Model-independent Redshift Estimation of BL Lac Objects through VHE Observations
High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
2022-02-23 v1
Abstract
The very high energy (VHE) gamma-ray spectral indices of blazars show strong correlation with the source redshift. Absence of any such correlation in low energy gamma rays and X-rays indicate the presence of Extragalactic Background Light (EBL) induced absorption of VHE gamma rays. By employing a linear regression analysis, this observational feature of blazars is used to constrain the redshift of BL Lac objects which was unknown/uncertain earlier. Additionally, we also compare the observed VHE spectral index-redshift correlation with the ones predicted from commonly adopted EBL models. Our study highlights the deviation of the EBL model based predictions from the observation especially at high redshifts.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2110.15953,
title = {Model-independent Redshift Estimation of BL Lac Objects through VHE Observations},
author = {Malik Zahoor and Sunder Sahayanathan and Shah Zahir and Naseer Iqbal and Aaqib Manzoor and Nilay Bhatt},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2110.15953},
year = {2022}
}
Comments
Accepted for publication in MNRAS