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Broad-band spectral analysis of Mrk 926 using multi-epoch X-ray observations

Broad-band spectral analysis of Mrk 926 using multi-epoch X-ray observations
Broad-band spectral analysis of Mrk 926 using multi-epoch X-ray observations

The X-ray spectra of some active galactic nuclei (AGNs) show a soft X-ray excess, emission in excess to the extrapolated primary X-ray continuum below 2 keV. Recent studies have shown that this soft excess can be described well as originating from either a relativistic ionized reflection, the extreme blurring of the reprocessed emission from the innermost region of the accretion disc, or Comptonization from an optically thick and warm region called the 'warm corona', in which electron scattering is the dominant source of opacity. To constrain the origin of the soft excess in the Seyfert 1 galaxy Mrk 926, we carry out a multi-epoch X-ray spectral study using observations from Suzaku (2009), XMM-Newton and NuSTAR (2016), and NuSTAR and Swift-XRT (2021). The broad-band X-ray spectra of Mrk 926 contains a thermally Comptonized primary continuum, a variable soft excess, and distant reflection. We find that in Mrk 926 as in so many sources, it is difficult to make a definite statement as to what is causing the observed soft excess. A warm coronal-like component is slightly preferred by the data but a reflection origin is also possible. Using archival radio data, we detect an optically thin radio component in our broad-band study of Mrk 926. While this component is consistent with an optically thin radio jet, future multiwavelength observations including high spatial resolution radio observations at multiple frequencies are required to probe the origin of the radio emission in more detail.

Astrophysics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, galaxies: Seyfert
1365-2966
4788 - 4794
Chalise, S.
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Lohfink, A. M.
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Chauhan, J.
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Russell, T. D.
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Buisson, D. J. K.
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Chalise, S., Lohfink, A. M., Chauhan, J., Russell, T. D., Buisson, D. J. K. and Mallick, L. (2022) Broad-band spectral analysis of Mrk 926 using multi-epoch X-ray observations. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Advance Access, 517 (4), 4788 - 4794. (doi:10.1093/mnras/stac2953).

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The X-ray spectra of some active galactic nuclei (AGNs) show a soft X-ray excess, emission in excess to the extrapolated primary X-ray continuum below 2 keV. Recent studies have shown that this soft excess can be described well as originating from either a relativistic ionized reflection, the extreme blurring of the reprocessed emission from the innermost region of the accretion disc, or Comptonization from an optically thick and warm region called the 'warm corona', in which electron scattering is the dominant source of opacity. To constrain the origin of the soft excess in the Seyfert 1 galaxy Mrk 926, we carry out a multi-epoch X-ray spectral study using observations from Suzaku (2009), XMM-Newton and NuSTAR (2016), and NuSTAR and Swift-XRT (2021). The broad-band X-ray spectra of Mrk 926 contains a thermally Comptonized primary continuum, a variable soft excess, and distant reflection. We find that in Mrk 926 as in so many sources, it is difficult to make a definite statement as to what is causing the observed soft excess. A warm coronal-like component is slightly preferred by the data but a reflection origin is also possible. Using archival radio data, we detect an optically thin radio component in our broad-band study of Mrk 926. While this component is consistent with an optically thin radio jet, future multiwavelength observations including high spatial resolution radio observations at multiple frequencies are required to probe the origin of the radio emission in more detail.

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Accepted/In Press date: 10 October 2022
e-pub ahead of print date: 18 October 2022
Published date: 1 December 2022
Additional Information: Funding Information: National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Publisher Copyright: © 2022 The Author(s) Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Royal Astronomical Society.
Keywords: Astrophysics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, galaxies: Seyfert

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Local EPrints ID: 471892
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/471892
ISSN: 1365-2966
PURE UUID: 9aadd118-9b82-479b-963c-df056cb00c6b

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Date deposited: 22 Nov 2022 17:37
Last modified: 16 Mar 2024 22:55

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Author: S. Chalise
Author: A. M. Lohfink
Author: J. Chauhan
Author: T. D. Russell
Author: D. J. K. Buisson
Author: L. Mallick

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