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Markarian 79塞弗特星系的长期光学和X射线变化

Long term optical and X-ray variability of the Seyfert galaxy Markarian 79

E. Breedt, P. Arévalo, I. M. McHardy, P. Uttley, S. G. Sergeev, T. Minezaki, Y. Yoshii, C. M. Gaskell, E. M. Cackett, K. Horne, S. Koshida

摘要:

我们提出的结果,同时X射线和光学监测的塞弗特1星系Mrk 79在一个超过五年的时间。我们发现,在短到中等的时间尺度(天到几十天)的2-10 keV的X射线和光学u和V带通量显着相关,与零天一致的带之间的延迟。我们表明,这些变化中的大多数可以很好地再现的模型,其中的短期光学变化源于再处理的X射线的光学厚吸积盘。然而,光学光变曲线也显示了数千天的长时间尺度变化,这在X射线光变曲线中不存在。这些光学变化必须起源于一个独立的可变性机制,我们表明,它们可以产生的(几何)薄盘吸积率的变化,以及通过改变后处理分数通过在X射线电晕的位置的变化。

英文摘要:

We present the results of concurrent X-ray and optical monitoring of the Seyfert 1 galaxy Mrk 79 over a period of more than five years. We find that on short to medium time-scales (days to a few tens of days) the 2-10 keV X-ray and optical u and V band fluxes are significantly correlated, with a delay between the bands consistent with zero days. We show that most of these variations may be well reproduced by a model where the short-term optical variations originate from reprocessing of X-rays by an optically thick accretion disc. The optical light curves, however, also display long time-scale variations over thousands of days, which are not present in the X-ray light curve. These optical variations must originate from an independent variability mechanism and we show that they can be produced by variations in the (geometrically) thin disc accretion rate as well as by varying reprocessed fractions through changes in the location of the X-ray corona.

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