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A high-density relativistic reflection origin for the soft and hard X-ray excess emission from Mrk 1044

A high-density relativistic reflection origin for the soft and hard X-ray excess emission from Mrk 1044
A high-density relativistic reflection origin for the soft and hard X-ray excess emission from Mrk 1044

We present the first results from a detailed spectral-timing analysis of a long (~130 ks) XMM- Newton observation and quasi-simultaneous NuSTAR and Swift observations of the highly accreting narrow-line Seyfert 1 galaxy Mrk 1044. The broad-band (0.3-50 keV) spectrum reveals the presence of a strong soft X-ray excess emission below ~1.5 keV, iron Kα emission complex at ~6-7 keV and a 'Compton hump' at ~15-30 keV. We find that the relativistic reflection from a high-density accretion disc with a broken power-law emissivity profile can simultaneously explain the soft X-ray excess, highly ionized broad iron line and the Compton hump. At low frequencies ([2 - 6] × 10-5 Hz), the power-law continuum-dominated 1.5- 5 keV band lags behind the reflection-dominated 0.3-1 keV band, which is explained with a combination of propagation fluctuation and Comptonization processes, while at higher frequencies ([1 - 2] × 10-4 Hz), we detect a soft lag which is interpreted as a signature of X-ray reverberation from the accretion disc. The fractional root-mean-squared variability of the source decreases with energy and is well described by two variable components: a less variable relativistic disc reflection and a more variable direct coronal emission. Our combined spectral-timing analyses suggest that the observed broad-band X-ray variability of Mrk 1044 is mainly driven by variations in the location or geometry of the optically thin, hot corona.

accretion, accretion discs, Black hole physics, Galaxies: active, Galaxies: Seyfert, Relativistic processes
1365-2966
615-634
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Mallick, L., Alston, W.N., Parker, M.L., Fabian, A.C., Pinto, C., Dewangan, G.C., Markowitz, A., Gandhi, P., Kembhavi, A.K. and Misra, R. (2018) A high-density relativistic reflection origin for the soft and hard X-ray excess emission from Mrk 1044. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 479 (1), 615-634. (doi:10.1093/mnras/sty1487).

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We present the first results from a detailed spectral-timing analysis of a long (~130 ks) XMM- Newton observation and quasi-simultaneous NuSTAR and Swift observations of the highly accreting narrow-line Seyfert 1 galaxy Mrk 1044. The broad-band (0.3-50 keV) spectrum reveals the presence of a strong soft X-ray excess emission below ~1.5 keV, iron Kα emission complex at ~6-7 keV and a 'Compton hump' at ~15-30 keV. We find that the relativistic reflection from a high-density accretion disc with a broken power-law emissivity profile can simultaneously explain the soft X-ray excess, highly ionized broad iron line and the Compton hump. At low frequencies ([2 - 6] × 10-5 Hz), the power-law continuum-dominated 1.5- 5 keV band lags behind the reflection-dominated 0.3-1 keV band, which is explained with a combination of propagation fluctuation and Comptonization processes, while at higher frequencies ([1 - 2] × 10-4 Hz), we detect a soft lag which is interpreted as a signature of X-ray reverberation from the accretion disc. The fractional root-mean-squared variability of the source decreases with energy and is well described by two variable components: a less variable relativistic disc reflection and a more variable direct coronal emission. Our combined spectral-timing analyses suggest that the observed broad-band X-ray variability of Mrk 1044 is mainly driven by variations in the location or geometry of the optically thin, hot corona.

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Accepted/In Press date: 25 May 2018
e-pub ahead of print date: 4 June 2018
Published date: 1 September 2018
Keywords: accretion, accretion discs, Black hole physics, Galaxies: active, Galaxies: Seyfert, Relativistic processes

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Local EPrints ID: 424484
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/424484
ISSN: 1365-2966
PURE UUID: a735c2cc-a5e4-4f08-bac3-682926bed2a1
ORCID for P. Gandhi: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-3105-2615

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Date deposited: 05 Oct 2018 11:37
Last modified: 16 Mar 2024 04:20

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Author: L. Mallick
Author: W.N. Alston
Author: M.L. Parker
Author: A.C. Fabian
Author: C. Pinto
Author: G.C. Dewangan
Author: A. Markowitz
Author: P. Gandhi ORCID iD
Author: A.K. Kembhavi
Author: R. Misra

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