Unification Model of Active Galactic Nuclei by Photoionization Equilibrium Calculation Based on Radiative Hydrodynamic Simulations
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 and Compton-thick covering factor 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 of HI and HII is independent of the Eddington ratio and is approximately , while of HI alone is also independent of the Eddington ratio and is approximately . (2) The Compton-thick covering factor of HI has the same value as of HI. (3) Our is consistent with that obtained from X-ray observations. (4) Our agrees with that obtained from X-ray observations in a high Eddington ratio, while our is smaller than that from X-ray observations in a low Eddington ratio. (5) To explain the difference between obtained from theoretical calculations and that inferred from X-ray observations, a Compton-thin gas is required in regions extending at least 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