X-RAY-SPECTRA OF BLAZARS - ANALYSIS OF THE COMPLETE EXOSTAT ARCHIVE

被引:53
作者
SAMBRUNA, RM
BARR, P
GIOMMI, P
MARASCHI, L
TAGLIAFERRI, G
TREVES, A
机构
[1] SCUOLA INT SUPER STUDI AVANZATI,TRIESTE,ITALY
[2] ESTEC,EUROPEAN SPACE AGCY,ISO OBSERV,NOORDWIJK,NETHERLANDS
[3] EUROPEAN SPACE INFORMAT SYST,FRASCATI,ITALY
[4] UNIV GENOA,DIPARTIMENTO FIS,GENOA,ITALY
[5] OSSERV ASTRON MILANO,MILAN,ITALY
关键词
BL LACERTAE OBJECTS; GENERAL; QUASARS; X-RAYS; GALAXIES;
D O I
10.1086/192102
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
We analyzed the 0.1-10 keV spectra of 26 blazars(21 BL Lac objects and 5 highly polarized quasars), on the basis of 93 exposures taken from the EXOSAT archives. Fits were performed first with a single power-law model. Indications are found that better fits can be obtained with models where the slope steepens at higher energies. We therefore considered a broken power law and found that in a large fraction of the spectra the fit is significantly improved. Fits with a power law + oxygen edge at 0.6 keV are also explored.
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页码:371 / 385
页数:15
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