Authenticating the Presence of a Relativistic Massive Black Hole Binary in OJ 287 Using Its General Relativity Centenary Flare: Improved Orbital Parameters

被引：74

作者：

Dey, Lankeswar ^{[1
]}

Valtonen, M. J. ^{[2
,3
]}

Gopakumar, A. ^{[1
]}

Zola, S. ^{[4
,5
]}

Hudec, R. ^{[6
,7
]}

Pihajoki, P. ^{[8
]}

Ciprini, S. ^{[9
,10
]}

Matsumoto, K. ^{[11
]}

Sadakane, K. ^{[11
]}

Kidger, M. ^{[12
]}

Nilsson, K. ^{[2
]}

Mikkola, S. ^{[3
]}

Sillanpaa, A. ^{[3
]}

Takalo, L. O. ^{[3
]}

Lehto, H. J. ^{[3
]}

Berdyugin, A. ^{[3
]}

Piirola, V. ^{[2
,3
]}

Jermak, H. ^{[13
]}

Baliyan, K. S. ^{[14
]}

Pursimo, T. ^{[15
]}

Caton, D. B. ^{[16
]}

Alicavus, F. ^{[17
,18
,19
]}

Baransky, A. ^{[20
]}

Blay, P. ^{[21
]}

Boumis, P. ^{[22
]}

Boyd, D. ^{[23
]}

Campas Torrent, M. ^{[24
]}

Campos, F. ^{[25
]}

Carrillo Gomez, J. ^{[26
]}

Chandra, S. ^{[27
]}

Chavushyan, V. ^{[28
]}

Dalessio, J. ^{[29
]}

Debski, B. ^{[30
]}

Drozdz, M. ^{[31
]}

Er, H. ^{[32
]}

Erdem, A. ^{[17
,18
,19
]}

Escartin Perez, A. ^{[33
]}

Ramazani, V. Fallah ^{[3
]}

Filippenko, A. V. ^{[34
,35
]}

Gafton, E. ^{[36
,37
]}

Ganesh, S. ^{[14
]}

Garcia, F. ^{[38
]}

Gazeas, K. ^{[39
]}

Godunova, V. ^{[40
]}

Gomez Pinilla, F. ^{[41
]}

Gopinathan, M. ^{[42
]}

Haislip, J. B. ^{[43
]}

Harmanen, J. ^{[3
]}

Hurst, G. ^{[44
]}

Janik, J. ^{[45
]}

机构：

[1] Tata Inst Fundamental Res, Dept Astron & Astrophys, Mumbai 400005, Maharashtra, India

[2] Univ Turku, Finnish Ctr Astron ESO, Turku, Finland

[3] Univ Turku, Dept Phys & Astron, Tuorla Observ, Turku, Finland

[4] Jagiellonian Univ, Astron Observ, Ul Orla 171, PL-30244 Krakow, Poland

[5] Pedag Univ, Mt Suhora Astron Observ, Ul Podchorazych 2, PL-30084 Krakow, Poland

[6] Czech Tech Univ, Fac Elect Engn, Tech 2, Prague 16627, Czech Republic

[7] Kazan Fed Univ, Engelhardt Astron Observ, Kremlyovskaya St 18, Kazan 420008, Russia

[8] Univ Helsinki, Dept Phys, Gustaf Hallstromin Katu 2a, FI-00560 Helsinki, Finland

[9] Space Sci Data Ctr Agenzia Spaziale Italiana, Via Politecn Snc, I-00133 Rome, Italy

[10] Inst Nazl Fis Nucl, Sez Perugia, I-06123 Perugia, Italy

[11] Osaka Kyoiku Univ, Astron Inst, 4-698 Asahigaoka, Kashiwara, Osaka 5828582, Japan

[12] European Space Agcy, Herschel Sci Ctr, ESAC, Villanueva Canada, E-28691 Madrid, Spain

[13] Liverpool John Moores Univ, Astrophys Res Inst, IC2, Liverpool Sci Pk,Brownlow Hill, Liverpool L3 5RF, Merseyside, England

[14] Phys Res Lab, Ahmadabad 380009, Gujarat, India

[15] Nord Opt Telescope, Apartado 474, E-38700 Santa Cruz De Palma, Spain

[16] Appalachian State Univ, Dept Phys & Astron, Dark Sky Observ, Boone, NC 28608 USA

[17] Canakkale Onsekiz Mart Univ, Fac Arts & Sci, Dept Phys, TR-17100 Canakkale, Turkey

[18] Canakkale Onsekiz Mart Univ, Astrophys Res Ctr, TR-17100 Canakkale, Turkey

[19] Canakkale Onsekiz Mart Univ, Ulupinar Observ, TR-17100 Canakkale, Turkey

[20] Taras Shevshenko Natl Univ Kyiv, Astron Observ 20, Observatorna Str 3, UA-04053 Kiev, Ukraine

[21] Valencian Int Univ, E-46002 Valencia, Spain

[22] Natl Observ Athens, Inst Astron Astrophys Space Applicat & Remote Sen, Metaxa & Vas Pavlou St, GR-15236 Athens, Greece

[23] BAA Variable Star Sect, 5 Silver Lane, West Challow OX12 9TX, Wantage, England

[24] C Jaume Balmes 24, E-08348 Barcelona, Spain

[25] C Riera 1 1 3, Barcelona, Spain

[26] Carretera Martos 28 Primero Fuensanta, Jaen, Spain

[27] North West Univ, Ctr Space Res, Private Bag X6001,North West Univ, ZA-2520 Potchefstroom, South Africa

[28] Inst Nacl Astrofis Opt & Electr, Apartado Postal 51-216, Puebla 72000, Mexico

[29] Univ Delaware, Dept Phys & Astron, Newark, DE 19716 USA

[30] Jagiellonian Univ, Astron Observ, Ul Orla 171, PL-30244 Krakow, Poland

[31] Pedag Univ, Mt Suhora Observ, Ul Podchorazych 2, PL-30084 Krakow, Poland

[32] Ataturk Univ, Dept Astron & Astrophys, TR-25240 Erzurum, Turkey

[33] Aritz Bidea 8 4B, E-48100 Mungia Bizkaia, Spain

[34] Univ Calif Berkeley, Dept Astron, Berkeley, CA 94720 USA

[35] Univ Calif Berkeley, Miller Inst Basic Res Sci, Berkeley, CA 94720 USA

[36] Stockholm Univ, AlbaNova, Dept Astron, SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden

[37] Stockholm Univ, AlbaNova, Oskar Klein Ctr, SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden

[38] Munas Arriba La Vara, Valdes MPC J38, E-33780 Valdes, Asturias, Spain

[39] Natl & Kapodistrian Univ Athens, Dept Astrophys Astron & Mech, GR-15784 Athens, Greece

[40] NASU, ICAMER Observ, 27 Acad Zabolotnoho Str, UA-03143 Kiev, Ukraine

[41] C Concejo Teverga 9,1C, E-28053 Madrid, Spain

[42] Aryabhatta Res Inst Observat Sci ARIES, Naini Tal 263002, India

[43] Univ North Carolina Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 USA

[44] 16 Westminster Close, Basingstoke RG22 4PP, Hants, England

[45] Masaryk Univ, Dept Theoret Phys & Astrophys, Kotlarska 2, Brno 61137, Czech Republic

[46] Czech Acad Sci, Astron Inst, Ondrejov 25165, Czech Republic

[47] Czech Tech Univ, Fac Elect Engn, Prague, Czech Republic

[48] Tohoku Univ, Planetary Plasma & Atmospher Res Ctr, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan

[49] Isaac Newton Grp Telescopes, Apartado Correos 321, E-38700 Santa Cruz De La Palma, Spain

[50] Univ Alabama, Dept Phys & Astron, Box 870324, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487 USA

来源：

ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL | 2018年 / 866卷 / 01期

基金：

美国国家科学基金会; 芬兰科学院;

关键词：

black hole physics; gravitation; quasars: general; quasars: individual (OJ 287); GRAVITATIONAL-RADIATION REACTION; COMPACT BINARIES; WAVE-FORM; OJ-287; SPIN; SYSTEMS; OUTBURSTS; ENERGY; MASSES; OJ287;

D O I：

10.3847/1538-4357/aadd95

中图分类号：

P1 [天文学];

学科分类号：

0704 ;

摘要：

Results from regular monitoring of relativistic compact binaries like PSR 1913+16 are consistent with the dominant (quadrupole) order emission of gravitational waves (GWs). We show that observations associated with the binary black hole (BBH) central engine of blazar OJ 287 demand the inclusion of gravitational radiation reaction effects beyond the quadrupolar order. It turns out that even the effects of certain hereditary contributions to GW emission are required to predict impact flare timings of OJ 287. We develop an approach that incorporates this effect into the BBH model for OJ 287. This allows us to demonstrate an excellent agreement between the observed impact flare timings and those predicted from ten orbital cycles of the BBH central engine model. The deduced rate of orbital period decay is nine orders of magnitude higher than the observed rate in PSR 1913+16, demonstrating again the relativistic nature of OJ 287's central engine. Finally, we argue that precise timing of the predicted 2019 impact flare should allow a test of the celebrated black hole "no-hair theorem" at the 10% level.

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