论文标题
2003-2019通过整体SPI监测螃蟹排放,反之亦然
2003-2019 Monitoring of the Crab emission through INTEGRAL SPI, or vice versa
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论文摘要
许多仪器将螃蟹星云用作校准来源,特别是在高能的校准来源,它是最亮的天体物体之一。自2002年10月以来,光谱仪积分SPI(20 KEV -8 MEV)正在运行,提供了一个专门针对该来源的大型数据集,每年计划两次常规广告系列。我们已经分析了可用数据,以长期量表量化源行为,并检查时间表的稳定性水平。结果,对于覆盖20 keV -400 keV能量域的宽带,源通量可变性似乎在+/- 5%以下的+/- 5%之内包含,而统计数据限制了任何公司结论。在光谱形状方面,频带模型对观察到的20 keV和2.2 MeV之间的发射提供了很好的描述。平均频谱最佳拟合参数对应于1.99 +/- 0.01的低能斜率,高能坡度为-2.32 +/- 0.02和531 +/- 50 keV的特征能量E C,以描述连接两种功率定律的曲率。然后,已经确定了频谱参数在革命时间尺度上(〜1至2天),它们的稳定性确认了源排放稳定性。 作为互补的结果,这项研究表明,在运行17年后,SPI仪器效率保持在其初始值的5%之内。
The Crab Nebula is used by many instruments as a calibration source, in particular at high energy, where it is one of the brightest celestial object. The spectrometer INTEGRAL SPI (20 keV - 8 MeV), in operation since October 2002, offers a large dataset dedicated to this source, with regular campaigns planned twice per year. We have analyzed the available data to quantify the source behavior on a long term scale and examine the stability level on timescales from hour to years. As a result, the source flux variability appears to be contained within less than +/- 5% around a ~ 20 yr mean value, for broad bands covering the 20 keV - 400 keV energy domain, above which statistic limits any firm conclusion. In term of spectral shape, the Band model provides a good description of the observed emission between 20 keV and 2.2 MeV. The averaged spectrum best fit parameters correspond to a low energy slope of 1.99 +/- 0.01, a high energy slope of -2.32 +/- 0.02 and a characteristic energy E c of 531 +/- 50 keV to describe the curvature joining both power laws. The spectral parameters have then been determined on the revolution timescale (~ 1 to 2 days) and their steadiness confirms the source emission stability. As a complementary result, this study demonstrates that the SPI instrument efficiency remains within 5% of its initial value, after 17 years of operation.