Q2237+0305 in X-rays: spectra and variability with XMM-Newton
Abstract
X-ray observations of gravitationally lensed quasars may allow us to probe the inner structure of the central engine of a quasar. Observations of Q2237+0305 (Einstein Cross) in X-rays may be used to constrain the inner structure of the X-ray emitting source. Here we analyze the XMM-Newton observation of the quasar in the gravitational lens system Q2237+0305 taken during 2002. Combined spectra of the four images of the quasar in this system were extracted and modelled with a power-law model. Statistical analysis was used to test the variability of the total flux. The total X-ray flux from all the images of this quadruple gravitational lens system is 6 x 10^{-13} erg/cm2/s in the range 0.2-10 keV, showing no significant X-ray spectral variability during almost 42 ks of the observation time. Fitting of the cleaned source spectrum yields a photon power-law index of Gamma=1.82+0.07/-0.08. The X-ray lightcurves obtained after background subtraction are compatible with the hypothesis of a stationary flux from the source.
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@article{arxiv.0809.2157,
title = {Q2237+0305 in X-rays: spectra and variability with XMM-Newton},
author = {E. V. Fedorova and V. I. Zhdanov and C. Vignali and G. G. C. Palumbo},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0809.2157},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
6 pages, 7 figures, 4 tables, accepted by A&A