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活动星系核的X射线变率和内区

X-Ray Variability and the Inner Region in Active Galactic Nuclei

P. Mohan, A. Mangalam

摘要:

我们提出的理论模型的X射线可变性可归因于轨道签名从吸积盘,包括发射区的大小,准周期振荡(QPOs)和它的品质因子$Q$,并出现一个中断频率的功率谱密度形状。我们发现了$F_{var}\propto M^{-0.4}_{\bullet}$的分数变异幅度。对活动星系核样品的X射线光变曲线($0.3-10$ keV)进行了时间序列分析。在3个活动星系核的58条光变曲线中,有9条(16%)的弯曲频率具有统计学意义,它们的弯曲时间尺度与报告的BH自旋一致,但与报告的BH质量不一致。NGC 4051中的$2.85 \times 10^7 M_\odot$、MRK 766中的$8.02 \times 10^7 M_\odot$和MCG-6-30-15中的$4.68 \times 10^7 M_\odot$的上限被推断为最大自旋BH。对于REJ 1034+396,其中在3733 s的QPO被报道,我们得到的发射区尺寸为$(6 - 6.5) M$和BH自旋$a\lesssim$ 0.08。薄盘的相对论性内部区域,主要由辐射压力和电子散射是可能的主机的轨道功能作为模拟的$Q$范围从$6.3 \times 10^{-2}$到$4.25 \times 10^6$,包含观察到的$Q$。因此,REJ 1034+396的$Q \sim$ 32的导出值表明活动星系核拥有一个薄盘。

英文摘要:

We present theoretical models of X-ray variability attributable to orbital signatures from an accretion disk including emission region size, quasi-periodic oscillations (QPOs) and its quality factor $Q$, and the emergence of a break frequency in the power spectral density shape. We find a fractional variability amplitude of $F_{var}\propto M^{-0.4}_{\bullet}$. We conduct a time series analysis on X-ray light curves ($0.3-10$ keV) of a sample of active galactic nuclei (AGNs). A statistically significant bend frequency is inferred in 9 of 58 light curves (16 %) from 3 AGNs for which the break timescale is consistent with the reported BH spin but not with the reported BH mass. Upper limits of $2.85 \times 10^7 M_\odot$ in NGC 4051, $8.02 \times 10^7 M_\odot$ in MRK 766 and $4.68 \times 10^7 M_\odot$ in MCG-6-30-15 are inferred for maximally spinning BHs. For REJ 1034+396, where a QPO at 3733 s was reported, we obtain an emission region size of $(6 - 6.5) M$ and a BH spin $a\lesssim$ 0.08. The relativistic inner region of a thin disk, dominated by radiation pressure and electron scattering is likely to host the orbital features as the simulated $Q$ ranges from $6.3 \times 10^{-2}$ to $4.25 \times 10^6$, containing the observed $Q$. The derived value of $Q \sim$ 32 for REJ 1034+396 therefore suggests that the AGN hosts a thin disk.

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