arXivDaily arXiv每日学术速递 周一至周五更新
arXiv 1712.04232astro-ph.HE
收藏

中心分子带的X射线测量:Fe Ka发射线的变化

An X-ray survey of the central molecular zone: variability of the Fe Ka emission line

R. Terrier, M. Clavel, S. Soldi, A. Goldwurm, G. Ponti, M. R. Morris, D. Chuard

摘要:

现在有大量的证据表明,银河系超大质量黑洞(SMBH)的光度并不总是像现在这样低。在中央300 pc的分子复合物中观察到的不同的非热扩散X射线发射被解释为SMBH明亮爆发对过去照明的延迟反射。如果至少有两个不同的和相对较短的事件(即约10年或更短)的X射线发射目前正在通过该地区传播,则可以很好地解释Sgr A分子复合体中反射发射的不同变化时间尺度的观察结果。此类事件的数量或长时间照明的存在是一个悬而未决的问题。整个中央300 pc的反射发射的变化,特别是在6.4 keV的Fe Ka线,可以带来很强的约束。为此,我们在2012年使用XMM-Newton对内部300 pc进行了深度扫描。连同所有的档案数据采取的任务过程中,特别是类似的,但更浅的扫描在2000-2001年进行,这使得在该地区的6.4千电子伏线发射的变化,我们在这里提出了一个详细的研究。我们表明,整体6.4千电子伏的排放并没有强烈变化的平均值,但变化是非常明显的小尺度。特别是,大多数地区在2000-2001年表现出明亮的反射发射显着减少到2012年。我们讨论这些地区,并提出新的照明功能。没有明亮的稳定发射反对来自数百年持续时间的事件的回声的存在,并且大多数(如果不是全部)发射可能可以由有限数量的相对较短(即长达10年)的事件来解释。

英文摘要:

There is now abundant evidence that the luminosity of the Galactic super-massive black hole (SMBH) has not always been as low as it is nowadays. The observation of varying non-thermal diffuse X-ray emission in molecular complexes in the central 300 pc has been interpreted as delayed reflection of a past illumination by bright outbursts of the SMBH. The observation of different variability timescales of the reflected emission in the Sgr A molecular complex can be well explained if the X-ray emission of at least two distinct and relatively short events (i.e. about 10 years or less) is currently propagating through the region. The number of such events or the presence of a long-duration illumination are open questions. Variability of the reflected emission all over of the central 300 pc, in particular in the 6.4 keV Fe Ka line, can bring strong constraints. To do so we performed a deep scan of the inner 300 pc with XMM-Newton in 2012. Together with all the archive data taken over the course of the mission, and in particular a similar albeit more shallow scan performed in 2000-2001, this allows for a detailed study of variability of the 6.4 keV line emission in the region, which we present here. We show that the overall 6.4 keV emission does not strongly vary on average, but variations are very pronounced on smaller scales. In particular, most regions showing bright reflection emission in 2000-2001 significantly decrease by 2012. We discuss those regions and present newly illuminated features. The absence of bright steady emission argues against the presence of an echo from an event of multi-centennial duration and most, if not all, of the emission can likely be explained by a limited number of relatively short (i.e. up to 10 years) events.

机构、总结、中文摘要均由AI分析而来,可能存在错误,请以论文正文为准。

↑