Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
May 1992
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1992apj...391..102t&link_type=abstract
Astrophysical Journal, Part 1 (ISSN 0004-637X), vol. 391, no. 1, May 20, 1992, p. 102-110.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
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Accretion Disks, Ionized Gases, Seyfert Galaxies, X Ray Astronomy, Emission Spectra, K Lines, Line Spectra, Spaceborne Astronomy, X Ray Spectra
Scientific paper
A detailed spectroscopic analysis of a Ginga observation of the Seyfert galaxy NGC 6814 is reported. It is shown that the X-ray data are consistent with a scenario in which the continuum radiation is reprocessed in a highly ionized medium, which can either be an accretion disk or a shell of absorbing material. Both of these can produce the strong observed iron K-alpha line, which must originate within 200 lt-sec of the continuum source. Significant iron K-beta and nickel K-alpha are predicted, based on the iron K-alpha line strength, and these lines partially conceal the iron edge in this source. The spectral variability below about 4 keV, where the apparent absorption increases as the continuum flux decreases, is probably caused by a warm absorber covering the reprocessing system.
Done Christine
Kunieda Hideyo
Madejski Greg
Mushotzky Richard
Turner Tracey Jane
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