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Main Authors: Zhong, Yi, Wan, Zhujian, Xue, Rui, Xiao, Hubing, Xiong, Dingrong, Wang, Ze-Rui
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Published: 2026
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.22179
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author Zhong, Yi
Wan, Zhujian
Xue, Rui
Xiao, Hubing
Xiong, Dingrong
Wang, Ze-Rui
author_facet Zhong, Yi
Wan, Zhujian
Xue, Rui
Xiao, Hubing
Xiong, Dingrong
Wang, Ze-Rui
contents Blazars' non-thermal emission shows rapid variability across all wavelengths, so spectral energy distributions (SEDs) built from quasi-simultaneous data are crucial for revealing the jets physical properties. In this work, we construct quasi-simultaneous broadband SEDs for 93 Fermi blazars (56 FSRQs, 35 BL Lacs, and 2 blazar candidates of uncertain type), fit both peaks with cubic functions to allow for potential asymmetries, and examine correlations among key parameters. Our main results are summarized as follows: (1) We find that synchrotron peak frequency and curvature are only weakly related, suggesting that charged particles are accelerated by mixed acceleration mechanism. (2) The blazar sequence is confirmed in the observer's frame through negative correlations of both the bolometic luminosity $\log L_{\rm bol}$ and the Compton dominance $\log Y$ with the synchrotron peak frequency $\log ν_{\rm syn}^{\rm peak}$. After correcting for Doppler boosting, a weak positive correlation emerges between $\log L_{\rm bol}$ and $\log ν_{\rm syn}^{\rm peak}$. FSRQs and BL Lacs exhibit distinct correlation patterns within the blazar sequence, indicating differences in cooling mechanisms. (3) Using variability time lags between 0.1-1 GeV and 1-300 GeV light curves, we estimate lower limits of Doppler factors for 4 sources, providing a jet-speed diagnostic anchored directly to the $γ$-ray emission zone.
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spellingShingle Quasi-Simultaneous Broadband Spectral Energy Distributions of a Sample of Fermi Blazars -- I. Correlation Results
Zhong, Yi
Wan, Zhujian
Xue, Rui
Xiao, Hubing
Xiong, Dingrong
Wang, Ze-Rui
High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
Blazars' non-thermal emission shows rapid variability across all wavelengths, so spectral energy distributions (SEDs) built from quasi-simultaneous data are crucial for revealing the jets physical properties. In this work, we construct quasi-simultaneous broadband SEDs for 93 Fermi blazars (56 FSRQs, 35 BL Lacs, and 2 blazar candidates of uncertain type), fit both peaks with cubic functions to allow for potential asymmetries, and examine correlations among key parameters. Our main results are summarized as follows: (1) We find that synchrotron peak frequency and curvature are only weakly related, suggesting that charged particles are accelerated by mixed acceleration mechanism. (2) The blazar sequence is confirmed in the observer's frame through negative correlations of both the bolometic luminosity $\log L_{\rm bol}$ and the Compton dominance $\log Y$ with the synchrotron peak frequency $\log ν_{\rm syn}^{\rm peak}$. After correcting for Doppler boosting, a weak positive correlation emerges between $\log L_{\rm bol}$ and $\log ν_{\rm syn}^{\rm peak}$. FSRQs and BL Lacs exhibit distinct correlation patterns within the blazar sequence, indicating differences in cooling mechanisms. (3) Using variability time lags between 0.1-1 GeV and 1-300 GeV light curves, we estimate lower limits of Doppler factors for 4 sources, providing a jet-speed diagnostic anchored directly to the $γ$-ray emission zone.
title Quasi-Simultaneous Broadband Spectral Energy Distributions of a Sample of Fermi Blazars -- I. Correlation Results
topic High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.22179