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宽线射电星系的性质:3C 382的同时RXTE和Chandra HETG观测

The nature of a broad line radio galaxy: Simultaneous RXTE and Chandra HETG observations of 3C 382

M. Gliozzi, R. M. Sambruna, M. Eracleous, T. Yaqoob

摘要:

我们提出的结果,同时钱德拉和rxte观测的X射线明亮的宽线射电星系(BLRG)3C 382。长时间(120 ks)的曝光与钱德拉HETG允许详细研究的软X射线连续谱和铁K α线的窄成分。的rxte PCA数据被用来把一个上限的宽线分量和约束硬X射线连续。在时间平均的HETG谱中观察到低于1 keV的强软过量,其可以用陡峭的幂律或热模型参数化。低能时的通量变化表明,软过剩的起源不能完全归因于钱德拉在20-30弧秒(22-33千秒差距)尺度上探测到的环核扩散发射。通过钱德拉HEG观察到窄(σ <90 eV)Fe Ka线(EW< 100 eV)。类似的值的线参数测量的rxte PCA,这表明从一个广泛的线组件的贡献是可以忽略不计的。事实上,曝光被分成两个观察采取三天分开,使我们能够调查光谱和时间演变的来源在不同的时间尺度。在小时和天的时间尺度上观察到与光谱变化相关的显著通量变化。光谱的变化类似于在射电宁静活动星系核中观察到的,排除了X射线的喷流主导起源。

英文摘要:

We present the results from simultaneous chandra and rxte observations of the X-ray bright Broad-Line Radio Galaxy (BLRG) 3C 382. The long (120 ks) exposure with chandra HETG allows a detailed study of the soft X-ray continuum and of the narrow component of the Fe Kalpha line. The rxte PCA data are used to put an upper limit on the broad line component and constrain the hard X-ray continuum. A strong soft excess below 1 keV is observed in the time-averaged HETG spectrum, which can be parameterized with a steep power law or a thermal model. The flux variability at low energies indicates that the origin of the soft excess cannot be entirely ascribed to the circumnuclear diffuse emission, detected by chandra on scales of 20-30 arcsec (22-33 kpc). A narrow (sigma<90 eV) Fe Kalpha line (with EW< 100 eV) is observed by the chandra HEG. Similar values for the line parameters are measured by the rxte PCA, suggesting that the contribution from a broad line component is negligible. The fact that the exposure is split into two observations taken three days apart allows us to investigate the spectral and temporal evolution of the source on different timescales. Significant flux variability associated with spectral changes is observed on timescales of hours and days. The spectral variability is similar to that observed in radio-quiet AGN ruling out a jet-dominated origin of the X-rays.

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