The Ratio of the Core to the Extended Emissions in the Comoving Frame for Blazars

Abstract

In a two-component jet model, the emissions are the sum of the core and extended emissions: S ob=S core ob+S ext ob, with the core emissions, S core ob= f S ext obδq, being a function of the Doppler factor, δ, the extended emission, S ext ob, jet type dependent factor, q, and the ratio of the core to the extended emissions in the comoving frame, f. The f is an unobservable but important parameter. Following our previous work, we collect 65 blazars with available Doppler factor, δ, superluminal velocity, βapp, and core-dominance parameter, R, calculate the ratio, f, and peform statistical analyses. We find that the ratio, f, in BL Lacs is on average larger than that in FSRQs. We suggest that the difference of the ratio f between FSRQs and BL Lacs is one of the possible reasons that cause the difference of other observed properties between them. We also find some significant correlations between f and other parameters, including intrinsic (de-beamed) peak frequency, p in, intrinsic polarization, P in, and core-dominance parameter, R, for the whole sample. In addition, we show that the ratio, f, can be estimated by R.

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