A SIGNATURE OF RELATIVISTIC ELECTRON-POSITRON BEAMS IN BL LACERTAE OBJECTS

被引:13
作者
XIE, GZ
LIU, BF
WANG, JC
机构
[1] CCAST,WORLD LAB,CTR THEORET PHYS,BEIJING,PEOPLES R CHINA
[2] YUNNAN UNIV,KUNMING 650091,PEOPLES R CHINA
关键词
BL LACERTAE OBJECTS; GENERAL; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; GALAXIES; JETS; RADIATION MECHANISMS; NONTHERMAL;
D O I
10.1086/176463
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
BL Lacertae objects have been observed to vary in all wavebands on various timescales ranging from years to hours. Compton Gamma Ray Observatory (CGRO) observations have revealed intense gamma-ray emission from several BL Lac Objects. We show here that there is a significant correlation between the Doppler-corrected minimal X-ray luminosity and the equivalent timescale of X-ray variability extrapolated from the observed optical variability for BL Lac objects. We interpret this as evidence for relativistic electron-positron beams in BL Lac objects.
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页码:50 / 54
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