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Seyfert 1 Markarian 335的X射线变率:功率谱和时间滞后

X-ray Variability of the Seyfert 1 Markarian 335: Power Spectrum and Time Lags

P. Arevalo, I. M. McHardy, D. P. Summons

摘要:

为了进一步研究活动星系核和黑洞X射线双星的比较,我们研究了Seyfert 1星系Markarian 335的主要X射线光变特性。我们特别强调的X射线的时间滞后,这是一个潜在的重要诊断的物理模型。从100 ksec的观测XMM-牛顿,我们表明,这个源的功率谱是很好地拟合的弯曲幂律模型,和弯曲的时间尺度Tb是精确的预测值的Tb与Hbeta线宽关系的McHardy等人。在不同的能量带的变化显示时间尺度依赖的时间滞后,其中较高的能量带滞后较低的。滞后τ作为光变曲线中的可变性分量的傅立叶频率f的函数在低频下以τ propto 1/f的形式变化,但是在接近功率谱中的弯曲频率的频率处,滞后中存在急剧截止。在黑洞X射线双星系统中也可以看到类似的行为。时间滞后的长度随着能量分离而连续增加,几乎呈对数线性关系。我们表明,只要X射线发射区的能谱向中心硬化,通过吸积流传播的波动可以产生滞后谱。

英文摘要:

To investigate further the comparison between AGN and black hole X-ray binaries, we have studied the main X-ray variability properties of the Seyfert 1 Galaxy Markarian 335. We put particular emphasis on the X-ray time lags, which is a potentially important diagnostic of physical models. From a 100 ksec observation by XMM-Newton we show that the power spectrum of this source is well fitted by a bending power law model, and the bend time-scale Tb is precisely at the value predicted by the Tb vs Hbeta line-width relation of McHardy et al. Variations in different energy bands show time-scale dependent time lags, where higher energy bands lag lower ones. The lag, tau, varies as a function of the Fourier frequency, f, of the variability component in the light curves as tau propto 1/f at low frequencies, but there is a sharp cut-off in the lags at a frequency close to the bend frequency in the power spectrum. Similar behaviour is seen in black hole X-ray binary systems. The length of the time lags increases continuously with energy separation, in an almost log-linear relation. We show that the lag spectra can be produced by fluctuations propagating through the accretion flow as long as the energy spectrum of the X-ray emitting region hardens towards the centre.

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