The first simultaneous X-ray broadband view of Mrk 110 with XMM-Newton and NuSTAR

Autor: Andrew Lobban, J. N. Reeves, D. Porquet, Nicolas Grosso, Valentina Braito
Přispěvatelé: Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Marseille (LAM), Aix Marseille Université (AMU)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Aix Marseille Université (AMU)-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES), Observatoire astronomique de Strasbourg (ObAS), Université de Strasbourg (UNISTRA)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Keele University [Keele]
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
Předmět:
Active galactic nucleus
Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
Continuum (design consultancy)
galaxies: active
FOS: Physical sciences
radiation mechanisms: general
Astrophysics
Astrophysics::Cosmology and Extragalactic Astrophysics
01 natural sciences
Spectral line
Corona (optical phenomenon)
accretion
X-rays: individuals: Mrk 110
quasars: general
0103 physical sciences
Emission spectrum
010303 astronomy & astrophysics
Astrophysics::Galaxy Astrophysics
Line (formation)
Physics
High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE)
Supermassive black hole
Accretion (meteorology)
010308 nuclear & particles physics
accretion disks
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics - Astrophysics of Galaxies
Space and Planetary Science
Astrophysics of Galaxies (astro-ph.GA)
Astrophysics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
[PHYS.ASTR]Physics [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph]
Zdroj: Astronomy and Astrophysics-A&A
Astronomy and Astrophysics-A&A, 2021, 654, pp.A89. ⟨10.1051/0004-6361/202141577⟩
Astronomy and Astrophysics-A&A, EDP Sciences, 2021, 654, pp.A89. ⟨10.1051/0004-6361/202141577⟩
ISSN: 0004-6361
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202141577⟩
Popis: (Abridged) Soft and hard X-ray excesses, compared to the continuum power-law shape between ~2-10 keV, are common features observed in the spectra of active galactic nuclei (AGN) and are associated with the accretion disc-corona system around the supermassive black hole. However, the dominant process at work is still highly debated and has been proposed to be either relativistic reflection or Comptonisation. We aim to characterise the main X-ray spectral physical components from the bright bare Broad Line Seyfert 1 AGN Mrk 110, and the physical process(es) at work in its disc-corona system viewed almost face-on. We perform the X-ray broad-band spectral analysis thanks to two simultaneous XMM-Newton and NuSTAR observations performed on November 16-17 2019 and April 5-6 2020, we also use for the spectral analysis above 3 keV the deep NuSTAR observation obtained in January 2017. The broad-band X-ray spectra of Mrk 110 are characterised by the presence of a prominent and absorption-free smooth soft X-ray excess, moderately broad OVII and FeKalpha emission lines and a lack of a strong Compton hump. The continuum above ~3keV is very similar at both epochs, while some variability (stronger when brighter) is present for the soft X-ray excess. A combination of soft and hard Comptonisation by a warm and hot corona, respectively, plus mildly relativistic disc reflection reproduce the broadband X-ray continuum very well. The inferred warm corona temperature, kT_warm~0.3 keV, is similar to the values found in other sub-Eddington AGN, whereas the hot corona temperature, kT_hot~21-31 keV (depending mainly on the assumed hot corona geometry), is found to be in the lower range of the values measured in AGN.
Comment: 11 pages (including appendix), 8 figures. Accepted for publication in A&A
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