NuSTAR/XMM-Newton monitoring of the Seyfert 1 galaxy HE 1143-1810. Testing the two-corona scenario
Journal
Date Issued
2020
Author(s)
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Petrucci, P. O.
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BIANCHI, Simone
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Matt, G.
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Middei, R.
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Marcel, G.
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Ferreira, J.
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De Marco, B.
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Malzac, J.
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Marinucci, A.
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Abstract
Aims: We test the two-corona accretion scenario for active galactic nuclei in the case of the "bare" Seyfert 1 galaxy HE 1143-1810.
Methods: We perform a detailed study of the broad-band UV-X-ray spectral properties and of the short-term variability of HE 1143-1810. We present results of a joint XMM-Newton and NuSTAR monitoring of the source, consisting of 5 × 20 ks observations, each separated by 2 days, performed in December 2017.
Results: The source is variable in flux among the different observations, and a correlation is observed between the UV and X-ray emission. Moderate spectral variability is observed in the soft band. The time-averaged X-ray spectrum exhibits a cut-off at ∼100 keV consistent with thermal Comptonization. We detect an iron Kα line consistent with being constant during the campaign and originating from a mildly ionized medium. The line is accompanied by a moderate, ionized reflection component. A soft excess is clearly present below 2 keV and is well described by thermal Comptonization in a "warm" corona with a temperature of ∼0.5 keV and a Thomson optical depth of ∼17 - 18. For the hot hard X-ray emitting corona, we obtain a temperature of ∼20 keV and an optical depth of ∼4 assuming a spherical geometry. A fit assuming a jet-emitting disc (JED) for the hot corona also provides a nice description of the broad-band spectrum. In this case, the data are consistent with an accretion rate varying between ∼0.7 and ∼0.9 in Eddington units and a transition between the outer standard disc and the inner JED at ∼20 gravitational radii.
Conclusions: The broad-band high-energy data agree with an accretion flow model consisting of two phases: an outer standard accretion disc with a warm upper layer, responsible for the optical-UV emission and the soft X-ray excess, and an inner slim JED playing the role of a hard X-ray emitting hot corona.
Aims: We test the two-corona accretion scenario for active galactic nuclei in the case of the "bare" Seyfert 1 galaxy HE 1143-1810.
Methods: We perform a detailed study of the broad-band UV-X-ray spectral properties and of the short-term variability of HE 1143-1810. We present results of a joint XMM-Newton and NuSTAR monitoring of the source, consisting of 5 × 20 ks observations, each separated by 2 days, performed in December 2017.
Results: The source is variable in flux among the different observations, and a correlation is observed between the UV and X-ray emission. Moderate spectral variability is observed in the soft band. The time-averaged X-ray spectrum exhibits a cut-off at ∼100 keV consistent with thermal Comptonization. We detect an iron Kα line consistent with being constant during the campaign and originating from a mildly ionized medium. The line is accompanied by a moderate, ionized reflection component. A soft excess is clearly present below 2 keV and is well described by thermal Comptonization in a "warm" corona with a temperature of ∼0.5 keV and a Thomson optical depth of ∼17 - 18. For the hot hard X-ray emitting corona, we obtain a temperature of ∼20 keV and an optical depth of ∼4 assuming a spherical geometry. A fit assuming a jet-emitting disc (JED) for the hot corona also provides a nice description of the broad-band spectrum. In this case, the data are consistent with an accretion rate varying between ∼0.7 and ∼0.9 in Eddington units and a transition between the outer standard disc and the inner JED at ∼20 gravitational radii.
Conclusions: The broad-band high-energy data agree with an accretion flow model consisting of two phases: an outer standard accretion disc with a warm upper layer, responsible for the optical-UV emission and the soft X-ray excess, and an inner slim JED playing the role of a hard X-ray emitting hot corona.
Volume
634
Start page
A92
Issn Identifier
0004-6361
Ads BibCode
2020A&A...634A..92U
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open.access
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