Correlated X-ray and Optical Variability in Mkn 509

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2007-11-07

arxiv.org/abs/0711.1107v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

13 pages, 3 figures. Accepted for publication in the Astrophysical Journal

Scientific paper

10.1086/525845

We present results of a 3 year monitoring campaign of the Seyfert 1 galaxy Markarian 509, using X-ray data from the Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer (RXTE) and optical data taken by the SMARTS consortium. Both light curves show significant variations, and are strongly correlated with the optical flux leading the X-ray flux by 15 days. The X-ray power spectrum shows a steep high-frequency slope of -2.0, breaking to a slope of -1.0 at at timescale of 34 days. The lag from optical to X-ray emission is most likely caused by variations in the accretion disk propagating inward.

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