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We present a XMM-Newton observation of Markarian 304, a Seyfert 1 galaxy at z = 0.066. The EPIC data show that MKN 304 is affected by heavy (Nh ~10^{23} cm{-2}) obscuration due to ionized gas. A two-phase warm absorber provides an adequate…

Competing models for broad spectral features in the soft X-ray spectrum of the Seyfert I galaxy Mrk766 are tested against data from a 130 ks XMM-Newton observation. A model including relativistically broadened Ly-alpha emission lines of…

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Complex Fe-K emission/absorption line features are commonly observed in the 6--11 keV band from Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN). These features are formed in various physical components surrounding the black holes. The Narrow-Line Seyfert 1…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-08-14 Yuto Mochizuki , Misaki Mizumoto , Ken Ebisawa

We examine a 200 ks XMM-Newton observation of the narrow-line Seyfert 1 galaxy Mrk 493. The active galaxy was half as bright as in a previous 2003 snapshot observation and the current lower flux enables a study of the putative reflection…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2018-04-18 K. Bonson , L. C. Gallo , D. R. Wilkins , A. C. Fabian

Aims: We analyse a long XMM-Newton spectrum of the narrow-line Seyfert 1 galaxy Mrk 766, using the marked spectral variability on timescales >20ks to separate components in the X-ray spectrum. Methods: Principal components analysis is used…

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Detections of $z \approx$ 0 oxygen absorption and emission lines indicate the Milky Way hosts a hot ($\sim 10^6$ K), low-density plasma extending $\gtrsim$50 kpc into the Mily Way's halo. Current X-ray telescopes cannot resolve the line…

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The XMM-Newton observation of the optically Type 1 AGN AXJ0447-0627 (z=0.214) unambiguously reveals a complex, bright and prominent set of lines in the 4-8 keV rest frame energy range. Although, from a phenomenological point of view, the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2016-08-30 R. Della Ceca , L. Ballo , V. Braito , T. Maccacaro

We present the results of a ~160 ks-long XMM-Newton observation of the Seyfert 1 galaxy Mrk 279. The spectrum shows evidence of both broad and narrow emission features. The Fe K alpha line may be equally well explained by a single broad…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-18 E. Costantini , J. S. Kaastra , K. Korista , J. Ebrero , N. Arav , G. Kriss , K. C. Steenbrugge

We present a spectral variability study of the XMM-Newton and Suzaku observations of one of the most extreme Narrow Line Seyfert 1 galaxies, IRAS13224-3809. The X-ray spectrum is characterized by two main peculiar features, i) a strong soft…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-14 G. Ponti , L. C. Gallo , A. C. Fabian , G. Miniutti , A. Zoghbi , P. Uttley , R. R. Ross , R. V. Vasudevan , Y. Tanaka , W. N. Brandt

We analyse the spectra of the archival XMM-Newton data of the Seyfert 1 AGN Zw 229.015 in the energy range $0.3 - 10.0$ keV. When fitted with a simple power-law, the spectrum shows signatures of weak soft excess below 1.0 keV. We find that…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2016-12-21 Oluwashina Adegoke , Suvendu Rakshit , Banibrata Mukhopadhyay

We performed a detailed spectral and timing analysis of a Seyfert 1 galaxy Mrk 509 using data from the Neil Gehrels Swift observatory that spanned over ~13 years between 2006 and 2019. To study the variability properties from the optical/UV…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-06-22 Neeraj Kumari , Main Pal , Sachindra Naik , Arghajit Jana , Gaurava K. Jaisawal , Pankaj kushwaha

There is growing evidence for the presence of blueshifted Fe K absorption lines in a number of radio-quiet AGNs and QSOs. These may be fundamental to probe flow dynamics near supermassive black holes. Here we aim at verifying and better…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-05-13 M. Cappi , F. Tombesi , S. Bianchi , M. Dadina , M. Giustini , G. Malaguti , L. Maraschi , G. G. C. Palumbo , P. O. Petrucci , G. Ponti , C. Vignali , T. Yaqoob

We model the broad emission lines present in the optical, UV and X-ray spectra of Mrk 509, a bright type 1 Seyfert galaxy. The broad lines were simultaneously observed during a large multiwavelength campaign, using the XMM-Newton-OM for the…

We present the second XMM-Newton observation (85 ks) of the narrow-line Seyfert 1 galaxy (NLS1) I Zw 1 and describe its mean spectral and timing characteristics. On average, I Zw 1 is ~35 per cent dimmer in 2005 than in the shorter (20 ks)…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 L. C. Gallo , W. N. Brandt , E. Costantini , A. C. Fabian , K. Iwasawa , I. E. Papadakis

In the recent literature on AGNs it has been often reported that spectra of Seyfert 1 Galaxies show resonant absorption lines of Fe K which are redshifted from the rest frame position. Such lines are often found with marginal significance…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 A. L. Longinotti , S. Sim , K. Nandra , P. O'Neill , M. Cappi

We observed the Galactic black hole Cygnus X-1 with the Chandra High Energy Transmission Grating Spectrometer for 30 kiloseconds on 4 January, 2001. The source was in an intermediate state, with a flux that was approximately twice that…

Iron line emission is common in the X-ray spectra of accreting black holes. When the line emission is broad or variable then it is likely to originate from close to the black hole. X-ray irradiation of the accretion flow by the power-law…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 A. C. Fabian

We present XMM-Newton, NuSTAR, Swift and Hubble Space Telescope observations of the Narrow-line Seyfert 1 galaxy Mrk 335 in a protracted low state in 2018 and 2019. The X-ray flux is at the lowest level so far observed, and the extremely…

The narrow line Seyfert 1 (NLS1) IRAS 13224-3809 is the most X-ray variable active galactic nucleus (AGN), exhibiting 0.3-10 keV flux changes of over an order of magnitude within an hour. We report on the results of the 1.5 Ms 2016…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2018-08-16 M. L. Parker , W. N. Alston , D. J. K Buisson , A. C. Fabian , J. Jiang , E. Kara , A. Lohfink , C. Pinto