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类星体的X射线与紫外光度的紧密关系

The tight relation between X-ray and ultraviolet luminosity of quasars

E. Lusso, G. Risaliti

摘要:

活动星系核(AGN)中观测到的软X射线与光紫外辐射之间的关系是非线性的,它通常被参数化为2500 nm单色光光度的对数与2keV单色光光度的对数之间的依赖关系。以前的研究发现,这种关系的色散相当高(~0.35-0.4的对数单位),这可能是由于测量的不确定性,可变性,和固有的色散由于活动星系核的物理性质的差异(例如不同的吸积模式)。我们发现,一旦光学选择类星体与均匀的SED和X射线检测被选中,尘埃变红和/或气体遮蔽的对象不包括在内,测量的色散下降到显着较低的值(即~0.21-0.24 dex)。我们表明,剩余的分散是由于在一定程度上的可变性,并剩余的测量不确定性。因此,真实的物理本征色散应小于0.21 dex。这种紧密的关系,在40年的光度中是有效的,必须是发出初级辐射的盘和发出X射线的热电子日冕之间内在的(和普遍的)物理关系的表现。

英文摘要:

The observed relation between the soft X-ray and the optical-ultraviolet emission in active galactic nuclei (AGN) is non-linear and it is usually parametrized as a dependence between the logarithm of the monochromatic luminosity at 2500 Å and at 2 keV. Previous investigations have found that the dispersion of this relation is rather high (~0.35-0.4 in log units), which may be caused by measurement uncertainties, variability, and intrinsic dispersion due to differences in the AGN physical properties (e.g. different accretion modes). We show that, once optically-selected quasars with homogeneous SED and X-ray detection are selected, and dust reddened and/or gas obscured objects are not included, the measured dispersion drops to significantly lower values (i.e. ~0.21-0.24 dex). We show that the residual dispersion is due to some extent to variability, and to remaining measurement uncertainties. Therefore, the real physical intrinsic dispersion should be <0.21 dex. Such a tight relation, valid over 4 decades in luminosity, must be the manifestation of an intrinsic (and universal) physical relation between the disk, emitting the primary radiation, and the hot electron corona emitting X-rays.

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