 2200+420 (BL Lacertae), 2230+114 (CTA 102), 2251+158 (3C 454.3) and 2344+514. The observations were carried out in September-October, 2000 using the 70 cm optical telescope at Abstumani Observatory, Georgia. We found intra-day variations in 0420-014, S5 0716+714, BL Lacertae and CTA 102. A variation of 0.3 magnitude over a time scale of about 3 hours was observed in the R passband in BL Lacertae on JD 2451827. We did not detect any variation in 3C 66A, Mrk 501, or 3C 454.3 during our observations. Nor did we detect any clear evidence of variation in 1ES 2344+514 during our two weeks' observing run of the TeV gamma-ray source.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.19633030)the Natural Science Foundation of Yunnan Province(No 2000A004M)
文摘The relativistic beaming model is adopted to discuss quantitatively the observational differences between radio-selected BL Lac objects (RBLs) and X-ray- selected BL Lac objects (XBLs), and between BL Lac objects and flat spectrum radio quasars (FSRQs). The main results are the following: (1) In the Doppler corrected color-color ( ) diagram, XBLs and FSRQs occupy separated regions, while RBLs bridge the gap between them. These properties suggest that similar intrinsic physical processes operate in all the objects under a range of intrinsic physical conditions. (2) Our results are consistent with the results of Sambruna, Maraschi and Urry (1996) from other methods. We show the ■xox introduced by Sambruna to be a good index for describing the energy distribution because it represents the intrinsic energy distribution and includes the Doppler correction. (3) The Doppler effect of relativistic beaming is the main mechanism, and the physical differences (such as magnetic fields, electron energies) are also important complementary factors for understanding the relation between XBLs and RBLs;
文摘In this report, a review of historical observations and studies to the variability in blazars is given. The variability timescale, in particular, the optical variability timescale, is emphasized owing to its importance. Three samples of three different kinds of variations are presented, and the corresponding models to interpret them are given. The long periodic variability is paid a lot of attention because which could be explained by the eclipses of the binary supermassive black holes (SMBHs). In addition, the observed evidences, such as the periodic outbursts in OJ 287, supporting the binary SMBHs model are also presented. A brief conclusion and prospect is presented at the end of this report.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 10778702 and 10803005)the 973 Program (2009CB824800)Yunnan Province under grant 2009 OC
文摘The multiband nonthermal emissions in radio, X-ray, and very high-energy（VHE） γ-ray bands from two distant blazars, H 2356–309 and 1ES 1218＋304, havebeen detected, and, especially from recent observations with the Suzaku, MAGICand VERITAS telescopes, clearly reveal nonthermal power-law spectra. We study thebroadband nonthermal spectra of the two sources by using a combination of a one-zone homogeneous synchrotron self-Compton （SSC） model and an inhomogeneousconical jet model, where the new external background light （EBL） model is taken intoaccount. The results show that （1） the nonthermal emissions of the two blazars, rang-ing from X-rays to VHE γ-rays, are from the homogeneous zone whereas the emis-sions in the radio bands can be explained as the radiation from the inhomogeneousconical jet; （2） a strict lower-limit EBL model can be used to explain their observedspectra well.
文摘The origin of ultra high energy cosmic rays (UHECRs) is still an open question in astroparticle physics. TeV blazars are a small group of active galactic nuclei (AGNs). They all have been observed in TeV gamma ray band, and show violent variabilities in flux at all wavelengths. So it is believed that they have abilities to produce UHECRs. To judge whether the TeV blazars can be the candidates of the origin of UHECRs, we collect the information of emission region of 38 TeV blazars, and estimate the maximum energy that the charged particle can be accelerated there. The results show that TeV blazars have abilities to accelerate cosmic rays to the energy above 1018?eV, some even higher than 1020?eV, and they may be the sources of UHECRs.
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financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.12303018)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.U2031201,11733001,and U2031112).+1 种基金the science research grants from the China Manned Space Project with(Grant No.CMSCSST-2021-A06)Scientific and Technological Cooperation Projects(20202023)between China and the Republic of Bulgaria。
文摘Relativistic outflows often exhibit extreme observational characteristics due to beaming effects, which makes measuring their jet power a challenging task. Although the spectral energy distribution(SED) obtained from multi-wavelength data can constrain the physical parameters of these jets, accurately estimating the Doppler factor remains difficult. To address this challenge, we assemble a comprehensive sample containing available SEDs of synchrotron and inverse Compton(IC) components, monochromatic luminosity, and broad-line region(BLR) emissions. We employ a parabolic equation to fit the synchrotron radiation SEDs,constraining jet physical parameters within the framework of a one-zone leptonic model. Our study delves into the jet properties and Doppler factor estimations, yielding the following key findings:(1) The fitting results of SED data for the entire sample reveal normal distributions of jet physical parameters for two subclasses of blazars.(2) Correlation analysis demonstrates that synchrotron peak luminosity exhibits a proportional relationship with both the radio and the γ-ray luminosities.(3) We introduce a novel method for estimating Doppler factors, which uncovers discrepancies between Doppler factors from this work and others from different techniques.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.U2031112,U2031201,and 11733001)the Guangdong Major Project of Basic and Applied Basic Research(Grant No.2019B030302001)+3 种基金the Research Fund of Hunan Education Department(Grant No.20C1273)the Science Research Grants from the China Manned Space Project(Grant No.CMS-CSST-2021-A06)the support from Astrophysics Key Subjects of Guangdong Province and Guangzhou Citysupported by the Guangzhou University(Grant No.YM2020001)。
文摘This study uses a parabolic equation to fit the Inverse Compton (IC) spectral component of 3743 blazars (794 FSRQs,1432 BLLacs,and 1517 BCUs) from the 4FGL-DR3 catalog.Some mutual correlations are investigated,and a Bayesian classification is performed to the IC peak frequencies.Our analyses draw the following conclusions:(1) The Bayesian classification shows two components with a dividing boundary of log(v_(p)^(IC)/Hz)pIC=22.9.Therefore,the 3743 blazars are divided into low IC peak frequency(LCP) blazars and high IC peak frequency (HCP) blazars.(2) A strong linear correlation exists between IC peak frequency(logv_(p)^(IC)) and γ-ray photon spectral index (Γ).The IC peak frequency can be estimated by an empirical relation logv_(p)^(IC)=–4.5·Γ+32.8 for BL Lacs and logv_(p)^(IC)=4.0+31.4pICfor FSRQs,which is consistent with the result by Abdo et al.(3) The ICspectral curvature and IC peak frequency are not as closely related as the synchrotron curvature and the synchrotron peak frequency.(4) An anti-correlation exists between IC peak frequency and IC peak luminosity,implying that as the IC peak frequency in the γ-ray band decreases,the source becomes more luminous.The beaming effect is stronger for the source with a lower IC peak frequency.(5) Positive correlations exist between IC and synchrotron components for both peak frequencies and peak fluxes,but no clear correlation exists between IC curvature and synchrotron curvature.
基金was partially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 10573005 and 10633010)the National Basic Research Program of China (Grant No. 2007CB815405)the Fund of the 11th Five-year Plan for Key Construction Academic Subject (Optics) of Hunan Province
文摘The correlations between broad-line emission,polarization,and core-dominance parameters are investigated for a sample of 148 blazars(BL Lacertae objects-BLs and flat spectrum radio quasars-FSRQs). An anti-correlation between the broad-line luminosity and the linear polarization is found. The broad-line and polarization relation can be explained by using a relativistic beaming model,which perhaps suggests that BL Lacs and FSRQs are a single class. We also investigated the relation between the ratio of the broad-line luminosity to the Eddington luminosity and linear polarization,and that between the ratio of the broad-line luminosity to the Eddington luminosity and the core-dominance parameter.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.U1431112,U1531245,11733001,and 11403006)the Innovation Foundation of Guangzhou University(IFGZ)+3 种基金the Guangdong Innovation Team(Grant No.2014KCXTD014)Astrophysics Key Subjects of Guangdong Province and Guangzhou Citythe Hunan Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.2015JJ2104)the Research Foundation of the Education Bureau of Hunan Province,China(Grant No.16C1081)
文摘Blazars are a special subclass of active galactic nuclei with extreme observation properties. This subclass can be divided into two further subclasses of flat spectrum radio quasars(FSRQs) and BL Lacertae objects(BL Lacs) according to their emission line features. To compare the spectral properties of FSRQs and BL Lacs, the 1.4 GHz radio, optical R-band, 1 keV X-ray, and 1 GeVy-ray flux densities for 1108 Fermi blazars are calculated to discuss the properties of the six effective spectral indices of radio to optical(α_(RO)), radio to X-ray(α_(RX)), radio to y ray(α_(Ry)), optical to X-ray(α_(OX)), optical to y ray(α_(Oy)), and X-ray to y ray(α_(Xy)).The main results are as follows: For the averaged effective spectral indices, α_(OX_> α_(Oy)> α_(Xy)> α_(Ry)> α_(RX)> α_(RO) for samples of whole blazars and BL Lacs; α_(Xy)≈α_(Ry)≈α_(RX) for FSRQs and low-frequency-peaked BL Lacs(LBLs); and α_(OX)≈α_(Oy)≈α_(Xy) for high-synchrotron-frequency-peaked BL Lacs(HBLs). The distributions of the effective spectral indices involving optical emission(α_(RO), α_(OX), and α_(Oy)) for LBLs are different from those for FSRQs, but if the effective spectral index does not involve optical emission(α_(RX), α_(Ry), and α_(Xy)), the distributions for LBLs and FSRQs almost come from the same parent population. X-ray emissions from blazars include both synchrotron and inverse Compton (IC) components; the IC component for FSRQs and LBLs accounts for a larger proportion than that for HBLs; and the radiation mechanism for LBLs is similar to that for FSRQs, but the radiation mechanism for HBLs is different from that for both FSRQs and LBLs in X-ray bands. The tendency of α_(Ry) decreasing from LBLs to HBLs suggests that the synchrotron self-Compton model explains the main process for highly energetic y rays in BL Lacs.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.10633010 and 11173009)the construct program of the key discipline in Hunan University of Arts and Sciencethe research fund of Hunan University of Arts and Science(Grant No.JJZD201101)
文摘A sample including 664 blazars(301 Flat Spectrum Radio Quasars and 363 BL Lacs) with γ-ray data in both 1FGL and 2FGL catalogues were selected. The average values of both γ-photon average energy and the photon spectral index for FSRQs, LBLs, IBLs and HBLs, follow the blazars sequence, FSRQs → LBLs →IBLs → HBLs. The slopes of correlation between photon spectral index and γ-ray luminosity for 4 the sub-classes of blazars also follow the blazars sequence. Also, there was close anti-correlations between the difference of two γ-ray photon spectral indices and the logarithm of the ratio of two γ-ray luminosities from 2FGL and 1FGL catalogs. It implies that the spectrum becomes flat when the source becomes brighter in high energetic γ-ray band. Lastly, the Kolmogolov-Smirnov test(KS test) of the average γ-photon energy showed that HBLs differs from LBLs and FSRQs, while there was no clear difference between LBLs and FSRQs, which implied that the γ-ray emissions in LBLs and FSRQs may be a result of the same emission mechanism.
