Study of {\gamma}-ray Emission from a Compact Radio Galaxy with the Fermi Large Area Telescope

TL;DR

This study analyzes 15 years of Fermi-LAT data to identify and characterize gamma-ray emission from the compact radio galaxy PKS 1007+142, establishing it as a gamma-ray source and exploring its spectral properties.

Contribution

The paper provides the first detailed gamma-ray analysis of PKS 1007+142, confirming its association with a gamma-ray source and characterizing its spectral and luminosity properties.

Findings

PKS 1007+142 is likely the counterpart to the gamma-ray source 4FGL J1010.0+1416.

PKS 1007+142 exhibits a steep gamma-ray spectrum with a photon index of 2.86.

PKS 1007+142 has lower gamma-ray luminosity and a softer spectrum compared to other gamma-ray emitting CSSs.

Abstract

The radio galaxy PKS 1007+142 is classified as a compact steep-spectrum source (CSS) and belongs to the class of young Active Galactic Nuclei (AGNs). In this paper, we investigate the $\gamma$-ray emission from this CSS by conducting a comprehensive analysis of the 15 yr Fermi Large Area Telescope (Fermi-LAT) observation data. The Fermi-LAT latest Source Catalog, 4FGL-DR4, includes an unassociated $\gamma$-ray source, 4FGL J1010.0+1416, located at 0.24{\deg} away from the radio position of PKS 1007+142. Using the 15 yr Fermi-LAT observation data, we re-estimate the best-fit position of the $\gamma$-ray source and find that PKS 1007+142 is in close proximity to the $\gamma$-ray source and falls within its 68% error circle. Therefore, we conclude that PKS 1007+142 is the most plausible counterpart to the unassociated LAT source with a detection test statistics (TS) $\sim$43.4 ($\sim 6.6\sigma$). PKS 1007+142 exhibits a steep power-law spectrum in the 0.1--300 GeV band, with a photon spectral index ($\Gamma_{\gamma}$) of $2.86\pm0.17$. The average flux in the considered time interval is $\rm (2.14\pm0.34)\times10^{-12}\ erg\ cm^{-2}\ s^{-1}$. Comparing PKS 1007+142 with other $\gamma$-ray emitting AGNs in both the $L_{\gamma}-\Gamma_{\gamma}$ and $L_\gamma-L_{\rm 1.4GHz}$ planes, it shows a softer $\gamma$-ray spectrum and lower luminosity compared to other $\gamma$-ray emitting CSSs. Furthermore, the possible origins of $\gamma$-ray in PKS 1007+142 are also discussed.