Abstract
ABSTRACT The γ-ray spectral feature of the blazar 1ES 0502+675 is investigated by using Fermi Large Area Telescope Pass 8 data (between 100 MeV and 300 GeV) covering from 2008 August to 2021 April. A significant (∼4σ) hardening at ∼1 GeV is found in the γ-ray spectrum during a moderately flaring state (MJD 55050–55350). The photon index below and above the break energy is Γ1 = 2.36 ± 0.31 and Γ2 = 1.33 ± 0.11, respectively. In the rest of the observations, the γ-ray spectrum can be described by a power-law form with the photon index of ≈1.6. In the frame of a one-zone synchrotron self-Compton (SSC) model, the spectral hardening is interpreted as the transition between the synchrotron component and the SSC component. This could be the result of a slight increase of the break or maximum Lorentz factor of the electrons.
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