The X-ray spectrum of the Seyfert I galaxy Mrk 766: Dusty Warm Absorber or Relativistic Emission Lines?

Details The X-ray spectrum of the Seyfert I galaxy Mrk 766: Dusty Warm Absorber or Relativistic Emission Lines? The X-ray spectrum of the Seyfert I galaxy Mrk 766: Dusty Warm Absorber or Relativistic Emission Lines?

2002-09-09

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0209145v1

Astrophys.J. 582 (2003) 95-104

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Accepted for publication in ApJ Letters

Scientific paper

10.1086/344562

Competing models for broad spectral features in the soft X-ray spectrum of the Seyfert I galaxy Mrk766 are tested against data from a 130 ks XMM-Newton observation. A model including relativistically broadened Ly-alpha emission lines of OVIII, NVII and CVI is a better fit to 0.3-2 keV XMM RGS data than a dusty warm absorber. Moreover, the measured depth of neutral iron absorption lines in the spectrum is inconsistent with the magnitude of the iron edge required to produce the continuum break at 17-18Angstroms in the dusty warm absorber model. The relativistic emission line model can reproduce the broad-band (0.1-12 keV) XMM-EPIC data with the addition of a fourth line to represent emission from ionized iron at 6.7 keV and an excess due to reflection at energies above the iron line. The profile of the 6.7 keV iron line is consistent with that measured for the low energy lines. There is evidence in the RGS data at the 3sigma level for spectral features that vary with source flux. The covering fraction of warm absorber gas is estimated to be ~12%. Iron in the warm absorber is found to be overabundant with respect to CNO compared to solar values.

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