The Optical-X-Ray Gamma-Ray Spectral Energy Distributions of Gev Gamma-Ray Loud Blazars and Connection Among LBs, HBLs and FSRQs
Abstract
In this paper, we introduce a new composite spectral indices αγxγ = αxγ - αγ, and prove α {γ x γ }ob = α xγ ob - α γ = α {γ x}in - α γ = α {γ x γ }in, that means αγxγ is intrinsic. We plot a αxox - αγxγ diagram for 25 Gev γ-ray blazars for which αx and αγ have been provided in the literature, where αxox = αox-αx which was introduced by Sambruna et al. (1996) and proved that it is intrinsic by our previous paper (Xie et al. 2001). Using this new composite color color (αxox - αγxγ) diagram, we investigated the nature of the HBLs LBLs relationship, and the BL Lacs FSRQs relationship, in high-energy emission. The results show that the spectral energy distributions of three subclasses of Gev γ-ray loud blazars are different, but essentially continuous: HBLs and FSRQs occupy separated regions while LBLs bridge the gap between HBLs and FSRQs. The results are consistent with that derived from a low energy color color(αxox - αoro) diagram by Sambruna et al. (1996) and Xie et al. (2001). However, on the αox - αxγ diagram, FSRQs, LBLs and HBLs occupy same region. Because both αγxγ and αxox are intrinsic, thus, the new connection among HBLs, LBLs and FSRQs obtained by us is intrinsic.
- Publication:
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International Journal of Modern Physics D
- Pub Date:
- 2003
- DOI:
- 10.1142/S0218271803003451
- Bibcode:
- 2003IJMPD..12..781X
- Keywords:
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- Active galactic nuclei;
- blazars;
- spectral energy distributions