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NGC 4151最内层盘与光学宽线区之间的X射线结构

X-ray Structure between the Innermost Disk and Optical Broad Line Region in NGC 4151

J. M. Miller, E. Cackett, A. Zoghbi, D. Barret, E. Behar, L. W. Brenneman, A. C. Fabian, J. S. Kaastra, A. Lohfink, . R. Mushotzky, K. Nandra, J. Raymond

摘要:

本文分析了Chandra/HETGS观测的Seyfert活动星系核NGC 4151的窄Fe K α谱线。由光栅提供的灵敏度和分辨率揭示了这条线的不对称性。在5 σ置信水平下,包含弱多普勒增强、引力红移和散射的模型通常优于高斯模型,并且通常测量的半径与R ~ 500-1000 GM/c^2一致。分别拟合“高/未遮蔽”和“低/遮蔽”相显示,该线起源于高通量状态下的较小半径;独立于模型的检验表明,这种影响在4-5西格玛水平是显着的。一些模型和线通量的Δ t ~ 2 E+4 s变化表明,在高通量状态下,窄的Fe K-α线可能起源于R ~ 50-130 GM/c^2的小半径处。这些结果表明,NGC 4151中的窄Fe K-α线主要在光学宽线区(BLR)或X射线BLR的最内部被激发。或者,扭曲可以提供增强中间半径的Fe K-α线发射所需的立体角,并且可能解决NGC 4151最内层和外层盘倾斜度的明显差异。翘曲和BLR都可能源于辐射压力,因此这些解释可能是相关的。我们详细讨论了我们的结果,并考虑未来的观测与钱德拉,XARM和ATHENA测量黑洞质量和研究活动星系核中的中间盘使用窄铁K-α发射线的潜力。

英文摘要:

We present an analysis of the narrow Fe K-alpha line in Chandra/HETGS observations of the Seyfert AGN, NGC 4151. The sensitivity and resolution afforded by the gratings reveal asymmetry in this line. Models including weak Doppler boosting, gravitational red-shifts, and scattering are generally preferred over Gaussians at the 5 sigma level of confidence, and generally measure radii consistent with R ~ 500-1000 GM/c^2. Separate fits to "high/unobscured" and "low/obscured" phases reveal that the line originates at smaller radii in high flux states; model-independent tests indicate that this effect is significant at the 4-5 sigma level. Some models and Delta t ~ 2 E+4 s variations in line flux suggest that the narrow Fe K-alpha line may originate at radii as small as R ~ 50-130 GM/c^2 in high flux states. These results indicate that the narrow Fe K-alpha line in NGC 4151 is primarily excited in the innermost part of the optical broad line region (BLR), or X-ray BLR. Alternatively, a warp could provide the solid angle needed to enhance Fe K-alpha line emission from intermediate radii, and might resolve an apparent discrepancy in the inclination of the innermost and outer disk in NGC 4151. Both warps and the BLR may originate through radiation pressure, so these explanations may be linked. We discuss our results in detail, and consider the potential for future observations with Chandra, XARM, and ATHENA to measure black hole masses and to study the intermediate disk in AGN using narrow Fe K-alpha emission lines.

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