on the role of relativistic effects in the x-ray variability of agn piotr Życki nicolaus...
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Short-term effects of rotation of an X-ray source Modulation of the primary emission on the orbital time scale Życki & Niedźwiecki 2005TRANSCRIPT
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On the role of relativistic On the role of relativistic effects in the X-ray variability effects in the X-ray variability
of AGNof AGN
Piotr ŻyckiPiotr ŻyckiNicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center, Warsaw, POLANDNicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center, Warsaw, POLAND
Andrzej NiedźwieckiAndrzej NiedźwieckiŁódź University, Department of Physics, Łódź, POLANDŁódź University, Department of Physics, Łódź, POLAND
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Relativistic effects in X-ray spectraRelativistic effects in X-ray spectra
Broad Iron Kα line observed in many sources: AGN, X-ray binaries (with black holes and neutron stars).
The line is broad because the accretion disk is rotating.
What if the X-ray source rotated?
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Short-term effects of rotation of an X-ray sourceShort-term effects of rotation of an X-ray source
Modulation of the primary emission on the orbital time scale
Sun610 MM Życki & Niedźwiecki 2005
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Quasi-periodic signal in power spectra expected…Quasi-periodic signal in power spectra expected…
Sun610 MM Życki & Niedźwiecki 2005
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……but not seen in MCG—6-30-15but not seen in MCG—6-30-15
Vaughan et al. 2003
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However, periodic modulation of the line However, periodic modulation of the line was observed in NGC 3516was observed in NGC 3516
Iwasawa,Miniutti & Fabian 2004
Can be modelled with a co-rotating flare model
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Puzzling aspects of long-term (hours-days) Puzzling aspects of long-term (hours-days) X-ray variability of AGNX-ray variability of AGN
Variability of the reprocessing features (mainly the Fe Kα line) is weaker than, and uncorrelated with, the variability of the primary emission.
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The light-bending modelThe light-bending model
ρ = 2 Rg
Assumptions:
Intrinsic source luminosity is constant.
Variability due to change of position of the source, and related change of strength of relativistic effects.
Variations of the observed flux and the flux seen by the disk are not correlated, because of relativistic effects.
Source averaged over the azimuthal angle (a ring really).
Miniutti & Fabian 2004
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Line profilesLine profiles
Good fits to the observed line profiles are obtained for small height of the source
h=0.2-0.6 Rg h=8 Rg
(superposition)
( ρ = 2 Rg)
h≈0.07 r, r=2-3 Rg
i=30o
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Line vs continuum variabilityLine vs continuum variability
Model with ρ=2, varying height (M&F)
Source just above the disk, changing radial position
Source close to the axis
Source just above the disk, changing radial position. Luminosity follows dissipation rate.
i=30o
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So, the light-bending model So, the light-bending model for AGN for AGN ……
… can work, in the geometry of radial motion of X-ray sources, low above the disk.
The questions are: •How fundamental this is (does it apply to all source accreting at high Mdot?)•What is the physical mechanism?
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High inclination sourcesHigh inclination sources
i=63o
Model with ρ=2, varying height (M&F)
Source just above the disk, changing radial position
Source close to the axis
The model works in broader range of parameters (height)