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Unification Model of Active Galactic Nuclei by Photoionization Equilibrium Calculation Based on Radiative Hydrodynamic Simulations

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena 2026-02-13 v1 Astrophysics of Galaxies

Abstract

To investigate the origin of the dependence of the covering factor on the Eddington ratio suggested by X-ray observations, we examined the angular distribution of HI and HII based on two-dimensional radiative hydrodynamic simulations. To calculate the Compton-thin covering factor C22C_{22} and Compton-thick covering factor C24C_{24} of HI alone, we performed one-dimensional photoionization equilibrium calculations with the XSTAR code based on radiative hydrodynamic simulations. The results obtained are as follows. (1) The Compton-thin covering factor C22C_{22} of HI and HII is independent of the Eddington ratio and is approximately 70%70\%, while C22C_{22} of HI alone is also independent of the Eddington ratio and is approximately 30%30\%. (2) The Compton-thick covering factor C24C_{24} of HI has the same value as C22C_{22} of HI. (3) Our C24C_{24} is consistent with that obtained from X-ray observations. (4) Our C22C_{22} agrees with that obtained from X-ray observations in a high Eddington ratio, while our C22C_{22} is smaller than that from X-ray observations in a low Eddington ratio. (5) To explain the difference between C22C_{22} obtained from theoretical calculations and that inferred from X-ray observations, a Compton-thin gas is required in regions extending at least 10 pc10~\mathrm{pc} beyond the current computational regions.

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@article{arxiv.2602.11474,
  title  = {Unification Model of Active Galactic Nuclei by Photoionization Equilibrium Calculation Based on Radiative Hydrodynamic Simulations},
  author = {Atsushi Tanimoto and Keiichi Wada and Yuki Kudoh and Nozomu Kawakatu and Mariko Nomura and Hirokazu Odaka},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2602.11474},
  year   = {2026}
}

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17 pages, 8 figures, accepted by ApJ