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钱德拉在Mrk463中揭示了一个二元活动星系核

Chandra unveils a binary Active Galactic Nucleus in Mrk463

Stefano Bianchi, Marco Chiaberge, Enrico Piconcelli, Matteo Guainazzi, Giorgio Matt

摘要:

本文分析了双核超铝红外星系Mrk 463的Chandra、XMM-Newton和HST观测数据。钱德拉探测到Mrk~463中的两个发光的、未分辨的核($\mathrm{L}_\mathrm{2-10 keV}=1.5\times10^{43}$和$3.8\times10^{42}$ erg cm $^{-2}$ s $^{-1}$),表明该星系拥有一个双星活动星系核,预计距离为$\simeq3.8$ kpc($3.83\pm0.01$ arcsec)。虽然我们已经知道东核是塞弗特2型(这一点通过钱德拉探测到的中性铁谱线得到进一步证实),但这是第一个支持西核活动星系核性质的明确证据。因此,Mrk 463是继NGC 6240之后,迄今为止最清晰的双星活动星系核。

英文摘要:

We analyse Chandra, XMM-Newton and HST data of the double-nucleus Ultraluminous Infrared Galaxy (ULIRG), Mrk463. The Chandra detection of two luminous ($\mathrm{L}_\mathrm{2-10 keV}=1.5\times10^{43}$ and $3.8\times10^{42}$ erg cm$^{-2}$ s$^{-1}$), unresolved nuclei in Mrk~463 indicates that this galaxy hosts a binary AGN, with a projected separation of $\simeq3.8$ kpc ($3.83\pm0.01$ arcsec). While the East nucleus was already known to be a Seyfert 2 (and this is further confirmed by our Chandra detection of a neutral iron line), this is the first unambiguous evidence in favour of the AGN nature of the West nucleus. Mrk463 is therefore the clearest case so far for a binary AGN, after NGC6240.

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