Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2003-09-05
Mon.Not.Roy.Astron.Soc.347:269,2004
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
8 pages including 9 figures. Accepted for publication in MNRAS
Scientific paper
10.1111/j.1365-2966.2004.07196.x
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 giant, rapid flaring events are observed. We detect variations by a factor as high as ~8 during the 64 ks observation, and the variability is persistent throughout the light curve. Dividing the light curve into 9 minute segments we found almost all of the segments to be variable at > 3 sigma. When the time-averaged cross-correlation function is calculated for the 0.3-0.8 keV band with the 3-10 keV band, the cross-correlation profile is skewed indicating a possible smearing of the signal to longer times (soft band leading the hard). A correlation between count rate and hardness ratio is detected in four energy bands. In three cases the correlation is consistent with spectral hardening at lower count rates which can be explained in terms of a partial-covering model. The other band displays the reverse effect, showing spectral hardening at higher count rates. We can explain this trend as a more variable power-law component compared to the soft component. We also detect a delay between the 0.3-1.5 keV count rate and the 0.8-1.5 keV to 0.3-0.8 keV hardness ratio, implying flux induced spectral variability. Such delays and asymmetries in the cross correlation functions could be suggesting reprocessing of soft and hard photons. In general, much of the timing behavior can be attributed to erratic eclipsing behavior associated with the partial covering phenomenon, in addition to intrinsic variability in the source. The variability behavior of IRAS 13224-3809 suggests a complicated combination of effects which we have started to disentangle with this present analysis.
Anabuki Naohisa
Boller Th.
Brandt Wiliam N.
Fabian Andrea C.
Gallo Luigi C.
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