Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
1997-03-25
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
7 pages, 4 figures, to appear in MNRAS
Scientific paper
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 explanation is Compton scattering in optically thick, cold matter which can be identified with an obscuring torus or cold gas in the host galaxy. We also show that this `Compton shoulder' should be observable with ASCA using a simulated reflection spectrum. In order to explain the two higher energy lines as well as the cold 6.4 keV line, we fit the ASCA data with a composite model of cold and warm reflection. This shows that cold reflection dominates the observed X-ray emission above 4 keV. The two higher energy lines have large equivalent width with respect to the warm-scattered continuum, suggesting that efficient resonant scattering operates. The line energies are systematically lower than those expected from resonant lines for FeXXV and FeXXVI by 100 eV. The redshifts may be due to either the ionized gas of the warm mirror receding at a radial velocity of 4000-5000 km/s, or effects of Compton scattering in a complicated geometry.
Fabian Andrea C.
Iwasawa Kashuzi
Matt Giorgia
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