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Magnetic flares in Active Galactic Nuclei: modeling the iron Kα line

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العنوان: Magnetic flares in Active Galactic Nuclei: modeling the iron Kα line
المؤلفون: Goosmann, R. W., Czerny, B., Mouchet, M., Karas, V., Dovčiak, M., Ponti, G., Różańska, A., Dumont, A.-M.
المصدر: Astronomische Nachrichten; December 2006, Vol. 327 Issue: 10 p977-980, 4p
مستخلص: The X-ray spectra of Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN) are complex and vary rapidly in time as seen in recent observations. Magnetic flares above the accretion disk can account for the extreme variability of AGN. They also explain the observed iron Kα fluorescence lines. We present radiative transfer modeling of the X-ray reflection due to emission from magnetic flares close to the marginally stable orbit. The hard X-ray primary radiation coming from the flare source illuminates the accretion disk. A Compton reflection/reprocessed component coming from the disk surface is computed for different emission directions. We assume that the density structure remains adjusted to the hydrostatic equilibrium without external illumination because the flare duration is only a quarter-orbit. The model takes into account the variations of the incident radiation across the hot spot underneath the flare source. The integrated spectrum seen by a distant observer is computed for flares at different orbital phases close to the marginally stable orbit of a Schwarzschild black hole and of a maximally rotating Kerr black hole. The calculations include relativistic and Doppler corrections of the spectra using a ray tracing technique. We explore the practical possibilities to map out the azimuthal irradiation pattern of the inner accretion disks and conclude that the next generation of X-ray satellites should reveal this structure from iron Kα line profiles and X-ray lightcurves. (© 2006 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)
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تدمد:00046337
15213994
DOI:10.1002/asna.200610674