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Titolo: | X-ray flaring in PDS 456 observed in a high-flux state | Autori: | Matzeu, G. A. Reeves, J. N. NARDINI, EMANUELE BRAITO, Valentina Turner, T. J. Costa, M. T. |
Data pubblicazione: | 2017 | Rivista: | MONTHLY NOTICES OF THE ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY | Numero: | 465 | Fascicolo: | 3 | Da pagina:: | 2804 | Abstract: | We present an analysis of a $190$\,ks (net exposure) \textit{Suzaku} observation, carried out in 2007, of the nearby ($z=0.184$) luminous (L$_{\rm bol}\sim10^{47}$\,erg\,s$^{-1}$) quasar PDS\,456. In this observation, the intrinsically steep bare continuum is revealed compared to subsequent observations, carried out in 2011 and 2013, where the source is fainter, harder and more absorbed. We detected two pairs of prominent hard and soft flares, restricted to the first and second half of the observation respectively. The flares occur on timescales of the order of $\sim50$\,ks, which is equivalent to a light-crossing distance of $\sim10\,R_{\rm g}$ in PDS\,456. From the spectral variability observed during the flares, we find that the continuum changes appear to be dominated by two components: (i) a variable soft component ($<2$\,keV), which may be related to the Comptonized tail of the disc emission, and (ii) a variable hard power-law component ($>2$\,keV). The photon index of the latter power-law component appears to respond to changes in the soft band flux, increasing during the soft X-ray flares. Here the softening of the spectra, observed during the flares, may be due to Compton cooling of the disc corona induced by the increased soft X-ray photon seed flux. In contrast, we rule out partial covering absorption as the physical mechanism behind the observed short timescale spectral variability, as the timescales are likely too short to be accounted for by absorption variability. | URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12386/29590 | URL: | https://academic.oup.com/mnras/article/465/3/2804/2417401 http://arxiv.org/abs/1610.04017v2 |
ISSN: | 0035-8711 | DOI: | 10.1093/mnras/stw2673 | Fulltext: | open |
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