Broad Band X-Ray Observations of the Narrow Line X-Ray Galaxy NGC 5506

Details Broad Band X-Ray Observations of the Narrow Line X-Ray Galaxy NGC 5506 Broad Band X-Ray Observations of the Narrow Line X-Ray Galaxy NGC 5506

1999-03-29

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9903429v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

8 pages, 5 postscript figures. to appear in Astrophy. J., 1999, April 20

Scientific paper

10.1086/307042

We present a detailed analysis of broad band X-ray data of the Seyfert 2 galaxy NGC5506. 2-10 keV band are detected during a 1-day ASCA observation, while no significant change in the 2-10 keV continuum shape is found. The ASCA spectrum consists of an absorbed power-law, a 'soft excess' below 2 keV, and an Fe K$\alpha$ emission line at 6.4 keV. The 'soft excess' can be well described by either thermal emission from very low abundance material at a temperature kT$\simeq$0.8 keV, or scattered/leaking flux from the primary power-law plus a small amount of thermal emission. Analysis of ROSAT HRI data reveals that the soft X-ray emission is extended on kpc scales in this object, and the extended component may account for most of the soft X-ray excess observed by the ASCA. The result suggests that in this type 2 AGN, the 'soft excess' at least partly comes from an extended region, imposing serious problem for the model in which the source is partially covered. Fe K$\alpha$ profile is complex and can not be satisfactorily modeled by a single gaussian. Models of either double gaussians, or a narrow gaussian plus a line from a relativistic accretion disk viewed at an inclination of about 40$\pm10^\circ$ provide good fits to the data. However, the inclination of the disk can be substantially larger if there is a small amount of excessive Fe K edge absorption. The intermediate inclinations for NLXGs are consistent with the ideas that the inner accretion disk is aligned with the outer obscuring torus.

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