The NuSTAR X-ray spectrum of the low-luminosity active galactic nucleus in NGC 7213

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作者
Ursini, F. [1 ,2 ,3 ]
Marinucci, A. [3 ]
Matt, G. [3 ]
Bianchi, S. [3 ]
Tortosa, A. [3 ]
Stern, D. [4 ]
Arevalo, P. [5 ]
Ballantyne, D. R. [6 ]
Bauer, F. E. [7 ,8 ,9 ]
Fabian, A. C. [10 ]
Harrison, F. A. [11 ]
Lohfink, A. M. [10 ]
Reynolds, C. S. [12 ,13 ]
Walton, D. J. [4 ,14 ]
机构
[1] Univ Grenoble Alpes, IPAG, F-38000 Grenoble, France
[2] CNRS, IPAG, F-38000 Grenoble, France
[3] Univ Roma Tre, Dipartimento Matemat & Fis, I-00146 Rome, Italy
[4] CALTECH, Jet Prop Lab, Pasadena, CA 91109 USA
[5] Univ Valparaiso, Fac Ciencias, Inst Fis & Astron, Valparaiso 2360102, Chile
[6] Georgia Inst Technol, Sch Phys, Ctr Relativist Astrophys, Atlanta, GA 30332 USA
[7] Pontificia Univ Catolica Chile, Fac Fis, Inst Astrofis, Santiago 22, Chile
[8] Millennium Inst Astrophys, Macul 7820436, Santiago, Chile
[9] Space Sci Inst, Boulder, CO 80301 USA
[10] Univ Cambridge, Inst Astron, Cambridge CB3 0HA, England
[11] CALTECH, Cahill Ctr Astron & Astrophys, Pasadena, CA 91125 USA
[12] Univ Maryland, Dept Astron, College Pk, MD 20742 USA
[13] Joint Space Sci Inst JSI, College Pk, MD 20742 USA
[14] CALTECH, Cahill Ctr Astron & Astrophys, Pasadena, CA 91125 USA
关键词
galaxies: active; galaxies: individual: NGC 7213; galaxies: Seyfert; X-rays: galaxies; K-ALPHA LINE; BLACK-HOLE MASS; ADVECTION-DOMINATED ACCRETION; SEYFERT-GALAXIES; ULTRAVIOLET EMISSION; XMM-NEWTON; COMPTON REFLECTION; NEARBY GALAXIES; CORONA MODEL; NGC-7213;
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10.1093/mnras/stv1527
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P1 [天文学];
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摘要
We present an analysis of the 3-79 keV NuSTAR spectrum of the low-luminosity active galactic nucleus NGC 7213. In agreement with past observations, we find a lower limit to the high-energy cut-off of E-c > 140 keV, no evidence for a Compton-reflected continuum and the presence of an iron K alpha complex, possibly produced in the broad-line region. From the application of the MYTORUS model, we find that the line-emitting material is consistent with the absence of a significant Compton reflection if arising from a Compton-thin torus of gas with a column density of 5.0(-1.6)(+2.0) x 10(23) cm(-2). We report variability of the equivalent width of the iron lines on the time-scale of years using archival observations from XMM-Newton, Chandra and Suzaku. This analysis suggests a possible contribution from dusty gas. A fit with a Comptonization model indicates the presence of a hot corona with a temperature kT(e) > 40 keV and an optical depth tau less than or similar to 1, assuming a spherical geometry.
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