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We present results from a 150 ksec Suzaku observation of the Seyfert 1.5 NGC 3516 in October 2005. The source was in a relatively highly absorbed state. Our best-fit model is consistent with the presence of a low-ionization absorber which…

We report the detection of a narrow Fe-K emission line in the Seyfert 1 galaxy NGC 5548 with the Chandra High-Energy Transmission Gratings. In the galaxy frame we measure a center energy of 6.40 \pm 0.03 keV, a FWHM of 4515 (+3525,-2645)…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 T. Yaqoob , I. M. George , K. Nandra , T. J. Turner , P. J. Serlemitsos , R. F. Mushotzky

This paper is the third in a series in which we present deep Chandra ACIS-S imaging spectroscopy of the Seyfert 1 galaxy NGC 4151, devoted to study its complex circum-nuclear X-ray emission. Emission features in the soft X-ray spectrum of…

Iron K$\alpha$ (Fe K$\alpha$) emission is observed ubiquitously in AGN, and it is a powerful probe of their circumnuclear environment. Examinations of the emission line play a pivotal role in understanding the disk geometry surrounding the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2024-03-22 Victor Liu , Abderahmen Zoghbi , Jon M. Miller

We confirm the detection of the relativistically broadened iron K-alpha emission at 6.4 keV with simultaneous Chandra HETGS and RXTE PCA observations. Heavily binned HETGS data show a disk line profile with parameters very similar to those…

Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-24 J. C. Lee , K. Iwasawa , J. C. Houck , A. C. Fabian , H. L. Marshall , C. R. Canizares

We present the results of a systematic analysis of Fe K emission lines in low-luminosity AGNs (LLAGNs) observed with ASCA. We used a sample of LLAGNs with small intrinsic absorption to compare with luminous AGNs and accretion models. Some…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Yuichi Terashima , Naoko Iyomoto , Luis C. Ho , Andrew F. Ptak

We report on the imaging analysis of 200 ks sub-arcsecond resolution Chandra ACIS-S observations of the nearby Seyfert 1 galaxy NGC 4151. Bright, structured soft X-ray emission is observed to extend from 30 pc to 1.3 kpc in the south-west…

We report on observations of the iron K line in the nearby Seyfert 1 galaxy, NGC 3783, obtained in a long, 2 orbit (240 ks) XMM-Newton observation. The line profile obtained exhibits two strong narrow peaks at 6.4 keV and at 7.0 keV, with…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 J. N Reeves , K. Nandra , I. M. George , K. A. Pounds , T. J. Turner , T. Yaqoob

We present the first INTEGRAL observations of the type 1.5 Seyfert galaxy NGC 4151. Combining several INTEGRAL observations performed during 2003, totaling about 400 ks of exposure time, allows us to study the spectrum in the 2 - 300 keV…

We find that variability of the iron K-alpha line is common in Seyfert 1 galaxies. Using data from the ASCA archive for objects that have been observed more than once during the mission, we study the time-averaged spectra from individual…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 K. A. Weaver , J. Gelbord , T. Yaqoob

NGC 4151 is the brightest Seyfert 1 nucleus in X-rays. It was the first object to show short time delays in the Fe K band, which were attributed to relativistic reverberation, providing a new tool for probing regions at the black hole…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-10-16 Abderahmen Zoghbi , Jon Miller , Ed Cackett

We report a new analysis of ASCA data on the iron K line complex in NGC1068. The line complex basically consists of three components, as previously reported. A weak red wing of the 6.4 keV fluoresence iron K line is found. A plausible…

Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-24 K. Iwasawa , A. C. Fabian , G. Matt

Recent X-ray observations have enabled the study of reverberation delays in AGN for the first time. All the detections so far are in sources with a strong soft excess, and the measured delay is between the hard (1-3 keV) direct continuum…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-03 A. Zoghbi , A. C. Fabian , C. S. Reynolds , E. M. Cackett

The ASCA calibration has evolved considerably since launch and indeed, is still evolving. There have been concerns in the literature that changes in the ASCA calibration have resulted in the Fe-Kalpha lines in active galaxies (AGN) now…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 T. Yaqoob , U. Padmanabhan , T. Dotani , K. Nandra

We present the first results of the Hubble Space Telescope/Faint Object Camera long-slit spectroscopy of the inner 8" of the Narrow Line Region of NGC 4151 at a spatial resolution of 0".029. The emission gas is characterized by an…

Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-24 Claudia Winge , D. J. Axon , F. D. Macchetto , A. Capetti

We examine the 3-10 keV EPIC spectra of Mrk 205 and Mrk 509 to investigate their Fe K features. The most significant feature in the spectra of both objects is an emission line at 6.4 keV. The spectra can be adequately modelled with a power…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 M. J. Page , S. W. Davis , N. J. Salvi

It has been suggested that X-ray observations of rapidly variable Seyfert galaxies may hold the key to probe the gas orbital motions in the innermost regions of accretion discs around black holes and, thus, trace flow patterns under the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 F. Tombesi , B. De Marco , K. Iwasawa , M. Cappi , M. Dadina , G. Ponti , G. Miniutti , G. G. C. Palumbo

We have analyzed two long BeppoSAX observations of the bright Seyfert galaxy NGC 4151, searching for short timescale (10-200 ksec) X-ray spectral variability. The light curve of a softness ratio, chosen as most sensitive to pinpoint changes…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 S. Puccetti , G. Risaliti , F. Fiore , M. Elvis , F. Nicastro , G. C. Perola , M. Capalbi

We examine the unusual Fe-Kalpha line profile in MCG-6-30-15 observed by ASCA during a deep minimum in the source intensity. The intense red wing and depressed blue wing of the line have been interpreted as evidence for extreme…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-30 Kimberly A. Weaver , Tahir Yaqoob

Petrucci et al. (2002; hereafter P02) have reported extraordinary behaviour of the iron K alpha line in the type 1 AGN Mrk 841. At the XMM-Newton/EPIC resolution, a narrow line was observed in a short observation, which then apparently…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 A. L. Longinotti , K. Nandra , P. O. Petrucci , P. M. O'Neill