Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics – Galaxy Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2010-07-26
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
Galaxy Astrophysics
6 pages, 3 figures, accepted for publication in the ApJ Letters
Scientific paper
We present the Chandra discovery of soft diffuse X-ray emission in NGC 4151 (L[0.5-2keV]~10^{39} erg s$^{-1}$), extending ~2 kpc from the active nucleus and filling in the cavity of the HI material. The best fit to the X-ray spectrum requires either a kT~0.25 keV thermal plasma or a photoionized component. In the thermal scenario, hot gas heated by the nuclear outflow would be confined by the thermal pressure of the HI gas and the dynamic pressure of inflowing neutral material in the galactic disk. In the case of photoionization, the nucleus must have experienced an Eddington limit outburst. For both scenarios, the AGN-host interaction in NGC 4151 must have occured relatively recently (some 10^4 yr ago). This very short timescale to the last episode of high activity phase may imply such outbursts occupy $\gtrsim$1% of AGN lifetime.
Dumas Gaelle
Elvis Martin
Fabbiano Giuseppina
Mundell Carole G.
Risaliti Guido
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