A rapidly variable narrow X-ray iron line in Mkn 841

Details A rapidly variable narrow X-ray iron line in Mkn 841 A rapidly variable narrow X-ray iron line in Mkn 841

2002-04-05

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0204095v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Accepted in A&A Letter. 4 pages, 4 figures

Scientific paper

10.1051/0004-6361:20020534

We report on the detection of a rapidly variable narrow Fe K$\alpha$ line in Mkn 841. The source has been observed two times by XMM-Newton and simultaneously with BeppoSAX. The two observations, of about 10ks long each, were separated by $\sim$ 15 hours. The line flux reaches a maximum during the first observation and is significantly reduced in the second one. The continuum shape and flux, instead, keep roughly constant between the two pointings. Such rapid variability of a narrow (unresolved by the XMM-pn instrument) line has never been reported in the past. These results are not easily explained in the standard cold reflection model where the narrow line component is supposed to be produced far from the primary X-ray source (e.g. from the torus) and is thus not expected to vary rapidly. Different interpretations are discussed.

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