THE ULTRAVIOLET TO NEAR-INFRARED SPECTRAL FLUX DISTRIBUTION OF 4 BL LACERTAE

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作者
FALOMO, R
TREVES, A
CHIAPPETTI, L
MARASCHI, L
PIAN, E
TANZI, EG
机构
[1] SCUOLA INT SUPER STUDI AVANZATI,I-34014 TRIESTE,ITALY
[2] CNR,1ST FIS COSM,I-20133 MILAN,ITALY
[3] UNIV GENOA,DIPARTIMENTO FIS,I-16126 GENOA,ITALY
关键词
BL LACERTAE OBJECTS; GENERAL; INFRARED; GALAXIES; ULTRAVIOLET;
D O I
10.1086/172154
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P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
We report on simultaneous UV, optical, and near-IR observations of four BL Lac objects. For three objects (PKS 0118-27, PKS 0301-24, and PKS 1538 + 14), we find that the spectral flux distribution from 8 x 10(13) to 2.5 x 10(15) Hz is well described by a single power law with spectral index alpha(nu) = 1.2, alpha(nu) = 1.0, and alpha(nu) = 1.3, respectively. For H0323 + 02, after subtraction of the contribution due to the host galaxy, the spectral emission is again consistent with a single, flatter power law, alpha(nu) = 0.78.
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