English
Related papers

Related papers: Complex X-ray spectral variability in Mkn 421 obse…

200 papers

We present a detailed analysis of the complex soft X-ray spectrum of NGC 4151 measured by the RGS instruments aboard XMM-Newton. The XMM-Newton RGS spectra demonstrate that the soft X-ray emission is extremely rich in X-ray emission lines…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 N. J. Schurch , R. S. Warwick , R. E. Griffiths , S. M. Kahn

We present the long-term X-ray spectral and temporal analysis of a 'bare-type AGN' Ark 120. We consider the observations from XMM-Newton, Suzaku, Swift, and NuSTAR from 2003 to 2018. The spectral properties of this source are studied using…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2021-07-14 Prantik Nandi , Arka Chatterjee , Sandip K. Chakrabarti , Broja G. Dutta

Ultraluminous X-ray Sources (ULXs) provide a unique opportunities to probe the geometry and energetics of super-Eddington accretion. The radiative processes involved in super-Eddington accretion are not well understood, and so studying…

The BL Lac object Mkn 501, one of the only three extragalactic sources (with Mkn 421 and 1ES 2344+514) so far detected at TeV energies, was observed with the BeppoSAX satellite on 7, 11, and 16 April 1997 during a phase of high activity at…

High-redshift blazars are among the most powerful objects in the Universe. The spectral and temporal properties of thirty-three distant blazars ($z>2.5$) detected in the high energy $\gamma$-ray band are investigated by analyzing the {\it…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2020-08-25 N. Sahakyan , D. Israyelyan , G. Harutyunyan , M. Khachatryan , S. Gasparyan

The variability of blazars in the X-ray and optical regions informs both the physics of their emitting region and places demands on the observer if a program requires that the object be bright or faint. The extensive simultaneous X-ray and…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2022-05-31 Kaitlyn E. Moo , Joel N. Bregman , Mark T. Reynolds

We present a study of the time variability of NGC 7469, based on a ~30 d RXTE/PCA observation. Variability is seen across the X-ray band, and spectral changes are observed. The softness ratio is correlated with the ultraviolet flux, but…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-06 K. Nandra , I. E. Papadakis

Nova LMC 1995, previously detected during 1995-1998 with ROSAT, was observed again as a luminous supersoft X-ray source with XMM-Newton in December of 2000. This nova offers the possibility to observe the spectrum of a hot white dwarf,…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 Marina Orio , Wouter Hartmann , Martin Still , Jochen Greiner

In 2015 July 29 - September 1 the satellite XMM-Newton pointed at the BL Lac object PG 1553+133 six times, collecting data for 218 hours. During one of these epochs, simultaneous observations by the Swift satellite were requested to compare…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-08-13 C. M. Raiteri , F. Nicastro , A. Stamerra , M. Villata , V. M. Larionov , D. Blinov , J. A. Acosta-Pulido

As part of our multiwavelength campaign of GX 339-4 observations in 1996 we present the rapid X-ray variability observed July 26 using the RXTE when the source was in a hard state (= soft X-ray low state). We found that the source was…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 I. A. Smith , E. P. Liang

We present results of a monitoring campaign of the high-mass X-ray binary system 4U 1700-37/HD 153919, carried out with XMM-Newton in February 2001. The system was observed at four orbital phase intervals, covering 37% of one 3.41-day…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 A. van der Meer , L. Kaper , T. Di Salvo , M. Mendez , M. van der Klis , P. Barr , N. R. Trams

In this work we present the results of the survey carried out on one of the deepest X-ray fields observed by the XMM-Newton satellite. The 1.75 Ms Ultra Narrow Deep Field (XMM175UNDF) survey is made by 13 observations taken over 2 years…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2021-09-29 M. Elías-Chávez , A. L. Longinotti , Y. Krongold , C. Vignali , F. Nicastro , D. Rosa-González , Y. D. Mayya , S. Mathur

We analyse 15 XMM-Newton observations of the Seyfert galaxy NGC 4051 obtained over 45 days to determine the ultraviolet (UV) light curve variability characteristics and search for correlated UV/X-ray emission. The UV light curve shows…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-11 W. N. Alston , S. Vaughan , P. Uttley

Blazars are often characterized by a spectral break at soft X-rays, whose origin is still debated. While most sources show a flattening, some exhibit a blackbody-like soft excess with temperatures of the order of $\sim$0.1 keV, similar to…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2017-10-06 E. S. Kammoun , E. Nardini , G. Risaliti , G. Ghisellini , E. Behar , A. Celotti

We report on long-term multi-wavelength monitoring of blazar Mrk~421 from 2010 to 2011. The source exhibited extreme X-ray flares in 2010. Our research group performed optical photopolarimetric follow-up observations using the Kanata…

We report on the XMM-Newton timing properties of the most X-ray variable, radio-quiet, NLS1 IRAS 13224-3809. IRAS 13224-3809 continues to display the extremely variable behavior that was previously observed with ROSAT and ASCA; however, no…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-09-17 L. C. Gallo , Th. Boller , Y. Tanaka , A. C. Fabian , W. N. Brandt , W. F. Welsh , N. Anabuki , Y. Haba

We present a time-resolved X-ray spectral study of the high energy peaked blazar Mkn 421 using simultaneous broadband observations from the LAXPC and SXT instruments on-board AstroSat. The ~ 400 ksec long observation taken during 3-8…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2021-10-20 Jyotishree Hota , Zahir Shah , Rukaiya Khatoon , Ranjeev Misra , Ananta C. Pradhan , Rupjyoti Gogoi

We analyzed a 115 ks XMM-Newton observation and the stacking of 8 days of INTEGRAL observations, taken during the raise of the 2015 outburst of the accreting millisecond X-ray pulsar SAX J1748.9-2021. The source showed numerous type-I burst…

In 2007-2008 we carried out a new multiwavelength campaign of the Whole Earth Blazar Telescope (WEBT) on BL Lacertae, involving three pointings by the XMM-Newton satellite, to study its emission properties. The source was monitored in the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-05-14 C. M. Raiteri , M. Villata , A. Capetti , M. F. Aller , U. Bach , P. Calcidese , M. A. Gurwell , V. M. Larionov , J. Ohlert , K. Nilsson , A. Strigachev

The blazar Mrk 421 shows frequent, short flares in the TeV energy regime. Due to the fast nature of such episodes, we often fail to obtain sufficient simultaneous information about flux variations in several energy bands. To overcome this…