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A connection between γ -ray and parsec-scale radio flares in the blazar 3C 273.
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Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society . Jul2017, Vol. 468 Issue 4, p4478-4493. 16p. - Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- We present a comprehensive 5-43 GHz VLBA study of the blazar 3C 273 initiated after an onset of a strong γ -ray flare in this source. We have analysed the kinematics of newborn components, light curves and position of the apparent core to pinpoint the location of the γ -ray emission. Estimated location of the γ -ray emission zone is close to the jet apex, 2-7 pc upstream from the observed 7mmcore. This is supported by ejection of a new component. The apparent core position was found to be inversely proportional to frequency. The brightness temperature in the 7 mm core reached values up to at least 1013 K during the flare. This supports the dominance of particle energy density over that of magnetic field in the 7 mm core. Particle density increased during the radio flare at the apparent jet base, affecting synchrotron opacity. This manifested itself as an apparent core shuttle along the jet during the 7 mm flare. It is also shown that a region where optical depth decreases from τ ∼ 1 to τ ⪡ 1 spans over several parsecs along the jet. The jet bulk flow speed estimated at the level of 12c on the basis of time lags between 7 mm light curves of stationary jet features is 1.5 times higher than that derived from very long baseline interferometry apparent kinematics analysis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00358711
- Volume :
- 468
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 123472028
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stx710