袁聿海, 陳新兵

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3C345的射電偏振變化

袁聿海, 陳新兵

(廣州大學(xué) 實驗中心, 廣東, 廣州, 510005)

基于密歇根大學(xué)射電天文臺數(shù)據(jù)庫(University of Michigan Radio Observatory Datebase—UMRAO), 分析了3C345在射電波段的偏振性質(zhì). 利用功率譜方法得到其在4.8、8和14.5 GHz處的長期偏振變化的周期分別為: 11.1±1.7、11.8±1.5和10.9±1.6 yr.

blazer; 3C345; 偏振變化

3C345是一個blazar, 紅移= 0.595[1]. 該源的射電結(jié)構(gòu)以平譜的射電核為主導(dǎo), 具有單邊的噴流[2]. 該源包含延展的射電結(jié)構(gòu), 具有從sub-pc到kpc的尺度[3].

一些作者分析了3C345的長期光變性質(zhì). Webb等(1988)發(fā)現(xiàn)光學(xué)波段的光變周期是5.6 yr和11.4 yr[12]. Zhang, Xie和Bai(1998)得到光學(xué)波段的光變周期是10.1±0.8 yr[13]. Dong 等(2010)利用光學(xué)波段的光變曲線得到其變化周期是4.54 yr和9.59 yr[14]. Wang和Yang(2010)發(fā)現(xiàn)在22 GHz波段的光變周期是8.8 yr[15]. Fan 等(2007)利用相同數(shù)據(jù)庫的光變數(shù)據(jù), 得到在8 GHz的光變周期是11.3±0.4 yr, 在14.5 GHz的光變周期是10.9±0.7 yr[16].

但有關(guān)3C345長期偏振變化的研究還沒有, 而這正是本文的研究重點.

1 偏振數(shù)據(jù)

偏振數(shù)據(jù)來自UMRAO數(shù)據(jù)庫(University of Michigan Radiio Astronomy Observatory Database). 該數(shù)據(jù)庫提供了許多blazars的偏振測光數(shù)據(jù). 3C345的偏振數(shù)據(jù)顯示: 在4.8 GHz, 存在691個觀測數(shù)據(jù), 其范圍從(0.53±0.16)%到(6.56±0.17)%, 平均值是(3.53±1.23)%; 在8 GHz, 存在919個觀測數(shù)據(jù), 其范圍從(0.27± 0.14)%到(6.21±0.36)%, 平均值是(2.69±1.06)%; 在14.5 GHz處, 存在694個觀測數(shù)據(jù), 其范圍從(0.14± 0.12)%到(5.41±0.69)%, 平均值(2.51±1.19)%.

圖1 3C345在4.8 GHz的偏振變化

圖2 3C345在8 GHz的偏振變

圖3 3C345在14.5 GHz的偏振變化

圖4 利用PS得到在4.8GHz的偏振周期

2 方法和結(jié)果

利用功率譜方法(PS)來計算3C345在3個波段的射電偏振變化[17], 再利用HMHW(半高半寬)得到相應(yīng)誤差.

圖5 利用PS得到在8 GHz的偏振周期

圖6 利用PS得到在14.5 GHz的偏振周期

3 討論和結(jié)論

Wallinder(1992)[18]提出利用blazar的時標(biāo)性質(zhì)來分析薄吸積盤的熱不穩(wěn)定性, 其表述可簡單概括如下:

本文, 我們利用功率譜方法來分析了Blazar 3C345長期偏振變化的周期性質(zhì), 結(jié)果顯示其變化周期是: 在4.8 GHz,4.8 GHz=11.1±1.7 yr; 在8 GHz,8 GHz=11.8±1.5 yr; 在14.5 GHz,14.5 GHz=10.9±1.6 yr.

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The radio polarized variability of 3C345

YUAN Yu-hai, CHEN Xin-bing

(Center for Experiment of Guangzhou University, Guangdong, Guangzhou, 510006)

Based on the database of University of Michigan Radio Observatory (UMRAO), We analyze the long-term polarized variability of 3C345. Using the method of the power spectrum, we obtain the periodicities of the polarized variability at three bands, which are P4.8GHz=11.1±1.7 year, P8GHz=11.8±1.5 year, P14.5GHz=10.9±1.6 year.

blazer; 3C345; polarized variability

10.3969/j.issn.1672-6146.2012.03.005

P 142

1672-6146(2012)03-0015-03

2012-09-01

國家自然科學(xué)基金(10633010)

袁聿海(1980-), 男, 實驗師, 博士,研究方向: 天體物理. E-mail: yh_yuan@gzhu.edu.cn

(責(zé)任編校 :劉曉霞)