The X ray variability of AGN and the anomalous behavior of NGC6814

Details The X ray variability of AGN and the anomalous behavior of NGC6814 The X ray variability of AGN and the anomalous behavior of NGC6814

Dec 1992

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In its Goddard Visiting Scientist Program for the Space and Earth Sciences Directorate 1 p (SEE N93-18709 06-42)

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Active Galactic Nuclei, Light Curve, Periodic Variations, Phase Coherence, Power Spectra, Variability, X Ray Sources, Exosat Satellite, Folding, Ginga Satellite, Sampling, Stability

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The power spectra of the X-ray variable AGN are typically scale invariant with no characteristic timescale. The one strong exception to this is NGC6814, where the EXOSAT data showed evidence for a periodic component at 12200 plus or minus 100 seconds. The power spectra of a GINGA lightcurve from this source, found using simulation techniques to account for the uneven sampling, also cannot be well fit by a single power law. A folded light curve analysis of the GINGA data shows a strong peak in the variance, indicative of a periodic component, at 12130.9 plus or minus 0.6 seconds. A second GINGA observation of this source taken one year later is consistent with the periodicity maintaining phase coherence for 7 periods in the range of 12110-12145 seconds. Including the limits from the folding selects a period of 12130.39 plus or minus 0.05 seconds. Phase coherence is not maintained between this and the EXOSAT observations, as the structure of the folded light curves is very different. Thus the periodicity is long lived and stable, but phase coherence is only maintained on timescales of approximately 1 year.

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