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NGC 404中央引擎的Chandra深度视图

A Deep Chandra View of the NGC 404 Central Engine

Breanna Binder, Benjamin F. Williams, Mike Eracleous, Anil C. Seth, Julianne J. Dalcanton, Evan D. Skillman, Daniel R. Weisz, Scott F. Anderson, Terrance J. Gae… 展开作者

Breanna Binder, Benjamin F. Williams, Mike Eracleous, Anil C. Seth, Julianne J. Dalcanton, Evan D. Skillman, Daniel R. Weisz, Scott F. Anderson, Terrance J. Gaetz, Paul P. Plucinsky

摘要:

本文介绍了NGC 404核区100 k { \it Chandra}观测的结果。{ \it Chandra}的长时间曝光和出色的空间分辨率使我们能够严格检查NGC 404的核环境,已知NGC 404拥有核星团和潜在的中等质量黑洞(大约是$10^5$ \Msun的几倍)。我们发现两个不同的X射线源:一个硬的,中心点源与星系的光学和射电中心重合,和一个软的扩展区域,与高H $α$发射和可能最近的恒星形成的区域重合。当我们分别拟合每个区域的0.3-8 keV谱时,我们发现硬核点源由幂律控制(\PL = 1.88),而软离核区域由热等离子体模型最佳拟合($kT$ = 0.67 keV)。因此,我们发现了NGC 404的核区域中存在幂律成分和热气的证据。我们估计2-10 keV的光度为1.3 $^{+0.8}_{-0.5}\times10^{37}$ erg s $^{-1}$。从核中检测到低水平的扩散X射线发射,达到$\sim$ 15 \as($\sim$ 0.2 kpc)。我们比较我们的结果之间的幂律光子指数和爱丁顿比的X射线双星和低光度活动星系的观测关系,发现NGC 404是与其他低光度活动星系一致。因此,我们支持NGC 404拥有一个中等质量黑洞的结论,该黑洞以非常低的水平吸积。

英文摘要:

We present the results of a 100 ks {\it Chandra} observation of the NGC 404 nuclear region. The long exposure and excellent spatial resolution of {\it Chandra} has enabled us to critically examine the nuclear environment of NGC 404, which is known to host a nuclear star cluster and potentially an intermediate-mass black hole (on the order of a few times $10^5$ \Msun). We find two distinct X-ray sources: a hard, central point source coincident with the optical and radio centers of the galaxy, and a soft extended region that is coincident with areas of high H$α$ emission and likely recent star formation. When we fit the 0.3-8 keV spectra of each region separately, we find the hard nuclear point source to be dominated by a power law (\PL = 1.88), while the soft off-nuclear region is best fit by a thermal plasma model ($kT$ = 0.67 keV). We therefore find evidence for both a power law component and hot gas in the nuclear region of NGC 404. We estimate the 2-10 keV luminosity to be 1.3$^{+0.8}_{-0.5}\times10^{37}$ erg s$^{-1}$. A low-level of diffuse X-ray emission is detected out to $\sim$15\as ($\sim$0.2 kpc) from the nucleus. We compare our results to the observed relationships between power law photon index and Eddington ratio for both X-ray binaries and low luminosity active galaxies and find NGC 404 to be consistent with other low luminosity active galaxies. We therefore favor the conclusion that NGC 404 harbors an intermediate-mass black hole accreting at a very low level.

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