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在亮AGN中局域化窄Fe K $α$发射

Localizing narrow Fe K$α$ emission within bright AGN

Carolina Andonie, Franz E. Bauer, Rosamaria Carraro, Patricia Arevalo, David M. Alexander, William N. Brandt, Johannes Buchner, Adam He, Michael J. Koss, Claudi… 展开作者

Carolina Andonie, Franz E. Bauer, Rosamaria Carraro, Patricia Arevalo, David M. Alexander, William N. Brandt, Johannes Buchner, Adam He, Michael J. Koss, Claudio Ricci, Vicente Salinas, Manuel Solimano, Alessia Tortosa, Ezequiel Treister

摘要:

6.4 keV Fe Ka发射线是活动星系核X射线谱中普遍存在的特征,它的性质反映了活动星系核中可变的原始X射线连续谱与周围结构之间的相互作用。我们澄清的性质和起源的窄Fe Ka发射使用X射线光谱,定时,和成像的限制,加上可能的相关性活动星系和宿主星系的属性,为38个明亮的附近活动星系($z<0.5$)从BAT活动星系核光谱调查。通过对Chandra和XMM-Newton谱的建模,计算了Fe的半峰全宽(FWHMs),构造了Fe的Ka线和2-10 keV的连续光变曲线。假设维里运动,FWHM提供Fe Ka发射区域尺寸RFeKa的一个估计。第二个估计来自于比较连续光变曲线和纯线光变曲线与模拟光变曲线之间的相关程度。最后,我们提取了钱德拉径向轮廓,以确定RFeKa的上限。我们发现,对于90%(21/24)的AGN与FWHM测量,RFeKa小于基准尘埃升华半径,Rsub。尽管有广泛的可变性属性,铁Ka光子再处理器的大小的约束独立确认RFeKa小于Rsub在83%的活动星系核。最后,成像分析结果显示,除了两个源外,所有源的上限都比较宽松;值得注意的是,Circinus星系和NGC 1068显示出显著但次显性的扩展Fe Ka发射,分别达到$\sim$ 100和$\sim$ 800 pc。基于独立的约束条件,我们得出结论,在典型的活动星系核的窄Fe Ka发射主要来自区域小于,大概内部Rsub,因此,它是与外部宽线区域或外部吸积盘。然而,大的多样性的连续性和狭窄的Fe Ka可变性属性是不容易容纳的一个普遍的情况。

英文摘要:

The 6.4 keV Fe Ka emission line is a ubiquitous feature in X-ray spectra of AGN, and its properties track the interaction between the variable primary X-ray continuum and the surrounding structure from which it arises. We clarify the nature and origin of the narrow Fe Ka emission using X-ray spectral, timing, and imaging constraints, plus possible correlations to AGN and host galaxy properties, for 38 bright nearby AGN ($z<0.5$) from the BAT AGN Spectroscopic Survey. Modeling Chandra and XMM-Newton spectra, we computed line full-width half-maxima (FWHMs) and constructed Fe Ka line and 2-10 keV continuum light curves. The FWHM provides one estimate of the Fe Ka emitting region size, RFeKa, assuming virial motion. A second estimate comes from comparing the degree of correlation between the variability of the continuum and line-only light curves, compared to simulated light curves. Finally, we extracted Chandra radial profiles to place upper limits on RFeKa. We found that for 90% (21/24) of AGN with FWHM measurements, RFeKa is smaller than the fiducial dust sublimation radius, Rsub. Despite a wide range of variability properties, the constraints on the Fe Ka photon reprocessor size independently confirm that RFeKa is smaller than Rsub in 83% of AGN. Finally, the imaging analysis yields loose upper limits for all but two sources; notably, the Circinus Galaxy and NGC 1068 show significant but subdominant extended Fe Ka emission out to $\sim$100 and $\sim$800 pc, respectively. Based on independent constraints, we conclude that the majority of the narrow Fe Ka emission in typical AGN predominantly arises from regions smaller than and presumably inside Rsub, and thus it is associated either with the outer broad line region or outer accretion disk. However, the large diversity of continuum and narrow Fe Ka variability properties are not easily accommodated by a universal scenario.

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