Structure of the Accretion Flow in Broad-Line Radio Galaxies: The Case of 3C390.3

Details Structure of the Accretion Flow in Broad-Line Radio Galaxies: The Case of 3C390.3 Structure of the Accretion Flow in Broad-Line Radio Galaxies: The Case of 3C390.3

2009-06-03

arxiv.org/abs/0906.0799v1

Astrophys.J.700:1473-1487,2009

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena

7 figures, 5 tables, accepted for publication in ApJ

Scientific paper

10.1088/0004-637X/700/2/1473

We present XMM and Suzaku observations of the Broad-Line Radio Galaxy (BLRG) 3C390.3. The Fe Ka line has a width FWHM ~ 8,800 km/s, consistent within a factor two with the width of the double-peaked H_alpha line, suggesting an origin from the Broad Line Region. The data show for the first time a weak, broad bump extending from 5 to 7 keV. When fitted with a Gaussian, its centroid energy is 6.6 keV in the source's rest-frame with FWHM of 43,000 km/s and EW of 50 eV; its most likely interpretation is emission from He-like Fe (Fe XXV), suggesting the presence of an ionized medium in the inner regions of 3C390.3. The broad-band 0.5-100 keV continuum is well described by a single power law with photon index Gamma=1.6 and cutoff energy 157 keV, plus cold reflection with strength R=0.5. In addition, ionized reflection is required to account for the 6.6 keV bump in the broad-band continuum, yielding an ionization parameter xi ~ 2700 ergs cm s^-1; the inner radius of the ionized reflector is constrained to be larger than 20 r_G, although this result depends on the assumed emissivity profile of the disk. If true, we argue that the lack of broad Fe K emission from within 20 r_G indicates that the innermost regions of the disk in 3C390.3 are obscured and/or poorly illuminated. While the SED of 3C390.3 is generally dominated by accretion-related continuum, during accretion low states the jet can significantly contribute in the optical to X-ray bands via synchrotron self-Compton emission. (Abridged)

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