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研究类星体PG 1211+143的X射线后处理和连续谱变化

Studying X-ray reprocessing and continuum variability in quasars: PG 1211+143

R. Bachev, D. Grupe, S. Boeva, E. Ovcharov, A. Valcheva, E. Semkov, Ts. Georgiev, L. C. Gallo

摘要:

本文介绍了对窄线塞弗特1星系PG 1211+143的观测结果。用地面设施(紫外线辐射干涉仪测光; 2007年2月至7月)和雨燕(X射线测光/光谱学和紫外线/光学测光; 2007年3月至5月)对该物体进行了监测。在2007年3月Swift监测活动开始时,我们发现PG 1211+143处于历史低X射线通量状态。从光变曲线可以看出,虽然类星体在X射线中剧烈变化,但在光学/紫外波段几乎没有变化。低态下的X射线光谱与其他窄线塞弗特1星系在低态下的光谱相似,可以用强的部分覆盖吸收体或X射线反射到盘上来解释。然而,根据目前的数据集,不可能区分这两种情况。带间交叉关联函数表明,X射线可能被重新加工成更长的波长,这与为类星体提供动力的薄吸积盘的想法一致。X射线和光学/紫外光变曲线之间的时间滞后,对于不同波段来说,从~2天到~18天不等,比例约为~ λ ^(4/3),但考虑到该天体的吸积盘参数,似乎比预期的要大一些。讨论了X射线辐射源位置的可能影响。

英文摘要:

We present the results from a monitoring campaign of the Narrow-Line Seyfert~1 galaxy PG 1211+143. The object was monitored with ground-based facilities (UBVRI photometry; from February to July, 2007) and with Swift (X-ray photometry/spectroscopy and UV/Optical photometry; between March and May, 2007). We found PG 1211+143 in a historical low X-ray flux state at the beginning of the Swift monitoring campaign in March 2007. It is seen from the light curves that while violently variable in X-rays, the quasar shows little variations in optical/UV bands. The X-ray spectrum in the low state is similar to other Narrow-Line Seyfert 1 galaxies during their low-states and can be explained by a strong partial covering absorber or by X-ray reflection onto the disk. With the current data set, however, it is not possible to distinguish between both scenarios. The interband cross-correlation functions indicate a possible reprocessing of the X-rays into the longer wavelengths, consistent with the idea of a thin accretion disk, powering the quasar. The time lags between the X-ray and the optical/UV light curves, ranging from ~2 to ~18 days for the different wavebands, scale approximately as ~lambda^(4/3), but appear to be somewhat larger than expected for this object, taking into account its accretion disk parameters. Possible implications for the location of the X-ray irradiating source are discussed.

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