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基于蒙特卡罗模拟的活动星系核X射线谱研究--对观测到的宽谱的解释

Study on X-ray Spectra of Obscured AGNs based on Monte Carlo simulation - an interpretation of observed wide-band spectra

Shinya Ikeda, Hisamitsu Awaki, Yuichi Terashima

摘要:

蒙特卡罗模拟是研究康普顿厚度活动星系核的复杂谱以及了解其原子核结构与X射线谱关系的最佳工具之一。我们模拟了被吸积环遮蔽的康普顿厚度活动星系核的X射线谱,吸积环的结构特征是半张角,环相对于观测者的倾斜角,以及沿赤道面的柱密度。我们将模拟的光谱分为三个分量:一个直接分量,一个吸收反射分量和一个非吸收反射分量。然后,我们推导出这些组件上的参数描述的环面的结构的依赖关系。我们的模拟结果被用来拟合由$Suzaku$得到的Seyfert 2星系Mrk 3的宽带光谱。光谱分析表明,我们是沿着一条在环面边缘附近与环面相交的视线来观察原子核的,沿赤道面的柱密度估计为~10^24 cm^-2。利用这个模型,我们可以估算直接辐射和辐射周围物质的光度。这对于发现直射光和反射光之间的时间变化性和时间滞后是有用的。

英文摘要:

Monte Carlo simulation is one of the best tools to study the complex spectra of Compton-thick AGNs and to figure out the relation between their nuclear structures and X-ray spectra. We have simulated X-ray spectra of Compton-thick AGNs obscured by an accretion torus whose structure is characterized by a half-opening angle, an inclination angle of the torus relative to the observer, and a column density along the equatorial plane. We divided the simulated spectra into three components: one direct component, an absorbed reflection component and an unabsorbed reflection component. We then deduced the dependencies of these components on the parameters describing the structure of the torus. Our simulation results were applied to fit the wide-band spectrum of the Seyfert 2 galaxy Mrk 3 obtained by $Suzaku$. The spectral analysis indicates that we observe the nucleus along a line of sight intercepting the torus near its edge, and the column density along the equatorial plane was estimated to be ~10^24 cm^-2. Using this model, we can estimate the luminosities of both the direct emission and the emission irradiating the surrounding matter. This is useful to find the time variability and time lag between the direct and reflected light.

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