X-RAY-LINE EMISSION FROM PHOTO-IONIZED GAS IN A SEYFERT NUCLEUS

被引:5
作者
FABIAN, AC [1 ]
ROSS, RR [1 ]
机构
[1] INST ADV STUDY,PRINCETON,NJ 08540
关键词
Broad line region - Condition - Continuum emission - Ionized gas - Line emissions - Recombination lines - Seyfert galaxies - Seyferts - X ray spectrum - X-ray line emissions;
D O I
10.1093/mnras/194.1.29P
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
We show that the strong iron line observed in the Ariel V X-ray spectrum of the Seyfert galaxy NGC 5548 may be due to recombination-line emission in a highly photo-ionized gas. This gas must lie within 3 x 1016cm of the source of the continuum emission, and provides a direct handle on conditions deep within the broad-line region of the nucleus. The iron line is the closest feature yet observed to the continuum source. © Royal Astronomical Society.
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页码:P29 / P32
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