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Seyfert 1.5星系Markarian 817的紫外和X射线变率

Ultraviolet and X-ray Variability of the Seyfert 1.5 Galaxy Markarian 817

Lisa M. Winter, Charles Danforth, Ranjan Vasudevan, W. N. Brandt, Jennifer Scott, Cynthia Froning, Brian Keeney, J. Michael Shull, Steve Penton, Richard Mushotz… 展开作者

Lisa M. Winter, Charles Danforth, Ranjan Vasudevan, W. N. Brandt, Jennifer Scott, Cynthia Froning, Brian Keeney, J. Michael Shull, Steve Penton, Richard Mushotzky, Donald P. Schneider, Nahum Arav

摘要:

本文研究了Seyfert 1.5星系Markarian 817的紫外和X射线光谱。紫外线分析包括最近在2009年8月和12月用宇宙起源光谱仪进行的两次观测,以及来自国际紫外线探测器和哈勃太空望远镜的档案光谱。在1997年GHRS和2009年COS光谱中检测到12个Ly-alpha吸收特征,其中4个与星际介质中的高速云有关,4个是低显著性的,其余4个是内在特征,在GHRS和COS观测之间变化。1997年光谱中最强的本征吸收体的系统速度约为-4250 km/s。COS数据中的相应特征比GHRS吸收体弱五倍。三个额外的弱(等效宽度为13-54 mA)本征Ly-alpha吸收体的系统速度为-4100 km/s、-3550 km/s和-2600 km/s。然而,本征吸收槽从高度电离的C IV和N V,没有检测到COS的观测。在~ 14 ksXMM-牛顿EPIC谱中没有检测到电离吸收特征。内在的Ly $α$吸收体的5倍变化很可能是由于吸收体的整体运动,因为从GHRS到COS观测,源的紫外光度没有剧烈变化。在对Mrk 817的变化性的研究中,我们发现X射线光度在20年内变化了约40倍,而紫外连续谱线/发射线在30年内变化了至多约2.3倍。X射线光度的变化与X射线幂律指数密切相关,但与同时光学/紫外光度测定法没有相关性。

英文摘要:

We present an investigation of the ultraviolet and X-ray spectra of the Seyfert 1.5 galaxy Markarian 817. The ultraviolet analysis includes two recent observations taken with the Cosmic Origins Spectrograph in August and December 2009, as well as archival spectra from the International Ultraviolet Explorer and the Hubble Space Telescope. Twelve Ly-alpha absorption features are detected in the 1997 GHRS and 2009 COS spectra - of these, four are associated with high-velocity clouds in the interstellar medium, four are at low-significance, and the remaining four are intrinsic features, which vary between the GHRS and COS observations. The strongest intrinsic absorber in the 1997 spectrum has a systemic velocity of ~ -4250 km/s. The corresponding feature in the COS data is five times weaker than the GHRS absorber. The three additional weak (equivalent width from 13-54 mA) intrinsic Ly-alpha absorbers are at systemic velocities of -4100 km/s, -3550 km/s, and -2600 km/s. However, intrinsic absorption troughs from highly ionized C IV and N V, are not detected in the COS observations. No ionized absorption signatures are detected in the ~ 14 ks XMM-Newton EPIC spectra. The factor of five change in the intrinsic Ly$α$ absorber is most likely due to bulk motions in the absorber, since there is no drastic change in the UV luminosity of the source from the GHRS to the COS observations. In a study of variability of Mrk 817, we find that the X-ray luminosity varies by a factor of ~40 over 20 years, while the UV continuum/emission lines vary by at most a factor of ~2.3 over 30 years. The variability of the X-ray luminosity is strongly correlated with the X-ray power-law index, but no correlation is found with the simultaneous optical/UV photometry.

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