Variability of the iron K-emission line in the Seyfert 1 galaxy NGC 3516

Details Variability of the iron K-emission line in the Seyfert 1 galaxy NGC 3516 Variability of the iron K-emission line in the Seyfert 1 galaxy NGC 3516

1996-08-26

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9608171v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

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4 pages, 3 figures. LaTeX with encapsulated postscript. To appear in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society Also av

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We present strong evidence for variability of the flux of the iron K$\alpha$ emission line in the Seyfert 1 galaxy, NGC 3516. Two ASCA observations, separated by $\sim 1$~yr, showed a marked decrease in continuum flux by $\sim 60$~per cent. The flux in the broad, iron K$\alpha$ line decreased by the same factor in this time period, with no evidence for changes in the line profile. The line variability is significant at $>99$~per cent confidence and rules out models in which the line is produced in a molecular torus located at $>1$~pc from the nucleus. An accretion disk is considerably more likely.

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