GeV $\gamma$-ray Emission of Compact Steep-Spectrum Source 4C +39.23B
Abstract
Thirteen yr observation data of 4FGL J0824.9+3915 with the Large Area Telescope on board the Fermi Gamma Ray Space Telescope (Fermi/LAT) are analyzed for revisiting whether 4C +39.23B, a compact steep-spectrum (CSS) source closed to a flat-spectrum radio quasar (FSRQ) 4C +39.23A in the -ray emitting region of 4FGL J0824.9+3915, is a -ray emitter. We find that the time-integrated -ray emission of 4FGL J0824.9+3915 is overwhelmingly dominated by 4C +39.23A. It shows significant variability at a 6.7 confidence level and the average -ray flux in the 0.1--300 GeV energy band is ph cm s with a power-law photon spectral index of . During MJD 57500--58500, 4FGL J0824.9+3915 is in a low state with a steady -ray flux. Analyzed the Fermi/LAT observation data in this time interval, it is found that the TS values of the -ray emission from 4C +39.23A and 4C +39.23B are and , respectively, indicating that the -ray emission in this time interval is dominated by the CSS 4C +39.23B. The derived average flux in this time interval for 4C +39.23B is ph cm s with . Attributing the spectral energy distribution (SED) of 4C +39.23B to the radiations from its core and extended region, we show that the SED can be represented with a two-zone leptonic model. Its -ray emission is contributed by the core region. The derived magnetic field strength and Doppler boosting factor of the core are 0.13 G and 6.5. Comparing 4C +39.23B with other -emitting CSSs and compact symmetric objects (CSOs) in the plane, it resembles CSSs.
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@article{arxiv.2202.04852,
title = {GeV $\gamma$-ray Emission of Compact Steep-Spectrum Source 4C +39.23B},
author = {Ying Gu and Hai-Ming Zhang and Ying-Ying Gan and Jin Zhang and Xiao-Na Sun and En-Wei Liang},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2202.04852},
year = {2022}
}
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12 Pages, 6 Figures, 2 Tables, accepted for publication in ApJ