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Chandra巡天:低光度活动星系核吸积模型的检验

Chandra Survey of Nearby Galaxies: Testing the Accretion Model for Low-luminosity AGNs

Rui She, Luis C. Ho, Hua Feng, Can Cui

摘要:

从钱德拉附近星系的活动星系核(AGN)样本,我们发现,对于低光度AGN(LLAGN),无论是内禀吸收柱密度,或被吸收的AGN的分数,积极的比例与爱丁顿比$L_{\rm bol}/L_{\rm Edd} \lesssim 10^{-2}$。这种行为,以及低光度下X射线光谱的柔和性,与它们由超大质量黑洞周围的热吸积流提供动力的图片非常一致。数值模拟发现,在低光度区,热吸积流不可避免地会产生外流,外流速率与最内层的吸积速率相关。这与我们的结果一致,表明X射线吸收源于流出物质或与流出物质有关。气体和尘埃在更大的尺度上也可能产生所观察到的相关性。未来的相关性分析可能有助于区分这两种情况。

英文摘要:

From a Chandra sample of active galactic nuclei (AGNs) in nearby galaxies, we find that for low-luminosity AGNs (LLAGNs), either the intrinsic absorption column density, or the fraction of absorbed AGNs, positively scales with the Eddington ratio for $L_{\rm bol}/L_{\rm Edd} \lesssim 10^{-2}$. Such a behavior, along with the softness of the X-ray spectrum at low luminosities, is in good agreement with the picture that they are powered by hot accretion flows surrounding supermassive black holes. Numerical simulations find that outflows are inevitable with hot accretion flows, and the outflow rate is correlated with the innermost accretion rate in the low-luminosity regime. This agrees well with our results, suggesting that the X-ray absorption originates from or is associated with the outflow material. Gas and dust on larger scales may also produce the observed correlation. Future correlation analysis may help differentiate the two scenarios.

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