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没有偏振宽发射线的Seyfert 2星系更模糊吗?

Are Seyfert 2 Galaxies without Polarized Broad Emission Lines More Obscured?

X. W. Shu, J. X. Wang, P. Jiang

摘要:

本文给出了七个Seyfert 2星系的光学偏振分光观测新数据$XMM-Newton$。对0.5 - 10 keV光谱的分析表明,四个具有偏振宽线(PBL)的Seyfert 2星系都被吸收了$N_{\rm H}<10^{24}$ cm $^{-2}$,而三个没有PBL的Seyfert 2星系中有两个有康普顿厚的遮蔽,支持了没有PBL的Seyfert 2星系比有PBL的Seyfert 2星系更加遮蔽的结论。将测量到的六个发光活动星系核的遮蔽指标($N_{\rm H}$、$T$比和Fe K $α$线EW)添加到我们以前的样本中,将吸收差异的显著性水平从92.3%提高到96.3%(对于$N_{\rm H}$),从99.1%提高到99.4%(对于$T$比),从95.3%提高到97.4%(对于Fe K $α$线EW)。目前的结果支持和加强的建议,PBLs的Seyfert 2星系的缺席可以解释为更大的视角的视线到假定的尘埃环面,这导致了宽线散射屏的遮蔽,如统一模型所预期的。

英文摘要:

The new $XMM-Newton$ data of seven Seyfert 2 galaxies with optical spectropolarimetric observations are presented. The analysis of 0.5 -- 10 keV spectra shows that all four Seyfert 2 galaxies with polarized broad lines (PBLs) are absorbed with $N_{\rm H}<10^{24}$ cm$^{-2}$, while two of three Seyfert 2 galaxies without PBLs have evidence suggesting Compton-thick obscuration, supporting the conclusion that Seyfert 2 galaxies without PBLs are more obscured than those with PBLs. Adding the measured obscuration indicators ($N_{\rm H}$, $T$ ratio, and Fe K$α$ line EW) of six luminous AGNs to our previous sample improves the significance level of the difference in absorption from 92.3% to 96.3% for $N_{\rm H}$, 99.1% to 99.4% for $T$ ratio, and 95.3% to 97.4% for Fe K$α$ line EW. The present results support and enhance the suggestions that the absence of PBLs in Seyfert 2 galaxies can be explained by larger viewing angle of line of sight to the putative dusty torus, which lead to the obscuration of broad-line scattering screen, as expected by the unification model.

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