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The Low-temperature Corona in ESO 511−G030 Revealed by NuSTAR and XMM-Newton

Authors :
Zuobin Zhang
Jiachen Jiang
Honghui Liu
Cosimo Bambi
Christopher S. Reynolds
Andrew C. Fabian
Thomas Dauser
Kristin Madsen
Andrew Young
Luigi Gallo
Zhibo Yu
John Tomsick
Source :
The Astrophysical Journal, Vol 949, Iss 1, p 4 (2023)
Publication Year :
2023
Publisher :
IOP Publishing, 2023.

Abstract

We present the results from a coordinated XMM-Newton + NuSTAR observation of the Seyfert 1 galaxy ESO 511−G030. With this joint monitoring program, we conduct a detailed variability and spectral analysis. The source remained in a low flux and very stable state throughout the observation period, although there are slight fluctuations of flux over long timescales. The broadband (0.3–78 keV) spectrum shows the presence of a power-law continuum with a soft excess below 2 keV, a relatively narrow iron K α emission (∼6.4 keV), and an obvious cutoff at high energies. We find that the soft excess can be modeled by two different possible scenarios: a warm ( kT _e ∼ 0.19 keV) and optically thick ( τ = 18–25) Comptonizing corona or a relativistic reflection from a high-density ( $\mathrm{log}[{n}_{{\rm{e}}}/{\mathrm{cm}}^{-3}]=17.1\mbox{--}18.5$ ) inner disk. All models require a low temperature ( kT _e ∼ 13 keV) for the hot corona.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
15384357
Volume :
949
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
The Astrophysical Journal
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.87540988ff14e83a35455ae3e942fd0
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/acc38f