用NuSTAR观测探测NGC 1068中埋藏的AGN的核周吸收介质
Probing the circumnuclear absorbing medium of the buried AGN in NGC 1068 through NuSTAR observations
摘要：
我们介绍了康普顿厚的Seyfert 2星系NGC 1068的最新NuSTAR监测活动的结果，该活动由2017年7月至2018年2月期间进行的四次$\sim$ 50 ks观测组成，以搜索从1到6个月的时间尺度上的通量和光谱变化。我们探测到一个时间尺度分别小于27天和91天的揭幕事件和一个日食事件，这两个事件归因于康普顿厚度的材料，其中$N_H=(1.8\pm0.8)\times10^{24}$ cm $^{-2}$和$N_H\geq(2.4\pm0.5)\times10^{24}$ cm $^{-2}$穿过我们的视线。这种气体可能位于环的最内部，甚至更向内，从而提供了该来源中环核物质的团块结构的进一步证据。利用同步的Swift-XRT观测，我们还探测到一个新的耀斑ULX，距离NGC 1068的核区域$d\sim$ 30”（即$\sim$ 2 kpc），在2-10 keV波段具有$(3.0\pm0.4)\times10^{40}$ erg s $^{-1}$的峰值X射线本征光度。
英文摘要：
We present the results of the latest NuSTAR monitoring campaign of the Compton-thick Seyfert 2 galaxy NGC 1068, composed of four $\sim$50 ks observations performed between July 2017 and February 2018 to search for flux and spectral variability on timescales from 1 to 6 months. We detect one unveiling and one eclipsing event with timescales less than 27 and 91 days, respectively, ascribed to Compton-thick material with $N_H=(1.8\pm0.8)\times10^{24}$ cm$^{-2}$ and $N_H\geq(2.4\pm0.5)\times10^{24}$ cm$^{-2}$ moving across our line of sight. This gas is likely located in the innermost part of the torus or even further inward, thus providing further evidence of the clumpy structure of the circumnuclear matter in this source. Taking advantage of simultaneous Swift-XRT observations, we also detected a new flaring ULX, at a distance $d\sim$30" (i.e. $\sim$2 kpc) from the nuclear region of NGC 1068, with a peak X-ray intrinsic luminosity of $(3.0\pm0.4)\times10^{40}$ erg s$^{-1}$ in the 2-10 keV band.
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