Multi-epoch UV $-$ X-ray spectral study of NGC 4151 with AstroSat
Shrabani Kumar, G. C. Dewangan, P. Gandhi, I. E. Papadakis, N. P. S. Mithun, K. P. Singh, D. Bhattacharya, A. A. Zdziarski, G. C. Stewart, S. Bhattacharyya, S. Chandra
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21 pages, 22 figures, 6 tables, accepted for publication in ApJ
本研究利用五个历元的 AstroSat 同步观测分析 NGC 4151 的紫外–X射线光谱,发现 X 射线吸收柱远高于紫外消光估计,并提出双区或两相遮蔽体模型解释差异。
摘要:
我们基于 2017–2018 年间五个历元的 AstroSat 同步观测,对 NGC 4151 进行了多波段光谱研究,观测覆盖近紫外(NUV)至硬 X 射线波段(约 0.005–80 keV)。在校正了内禀消光和银河系消光、宽线区与窄线区的贡献以及宿主星系发射之后,我们得到了内禀吸积盘连续谱。我们发现,在紫外流量更亮时连续谱更蓝,这可能源于吸积盘连续谱的变化或紫外红化。我们利用 2000 年 3 月获取的高分辨率 HST/STIS 光谱估计内禀红化为 E(B−V)~0.4。我们采用热康普顿化、中性和电离吸收以及 X 射线反射来建模 X 射线光谱。我们得到的 X 射线吸收中性柱密度在 N_H~1.2–3.4×10^23 cm^-2 之间变化;在假设银河系尘气比的情况下,这比由紫外消光估计的值高约 100 倍。为调和这一差异,我们提出两种合理的遮蔽体构型:(a) 由升华半径分隔的无尘区和含尘区组成的双区遮蔽体;或 (b) 由嵌在低密度介质中的致密团块状云组成的两相遮蔽体,在这种情形下,少数致密云会显著遮蔽致密 X 射线源,而来自延展吸积盘的大部分紫外辐射则穿过低密度介质。此外,我们发现 X 射线吸收柱密度与 NUV−FUV 颜色及紫外流量之间存在正相关,表明风可能增强,而这种风或许由“越亮越蓝”的紫外连续谱驱动。
英文摘要:
We present a multi-wavelength spectral study of NGC 4151 based on five epochs of simultaneous AstroSat observations in the near ultra-violet (NUV) to hard X-ray band ($\sim 0.005-80$ keV) during $2017 - 2018$. We derived the intrinsic accretion disk continuum after correcting for internal and Galactic extinction, contributions from broad and narrow line regions, and emission from the host galaxy. We found a bluer continuum at brighter UV flux possibly due to variations in the accretion disk continuum or the UV reddening. We estimated the intrinsic reddening, $E(B-V) \sim 0.4$, using high-resolution HST/STIS spectrum acquired in March 2000. We used thermal Comptonization, neutral and ionized absorption, and X-ray reflection to model the X-ray spectra. We obtained the X-ray absorbing neutral column varying between $N_H \sim 1.2-3.4 \times 10^{23} cm^{-2}$, which are $\sim 100$ times larger than that estimated from UV extinction, assuming the Galactic dust-to-gas ratio. To reconcile this discrepancy, we propose two plausible configurations of the obscurer: (a) a two-zone obscurer consisting of dust-free and dusty regions, divided by the sublimation radius, or (b) a two-phase obscurer consisting of clumpy, dense clouds embedded in a low-density medium, resulting in a scenario where a few dense clouds obscure the compact X-ray source substantially, while the bulk of UV emission arising from the extended accretion disk passes through the low-density medium. Furthermore, we find a positive correlation between X-ray absorption column and $NUV-FUV$ color and UV flux, indicative of enhanced winds possibly driven by the 'bluer-when-brighter' UV continuum.
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