类星体3C273的多波段光变周期分析

从文献中收集了类星体3C273射电、毫米、红外、光学、紫外和高能波段1963年至2006年的观测数据,获得各波段的长期光变曲线。用Jurkevich方法和离散相关函数(Discrete Correlation Function,DCF)方法分别研究了多波段的光变周期。研究结果表明:(1)3C273在所研究波段内的辐射流量都表现出周期性变化的特征;(2)用Jurkevich方法和离散相关函数方法分析得到的多波段变化周期的结果非常一致;(3)3C273在射电和毫米波段可能存在8.0年左右的固有周期成分,在红外、光学和紫外波段可能存在2.0年和11.0年左右的固有周期成分,在高能波段可能存在1.0年左右的固有周期成分。简要探讨了引起3C273各波段周期光变的可能原因,研究结果表明用激波加速模型(shock-in-jet)能较好地解释引起3C273多波段光变的原因。     

低峰频blazars的射电光变分析

从大量文献资料中收集了6个低峰频blazars(BL Lacertae、0235+164、OQ530、0716+714、3C 345及3C 273)最近30多年来在4.8 GHz、8 GHz、14.5 GHz、22GHz和37 GHz最完备的光变数据.利用离散相关函数法对这6个源的相关性及延迟进行分析,利用结构函数法对6个源的光变曲线的光变周期和光变时标进行分析并对其光变幅度进行比较分析.分析结果显示:在光变幅度方面,0716+714和0235+164在6个blazars中的光变幅度相对较大,3C 345和OQ 530次之,3C 273和BL Lacertae的光变幅度相对较小;多波段的延迟分析显示0235+164在相邻两波段之间都显示高频波段要超前于低频波段的变化趋势,3C 345整体呈现出高频波段滞后于低频波段的变化趋势.其余blazars分析结果显示在部分射电波段之间呈现出高频波段要超前于低频波段的变化趋势,而在其余射电波段之间却呈现出高频波段滞后于低频波段的变化趋势;结构函数法的分析结果显示3C 345的光变时标、拟合斜率及光变周期与其它5个低峰频blazars相比都偏大,这表明3C 345的活动性与其它5个源相比较弱,这表明在3C 345内部可能存在与其它5个低峰频blazars不同的物理过程.     

3C 345和3C 273的光变分析

用结构函数法,对两个经典的blazar 3C 273和3C 345的22 GHz、37 GHz和光学波段的数据进行了周期分析.结果显示,3C 273的周期性比较明显,22 GHz经分析存在7.0年和14.7年的周期,37 GHz存在7.2年和14.5年的周期,同时它的光学波段可能存在0.7年和8.7年的周期.3C 345的37 GHz存在比较明显的8.8年的周期,22 GHz和光学波段分别存在不太明显的9.3年和10.2年的周期.     

X射线选射电噪活动星系核的多波段性质(英文)

基于被ROSAT全天区巡天观测和射电 4.85GHz巡天观测同时探测到的活动星系核的大样本 ,研究了X射线选的射电噪活动星系核的多波段性质 .通过分析该样本中的活动星系核的宽波段能量分布 ,确认了来自射电、光学和X射线波段的辐射光度之间的显著相关性 .这种相关性对于类星体、赛弗特、蝎虎座天体和射电星系是有区别的 .同时 ,探讨了从光学到X射线波段之间的谱指数与红移以及 50 0 0 和 4.85GHz处的单色光度的相关性     

高红移耀变体4C 38.41光学多波段光变性质

4C 38.41是一颗红移为1.813、可分类为平谱射电类星体的耀变体,使用一台85 cm望远镜在2018年2月22日至26日期间对其进行了光学V和R波段测光观测,得到两个波段的准同时数据.基于这些数据分析了该源在不同光变时标下的光变特性.结果表明:这颗源在观测期间处于较弱的活动状态, V和R波段星等(V, R)总变化均约为0.20等.在天内时标下,其中3晚探测到了该源的天内光变,另有一晚可能存在天内光变.此外,通过色指数和时延分析发现4C 38.41在不同时标下都展现越亮越红行为,与大多数平谱射电类星体类似,但在最后一晚4C 38.41在颜色-星等图上呈现出v字形,即首先展现越亮越红行为,然后转变为越亮越蓝行为,这可能是由该源的辐射在吸积盘主导和喷流主导之间的转换造成的.此外在第2晚探测到了V、R波段之间的时延,这是首次在高红移耀变体中探测到不同光学波段光变之间的时延,可以用随机同步辐射小结构模型来解释.     

X线选射电噪活动星系核的多波段性质

基于被ROSAT全天区巡天观测和射电4．85GHz巡天观测同时探测到的活动星系核的大样本,研究了X射线选的射电噪活动星系核的多波段性质．通过分析该样本中的活动星系核的宽波段能量分布,确认了来自射电、光学和X射线波段的辐射光度之间的显著相关性．这种相关性对于类星体、赛弗特、蝎虎座天体和射电星系是有区别的．同时,探讨了从光学到X射线波段之间的谱指数与红移以及5000A和4．85GHz处的单色光度的相关性．     

OJ 287,0716+714与BL Lacertae的光变分析

OJ 287是存在着剧烈活动的低峰频BL Lac天体,其低频段的能谱与另两个TeV BL Lac天体(0716+714和BL Lacertae)在低频段的能谱很相似,但是切仑科夫望远镜却没能探测到它的TeV射线.利用这3个天体的观测数据,比较它们在22 GHz、37 GHz和B波段的最小光变周期及延迟的异同,进一步寻找没有观测到OJ 287的TeV伽马射线的可能原因.分析结果显示:(1)最小光变周期方面,OJ 287在37 GHz和B波段的周期偏小,在22 GHz,OJ 287与0716+714的结果相当,但与BL Lacertae相比要小很多,OJ 287的周期更短表明其活动性更强,却没有探测到来自OJ 287的TeV伽马射线,这表明OJ 287在TeV波段的辐射与这3个低能波段最小光变周期之间可能没有联系;(2)延迟方面,OJ 287在B波段相对于37 GHz的延迟要长于0716+714,短于BL Lacertae;在37 GHz相对于22 GHz的延迟要短于0716+714,而BL Lacertae在37 GHz相对于22 GHz的时延为负值,表明22 GHz要超前于37 GHz.通过对延迟的比较分析,并没有发现OJ 287与0716+714和BL Lacertae之间存在明显的差异;从能谱来看,很可能是由于OJ 287在TeV波段的能谱较陡造成切仑科夫望远镜没有探测到来自OJ 287的伽马辐射,但TeV能段较陡的能谱对低能段光变的影响目前还不是很清楚.     

射电宁静类星体对γ射线背景的贡献

EGRET的观测确认并给出了新的各向同性的γ射线背景,已知的γ辐射天体不足以提供这么多的辐射.同时EGRET也揭示出一批未发现射电波段对应体的γ射线源,它们均匀地分布在天球上,表明可能是宇宙学起源. Wang(2008)提出一种新的、由AGN的辐射反馈驱动的γ射线辐射过程,辐射的能量峰值落在1GeV-0.1TeV之间,光度典型值达到1042-1043ergs s-1.射电宁静类星体中的这种辐射过程使得它们成为潜在的γ辐射源,并对γ背景产生贡献.考虑逆康普顿散射的种子光子分别来自类星体吸积盘和宇宙微波背景这两种情况,发现前一种情况在～1GeV处贡献了78%-92%的背景辐射强度,后一种情况的贡献可以忽略.射电宁静类星体很可能成为对1GeV附近,γ射线背景贡献最大的天体.     

4C 21.35的γ射线光变特征及其与射电光变的相关性

利用从2008年8月5日到2013年10月23日Fermi-LAT的观测数据,对4C 21.35的100 MeV到300 GeV的γ射线数据进行了分析,总结了1天bin情况下的光变特征,并在3小时bin的基础上详细研究了所选的11个大的爆发,得到了5.4 h的最短光变时标。先用对射电光变曲线减去一个线性增长,再通过相关分析得到100 MeVE300 GeV的γ射线光变领先于15 GHz射电光变351.2_(38.0)~(13.8)d,并用γ射线辐射区对于射电辐射是光学厚对其加以解释,从而在辐射区匀速运动的假设下得到,这样的时延对应着γ射线辐射区到射电光学薄区域的距离为△r≈44.4 pc。通过与VLBA观测得到的15 GHz射电核的半径相比较,得到辐射区向外运动过程中可能存在减速的结论。     

类星体3C 273光学波段的周期分析

搜集了类星体3C 273在光学B波段近100 yr的数据,得出光变曲线,并在此基础上应用Period04软件对它的光变周期进行了分析.发现光变曲线中存在周期为T1=2.06 yr、T2=13.03 yr及T3=21.15 yr的3个光变周期,这与Fan等人的结论(3C 273的光学B波段存在2.0 yr、(13.65±0.20)yr及(22.5±2.0)yr的周期)基本上是一致的.然后用这3个周期再次拟合观测数据做一个周期反演,周期拟合曲线与观测数据的爆发周期规律基本一致,说明这3个周期是比较可靠的.并通过其长周期可以得出其中心黑洞质量为M=1.87×106M⊙,最后讨论了其中心黑洞质量以及3C 273产生这种周期的可能机制.     

Comparison and Analysis of the Light Variations of 3C 273, 3C 279 and 3C 345

The blazar 3C 345 is quite similar to the γ-ray blazar 3C 279 in respect of redshift, spectral energy distribution from the radio to the X-ray wave band, and so on. However, it was not detected by EGRET. We compared the differences and similarities between 3C 345 and the γ-ray sources 3C 279 and 3C 273 in respect of variation amplitudes (in the 8 GHz, 22 GHz, 37 GHz and B band), the smallest variation time scales in the optical and the time lags between different bands to search possible reason for the lack of the γ-ray radiation in 3C 345. From our analyses it is found that the variation amplitudes in the radio band for 3C 345 and 3C 279 are quite similar; the variation amplitudes in the optical wave band gradually decrease in the order 3C 279, 3C 345 and 3C 273, and variations on the order of days are found in these three sources. It is also found that the time lag in 3C 345 is much longer than that in 3C 279 and is approximately the same as that in 3C 273. Based on the similarity of other observational properties between 3C 345 and 3C 273, such as the presence of the big blue bump and their comparable infrared luminosities, it is proposed that the spectral energy distribution and the luminosity in the γ-ray band for 3C 345 are similar to those for 3C 273. It is indicated by our simple calculations that if 3C 273 has a similar redshift to that of 3C 345, then even at the burst state, EGRET could not detect any radiations from 3C 273. This might be the reason why 3C 345 had never been detected by EGRET.     

A VLBI Study of Compact Steep Spectrum Sources 3C43, 3C48 and 3C454

We used the VLBA(NRAO, USA) and made VLBI observations towards the compact steep spectrum sources 3C43, 3C48 and 3C454 at the central frequency 1.6 GHz, and obtained their total flux density maps and information on the structures of their components. By comparison with the previous data, we analyzed the variations of their flux densities as well as the displacements of their components. It is found that the total flux density of the source 3C43, as well as the flux densities and relative positions of its components are quite stable in 14 years. For the source 3C454, the total flux density and the flux densities of its components are also relatively stable, but two of the components moved away from the central core with superluminal velocities of 21.6c and 17.7c. Fitted to their flux densities at 4 L-band frequencies, the spectral indexes of the sources 3C43 and 3C454 were obtained to be 0.63 and 0.86, respectively, in good agreement with previous results, and consistent with the definition of α ≥0.5 for compact steep spectrum sources.     

Neutral-neutral reactions for the formation of C3O and C3S

We investigate, neutral-neutral radiative association reactions (C₂+CO) and (C₂+CS) for the formation of C₃O and C₃S respectively by DFT. Both the reactions are spin allowed and found to be exothermic and barrierless in nature. The product of these reactions are perfectly linear and the calculated rotational transitions are in good agreement with earlier published data. At the DFT/TZ2P level, the difference between the calculated rotational constant and experimental one is 0.064 % for C₃O and 0.16 % for C₃S. We also discussed the intrinsic and relative stability of these molecules.     

Structure investigations of 3C 196 and 3C 280 in the decameter waveband

Observational results are presented concerning the structure of the quasar 3C 196 and the radio galaxy 3C 280 at 20 and 25 MHz, obtained by the scintillation method with the URAN-1 interferometer. Angular dimensions of the scintillating components and extended regions of the sources have been evaluated. In the case of the quasar 3C 196, the effective angular size of the scintillating component equals 2±1 _. 5 and that of the extended region 18×25.The contribution of the compact component into the total radiation flux is 0.46±0.20. Spectra of the structural formations in 3C 196 have been obtained in the range 20–5000 MHz.For the radio galaxy 3C 280 the effective angular size of the scintillating component equals 1 _. 5±1 _. 2. and that of the extended region exceeds 10 _. The contribution into the total flux due to the scintillating part is 0.35±0.20.The data obtained are analyzed together with the results measured at higher frequencies. It is pointed out that in a wide frequency range, the effect of wave scattering in the interstellar medium does not exceed measurement errors,hence bringing about no increase in the compact component sizes of the sources observed.     

Calculations concerning interstellar isomeric abundance ratios for C3H and C3H2

The syntheses of interstellar c-C3H2, H2CCC, c-C3H, and HCCC, where "c" stands for the cyclic isomer, are thought to proceed via dissociative recombination of the precursor ions c-C3H3+ and H2CCCH+, which are themselves produced mainly via the radiative association reaction between C3H+ and H2. We have utilized ab initio methods to study the potential energy surface (PES) for the association of the linear ion C3H+ and H2 to form the isomers c-C3H3+ and H2CCCH+. The overall rate coefficient for radiative association has been calculated as a function of temperature via the phase space method. Our ab initio calculations show that the H2CCCH+ isomer is formed directly without an activation barrier from reactants, and that isomerization between the two isomers can occur readily via a low-energy pathway consisting of two transition states (saddle points on the PES) and one intermediate (local minimum on the PES). Calculations of the equilibrium coefficient for the isomerization H2CCCH+ <-> c-C3H3+ as a function of energy shows that equal abundances of these two ions should be produced as relaxation proceeds, in agreement with experimental measurements at high pressure. Our results confirm the important point that a simple ion-molecule association reaction can produce a cyclic hydrocarbon. If dissociative recombination reactions involving c-C3H3+ and H2CCCH+ maintain the carbon skeletal structure of the ions and produce roughly similar C3H/C3H2 branching ratios, then abundance ratios of unity are produced between the cyclic and noncyclic isomers of C3H and C3H2 via this mechanism. The large abundance ratio of c-C3H2 to H2CCC observed in TMC-1 can then be explained by differential destruction rates.     

XMM–Newton observations of the hot-gas atmospheres of 3C 66B and 3C 449

We present new XMM–Newton observations of the hot-gas environments of two low-power twin-jet radio galaxies, 3C 66B and 3C 449, showing direct evidence for the interactions between X-ray-emitting gas and radio plasma that are thought to determine the large-scale radio structure of these sources. The temperatures that we measure for the two environments are significantly higher than those predicted by standard luminosity–temperature relations for clusters and groups. We show that luminosity–temperature relations for radio-quiet and radio-loud X-ray groups differ, in the sense that radio-source heating may operate in most groups containing radio galaxies. If the radio lobes are expanding subsonically, we find minimum ages of  3 × 10⁸ yr  for 3C 66B, and  5 × 10⁸ yr  for 3C 449, older than the values obtained from spectral ageing, which would give the radio source sufficient time to heat the groups to the observed temperatures for plausible values of the jet power. The external pressures in the atmospheres of both radio galaxies are an order of magnitude higher than equipartition estimates of their radio-lobe pressures, confirming that the radio lobes either are out of equipartition or require a pressure contribution from non-radiating particles. Constraints from the level of X-ray emission we measure from the radio lobes allow us to conclude that a departure from equipartition must be in the direction of magnetic domination, and that the most plausible candidates for a particle contribution to lobe pressure are relativistic protons, an additional population of low-energy electrons, or entrained and heated thermal material.