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具有极流的BAL类星体的XMM观测

XMM observations of BAL Quasars with polar outflows

Junxian Wang, Peng Jiang, Hongyan Zhou, Tinggui Wang, Xiaobo Dong, Huiyuan Wang

摘要:

我们选择了一个宽吸收线(BAL)类星体的样本,显示出显着的无线电变化,表明极地BAL流出的存在。我们获得了四个极地BAL类星体的快照XMM观测,以检查是否强X射线吸收,最BAL类星体的最突出的特点之一,也存在于极地外流。其中两个源在X射线中被检测到。光谱拟合表明,它们是X射线正常的,没有内在的X射线吸收,这表明X射线保护气体可能是不存在的极性BAL流出。与非BAL类星体相比,两个未探测到的X射线源中的一个仍然与X射线正常一致,而另一个是铁低电离BAL(FeLoBAL),其X射线弱因子> 19,表明强烈的内在X射线吸收。对于在两个X射线探测源中未探测到强X射线吸收的替代解释是:1)吸收比简单的中性吸收体更复杂,例如部分覆盖吸收或电离吸收; 2)可能存在对探测到的X射线发射的显著喷射贡献。目前的数据不足以测试这些可能性,需要进一步的观察来了解极地BAL流出的X射线性质。

英文摘要:

We have selected a sample of broad absorption line (BAL) quasars which show significant radio variations, indicating the presence of polar BAL outflows. We obtained snapshot XMM observations of four polar BAL QSOs, to check whether strong X-ray absorption, one of the most prominent characteristics of most BAL QSOs, also exist in polar outflows. Two of the sources are detected in X-ray. Spectral fittings show that they are X-ray normal with no intrinsic X-ray absorption, suggesting the X-ray shielding gas might be absent in polar BAL outflows. Comparing to non-BAL QSOs, one of two X-ray nondetected sources remains consistent with X-ray normal, while the other one, which is an iron low-ionization BAL (FeLoBAL), shows an X-ray weakness factor of > 19, suggesting strong intrinsic X-ray absorption. Alternative explanations to the nondetection of strong X-ray absorption in the two X-ray detected sources are 1) the absorption is more complex than a simple neutral absorber, such as partial covering absorption or ionized absorption; 2) there might be significant jet contribution to the detected X-ray emission. Current data is insufficient to test these possibilities, and further observations are required to understand the X-ray nature of polar BAL outflows.

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