Gamma-Ray and Parsec-Scale Jet Properties of a Complete Sample of Blazars From the MOJAVE Program

M. L. Lister; M. Aller; H. Aller; T. Hovatta; K. I. Kellermann; Y.Y. Kovalev; E. T. Meyer; A. B. Pushkarev; E. Ros; For The Mojave Collaboration; Markus Ackermann; E. Antolini; Luca Baldini; Jean Ballet; Guido Barbiellini; D. Bastieri; K. Bechtol; R. Bellazzini; B. Berenji; R. D. Blandford; E. D. Bloom; M. Boeck; E. Bonamente; A. W. Borgland; J. Bregeon; M. Brigida; Pascal Bruel; R. Buehler; S. Buson; G. A. Caliandro; R. A. Cameron; P. A. Caraveo; J. M. Casandjian; E. Cavazzuti; C. Cecchi; C. S. Chang; E. Charles; A. Chekhtman; C. C. Cheung; J. Chiang; S. Ciprini; R. Claus; J. Cohen-Tanugi; J. Conrad; S. Cutini; F. de Palma; C. D. Dermer; E. Do Couto E Silva; P. S. Drell; A. Drlica-Wagner; C. Favuzzi; S. J. Fegan; E. C. Ferrara; J. Finke; W. B. Focke; P. Fortin; Y. Fukazawa; P. Fusco; F. Gargano; D. Gasparrini; N. Gehrels; S. Germani; N. Giglietto; F. Giordano; M. Giroletti; T. Glanzman; G. Godfrey; I. A. Grenier; S. Guiriec; D. Hadasch; M. Hayashida; E. Hays; D. Horan; R. E. Hughes; G. Jóhannesson; A. S. Johnson; M. Kadler; H. Katagiri; J. Kataoka; Jürgen Knödlseder; M. Kuss; J. Lande; F. Longo; F. Loparco; B. Lott; M. N. Lovellette; P. Lubrano; G. M. Madejski; M. N. Mazziotta; W. Mcconville; J. E. Mcenery; J. Mehault; P. F. Michelson; T. Mizuno; C. Monte; M. E. Monzani; A. Morselli; I. V. Moskalenko; S. Murgia; M. Naumann-Godo; S. Nishino; P. L. Nolan; J. P. Norris; E. Nuss; M. Ohno; T. Ohsugi; A. Okumura; N. Omodei; E. Orlando; M. Ozaki; D. Paneque; D. Parent; M. Pesce-Rollins; M. Pierbattista; F. Piron; G. Pivato; S. Rainò; A. Readhead; A. Reimer; O. Reimer; J. L. Richards; S. Ritz; H. F.-W. Sadrozinski; C. Sgrò; M. S. Shaw; E. J. Siskind; G. Spandre; P. Spinelli; H. Takahashi; T. Tanaka; J. G. Thayer; J. B. Thayer; D. J. Thompson; G. Tosti; A. Tramacere; E. Troja; T. L. Usher; J. Vandenbroucke; V. Vasileiou; G. Vianello; V. Vitale; A. P. Waite; P. Wang; B. L. Winer; K. S. Wood; S. Zimmer

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Gamma-Ray and Parsec-Scale Jet Properties of a Complete Sample of Blazars From the MOJAVE Program

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Gamma-Ray and Parsec-Scale Jet Properties of a Complete Sample of Blazars From the MOJAVE Program

M. L. Lister, M. Aller, H. Aller, T. Hovatta, K. I. Kellermann, Y.Y. Kovalev, E. T. Meyer, A. B. Pushkarev, E. Ros, For The Mojave Collaboration, …

The Astronomical Journal, Vol.742

20/11/2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637X/742/1/27

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We investigate the Fermi LAT gamma-ray and 15 GHz VLBA radio properties of a joint gamma-ray- and radio-selected sample of AGNs obtained during the first 11 months of the Fermi mission (2008 Aug 4 - 2009 Jul 5). Our sample contains the brightest 173 AGNs in these bands above declination -30 deg. during this period, and thus probes the full range of gamma-ray loudness (gamma-ray to radio band luminosity ratio) in the bright blazar population. The latter quantity spans at least four orders of magnitude, reflecting a wide range of spectral energy distribution (SED) parameters in the bright blazar population. The BL Lac objects, however, display a linear correlation of increasing gamma-ray loudness with synchrotron SED peak frequency, suggesting a universal SED shape for objects of this class. The synchrotron self-Compton model is favored for the gamma-ray emission in these BL Lacs over external seed photon models, since the latter predict a dependence of Compton dominance on Doppler factor that would destroy any observed synchrotron SED peak - gamma-ray loudness correlation. The high-synchrotron peaked (HSP) BL Lac objects are distinguished by lower than average radio core brightness temperatures, and none display large radio modulation indices or high linear core polarization levels. No equivalent trends are seen for the flat-spectrum radio quasars (FSRQ) in our sample. Given the association of such properties with relativistic beaming, we suggest that the HSP BL Lacs have generally lower Doppler factors than the lower-synchrotron peaked BL Lacs or FSRQs in our sample.

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Title: Gamma-Ray and Parsec-Scale Jet Properties of a Complete Sample of Blazars From the MOJAVE Program
Creators - without role: M. L. Lister
M. Aller - University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
H. Aller - University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
T. Hovatta - Purdue University West Lafayette
K. I. Kellermann
Y.Y. Kovalev - Astro Space Center
E. T. Meyer
A. B. Pushkarev
E. Ros - Universitat de València
For The Mojave Collaboration
Markus Ackermann - SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
E. Antolini - Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Perugia
Luca Baldini - Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Pisa
Jean Ballet - Astrophysique, Instrumentation et Modélisation
Guido Barbiellini - University of Trieste
D. Bastieri - University of Padua
K. Bechtol - Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology
R. Bellazzini - Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Pisa
B. Berenji - Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology
R. D. Blandford
E. D. Bloom
M. Boeck - University of Bamberg
E. Bonamente - University of Perugia
A. W. Borgland
J. Bregeon - Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Pisa
M. Brigida - Polytechnic University of Bari
Pascal Bruel - École Polytechnique
R. Buehler - Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology
S. Buson - University of Padua
G. A. Caliandro
R. A. Cameron
P. A. Caraveo - Istituto di Astrofisica Spaziale e Fisica Cosmica di Milano
J. M. Casandjian - Astrophysique Interprétation Modélisation
E. Cavazzuti - Agenzia Spaziale Italiana
C. Cecchi - University of Perugia
C. S. Chang
E. Charles - Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology
A. Chekhtman
C. C. Cheung
J. Chiang - Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology
S. Ciprini - University of Perugia
R. Claus - Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology
J. Cohen-Tanugi - Université de Montpellier, Laboratoire Univers et Particules de Montpellier - LUPM
J. Conrad - Stockholm University
S. Cutini - Agenzia Spaziale Italiana
F. de Palma - Polytechnic University of Bari
C. D. Dermer
E. Do Couto E Silva
P. S. Drell
A. Drlica-Wagner - Stanford University
C. Favuzzi - Polytechnic University of Bari
S. J. Fegan - Laboratoire Leprince-Ringuet
E. C. Ferrara
J. Finke - United States Naval Research Laboratory
W. B. Focke
P. Fortin - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Y. Fukazawa - Hiroshima University
P. Fusco - Polytechnic University of Bari
F. Gargano - Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Bari
D. Gasparrini - Agenzia Spaziale Italiana
N. Gehrels - Goddard Space Flight Center
S. Germani - University of Perugia
N. Giglietto - Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Bari
F. Giordano - Polytechnic University of Bari
M. Giroletti - Istituto di Radioastronomia di Bologna
T. Glanzman - Stanford University
G. Godfrey - Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology
I. A. Grenier - Astrophysique Interprétation Modélisation
S. Guiriec - University of Alabama in Huntsville
D. Hadasch - Institute of Space Sciences
M. Hayashida - Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology
E. Hays - Goddard Space Flight Center
D. Horan - Laboratoire Leprince-Ringuet
R. E. Hughes
G. Jóhannesson - University of Iceland
A. S. Johnson
M. Kadler - Goddard Space Flight Center
H. Katagiri - Ibaraki University
J. Kataoka - Waseda University
Jürgen Knödlseder - Institut de Recherche en Astrophysique et Planétologie
M. Kuss - Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Pisa
J. Lande - Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology
F. Longo - University of Trieste
F. Loparco - Polytechnic University of Bari
B. Lott - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
M. N. Lovellette
P. Lubrano - University of Perugia
G. M. Madejski
M. N. Mazziotta
W. Mcconville - Goddard Space Flight Center
J. E. Mcenery
J. Mehault - Université de Montpellier, Laboratoire Univers et Particules de Montpellier - LUPM
P. F. Michelson
T. Mizuno - Hiroshima University
C. Monte - Polytechnic University of Bari
M. E. Monzani
A. Morselli - Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Roma Tor Vergata
I. V. Moskalenko
S. Murgia - SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
M. Naumann-Godo - CEA Paris-Saclay
S. Nishino - Hiroshima University
P. L. Nolan
J. P. Norris
E. Nuss - Université de Montpellier, Laboratoire Univers et Particules de Montpellier - LUPM
M. Ohno - Institute of Space and Astronautical Science
T. Ohsugi - Hiroshima University
A. Okumura - Stanford University
N. Omodei - Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology
E. Orlando - Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology
M. Ozaki - Institute of Space and Astronautical Science
D. Paneque - Max Planck Institute for Physics
D. Parent - George Mason University
M. Pesce-Rollins - Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Pisa
M. Pierbattista - Astrophysique, Instrumentation et Modélisation
F. Piron - Université de Montpellier, Laboratoire Univers et Particules de Montpellier - LUPM
G. Pivato - University of Padua
S. Rainò - Polytechnic University of Bari
A. Readhead
A. Reimer - Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology
O. Reimer - Stanford University
J. L. Richards
S. Ritz - University of California, Santa Cruz
H. F.-W. Sadrozinski
C. Sgrò - Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Pisa
M. S. Shaw
E. J. Siskind
G. Spandre - Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Pisa
P. Spinelli - Polytechnic University of Bari
H. Takahashi - Hiroshima University
T. Tanaka - Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology
J. G. Thayer
J. B. Thayer
D. J. Thompson
G. Tosti - University of Perugia
A. Tramacere - Swiss Data Science Center
E. Troja - Goddard Space Flight Center
T. L. Usher
J. Vandenbroucke - Stanford University
V. Vasileiou - Université de Montpellier, Laboratoire Univers et Particules de Montpellier - LUPM
G. Vianello - Stanford University
V. Vitale - University of Rome Tor Vergata
A. P. Waite
P. Wang - Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology
B. L. Winer
K. S. Wood
S. Zimmer - AlbaNova
Publication Details: The Astronomical Journal, Vol.742
Identifiers: 9939918209311
Academic Unit: Laboratoire Univers et Particules de Montpellier - LUPM
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article
Local Fields: in2p3-00656601