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MCG-6-30-15 is one of the most observed Narrow Line Seyfert 1 galaxies in the X-ray band. In this paper we examine the X-ray time lags in this source using a total of 600 ks in observations (440 ks exposure) taken with the XMM-Newton…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-22 E. Kara , A. C. Fabian , A. Marinucci , G. Matt , M. L. Parker , W. Alston , L. W. Brenneman , E. M. Cackett , G. Miniutti

The XMM-Newton data presented here are the first X-ray observation of the Seyfert 2 galaxy NGC4138. Although the galaxy has been pointed by ROSAT-HRI, it was not detected, with a flux upper limit of about 1.1x10^-13 erg cm^-2 s^-1 in the…

X-ray reverberation, where light-travel time delays map out the compact geometry around the inner accretion flow in supermassive black holes, has been discovered in several of the brightest, most variable and well-known Seyfert galaxies. In…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2016-10-12 E. Kara , W. N. Alston , A. C. Fabian , E. M. Cackett , P. Uttley , C. S. Reynolds , A. Zoghbi

We present NuSTAR observations of the bright Seyfert 2 galaxy NGC 2110 obtained in 2012, when the source was at the highest flux level ever observed, and in 2013, when the source was at a more typical flux level. We include archival…

We report on analysis of X-ray, optical and radio observations of the previously overlooked X-ray source 2CXO\,J174517.0$-$321356 located just 3.2$^{\circ}$ away from the Galactic center. Timing analysis of X-ray observations of the source…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-09-13 Hang Gong

We present the first imaging X-ray observation of the highly inclined (i = 78 deg) Sab Seyfert 2 galaxy NGC 6810 using XMM-Newton, which reveals soft X-ray emission that extends out to a projected height of ~7 kpc away from the plane of the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 David K. Strickland

We present the results of an intensive ground-based spectrophotometric monitoring campaign of the Seyfert galaxy NGC~4151 for a period of over two months, with a typical temporal resolution of one day. Light curves for four optical…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-28 S. Kaspi et al

We report the results of two Chandra ACIS-S observations from February and August 2003 of the highly X-ray variable Narrow-Line Seyfert 1 galaxy RX J2217.9--5941. Observations spanning the time from the ROSAT All Sky Survey (RASS) through…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 D. Grupe , K. M. Leighly , V. Burwitz , P. Predehl , S. Mathur

The bright Seyfert 1 galaxy \mcg shows large variability on a variety of time scales. We study the $\aproxlt 3$ day time scale variability using a set of simultaneous archival observations that were obtained from \rxte and the {\it Advanced…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 Michael A. Nowak , James Chiang

The nearby barred spiral galaxy NGC 1672 shows dramatic starburst activity and may also host a Seyfert 2 nucleus. We present new X-ray observations that set constraints on starburst and Seyfert activity in NGC 1672. Two ROSAT HRI exposures,…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 P. J. de Naray , W. N. Brandt , J. P. Halpern , K. Iwasawa

We discuss the origin of the optical variations in the Narrow line Seyfert 1 galaxy NGC 4051 and present the results of a cross-correlation study using X-ray and optical light curves spanning more than 12 years. The emission is highly…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-05-14 E. Breedt , I. M. McHardy , P. Arevalo , P. Uttley , S. G. Sergeev , T. Minezaki , Y. Yoshii , Y. Sakata , P. Lira , N. G. Chesnok

We present the results from the multi-wavelength monitoring observations of the Narrow-Line Seyfert 1 galaxy Mrk 335 with AstroSat. We analysed both the X-ray (SXT & LAXPC) and UV (UVIT) data of the source at two epochs, separated by ~18…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2021-06-30 Savithri H. Ezhikode , Gulab C. Dewangan , Ranjeev Misra

We present preliminary results of the X-ray analysis of XMM-Newton and Swift observations as part of a multi-wavelength monitoring campaign in 2012 of the radio-loud narrow line Seyfert 1 galaxy PKS 2004-447. The source was recently…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-17 Annika Kreikenbohm , Matthias Kadler , Jörn Wilms , Robert Schulz , Cornelia Müller , Roopesh Ojha , Eduardo Ros , Karl Mannheim , Dominik Elsässer

Direct time-resolved spectral fitting has been performed on continuous RXTE monitoring of seven Seyfert 1 galaxies in order to study their broadband spectral variability and Fe K alpha variability characteristics on time scales of days to…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 A. Markowitz , R. Edelson , S. Vaughan

Large-amplitude, high-luminosity soft X-ray flares were detected by the ROSAT All-Sky Survey in several galaxies with no evidence of Seyfert activity in their ground-based optical spectra. These flares had the properties predicted for a…

Astrophysics · Physics 2016-08-30 J. P. Halpern , S. Gezari , S. Komossa

We report the discovery of an eclipsing X-ray binary with a 3.62-hr period within 24" of the center of the dwarf starburst galaxy NGC 4214. The orbital period places interesting constraints on the nature of the binary, and allows for a few…

We present a new X-ray analysis of the dwarf Seyfert galaxy NGC 4395, based on two archival XMM-Newton and Suzaku observations. This source is well known for a series of remarkable properties: one of the smallest estimated black hole masses…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-28 Emanuele Nardini , Guido Risaliti

We have analyzed survey and pointed \ros PSPC observations of the Seyfert galaxy NGC 3227. Large amplitude X-ray variability is detected, with a factor $\sim$ 15 change in count rate within about 3 years. Smaller changes are seen on the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Stefanie Komossa , Henner Fink

Flux variability is one of the defining characteristics of Seyfert galaxies, a class of active galactic nuclei (AGN). Though these variations are observed over a wide range of wavelengths, results on their flux variability characteristics…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2018-12-05 N. Sukanya , C. S. Stalin , P. Joseph , S. Rakshit , D. Praveen , R. Damle

We report results from a Suzaku observation of the narrow-line Seyfert 1 NGC 4051. During our observation, large amplitude rapid variability is seen and the averaged 2--10 keV flux is 8.1x10^-12 erg s^-1 cm^-2, which is several times lower…