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The hard X-ray spectrum of NGC 5506 as seen by NuSTAR

The hard X-ray spectrum of NGC 5506 as seen by NuSTAR
The hard X-ray spectrum of NGC 5506 as seen by NuSTAR
NuSTAR observed the bright Compton-thin, narrow-line Seyfert 1 galaxy, NGC 5506, for about 56 ks. In agreement with past observations, the spectrum is well fitted by a power law with ? ? 1.9, a distant reflection component and narrow ionized iron lines. A relativistically blurred reflection component is not required by the data. When an exponential high-energy cutoff is added to the power law, a value of 720+130?190 keV (90?per?cent confidence level) is found. Even allowing for systematic uncertainties, we find a 3? lower limit to the high-energy cutoff of 350 keV, the highest lower limit to the cutoff energy found so far in an AGN by NuSTAR
accretion, accretion discs, galaxies: active, galaxies: individual: NGC 5506
1365-2966
3029-3033
Matt, G.
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Balkovic, M.
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Marinucci, A.
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Ballantyne, D.R.
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Boggs, S.E.
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Christensen, F.E.
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Comastri, A.
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Craig, W.W.
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Gandhi, Poshak
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Hailey, C.J.
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Harrison, F.A.
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Madejski, G.
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Madsen, K.K.
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Stern, D.
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Zhang, W.W.
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Matt, G.
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Balkovic, M.
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Marinucci, A.
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Ballantyne, D.R.
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Boggs, S.E.
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Christensen, F.E.
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Comastri, A.
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Craig, W.W.
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Gandhi, Poshak
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Hailey, C.J.
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Harrison, F.A.
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Madejski, G.
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Madsen, K.K.
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Stern, D.
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Matt, G., Balkovic, M., Marinucci, A., Ballantyne, D.R., Boggs, S.E., Christensen, F.E., Comastri, A., Craig, W.W., Gandhi, Poshak, Hailey, C.J., Harrison, F.A., Madejski, G., Madsen, K.K., Stern, D. and Zhang, W.W. (2015) The hard X-ray spectrum of NGC 5506 as seen by NuSTAR. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 447 (4), 3029-3033. (doi:10.1093/mnras/stu2653).

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Abstract

NuSTAR observed the bright Compton-thin, narrow-line Seyfert 1 galaxy, NGC 5506, for about 56 ks. In agreement with past observations, the spectrum is well fitted by a power law with ? ? 1.9, a distant reflection component and narrow ionized iron lines. A relativistically blurred reflection component is not required by the data. When an exponential high-energy cutoff is added to the power law, a value of 720+130?190 keV (90?per?cent confidence level) is found. Even allowing for systematic uncertainties, we find a 3? lower limit to the high-energy cutoff of 350 keV, the highest lower limit to the cutoff energy found so far in an AGN by NuSTAR

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Published date: March 2015
Keywords: accretion, accretion discs, galaxies: active, galaxies: individual: NGC 5506
Organisations: Astronomy Group

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Local EPrints ID: 400057
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/400057
ISSN: 1365-2966
PURE UUID: b1a1b3d4-3c98-4053-815a-a25b8663d6e4
ORCID for Poshak Gandhi: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-3105-2615

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Date deposited: 09 Sep 2016 09:30
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 03:51

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Author: G. Matt
Author: M. Balkovic
Author: A. Marinucci
Author: D.R. Ballantyne
Author: S.E. Boggs
Author: F.E. Christensen
Author: A. Comastri
Author: W.W. Craig
Author: Poshak Gandhi ORCID iD
Author: C.J. Hailey
Author: F.A. Harrison
Author: G. Madejski
Author: K.K. Madsen
Author: D. Stern
Author: W.W. Zhang

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