ROSAT HRI monitoring of X-ray variability in the NLS1 galaxy PKS 0558-504

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2000-03-02

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0003023v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

4 pages, 4 figures; accepted for publication in A&A Letters

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We present the results of ROSAT High Resolution Imager (HRI) observations and the survey data of the radio-loud Narrow-Line Seyfert 1 galaxy (NLS1) PKS 0558--504. We find strong and persistent X-ray variability on both short and medium time-scales. The most extreme amplitude variations require a radiative efficiency exceeding the theoretical maximum for a Schwarzschild black hole, suggesting the presence of a rotating black hole or the influence of relativistic beaming effects. The spatial analysis rules out the possibility that the high luminosity and the strong variability are related to a nearby source.

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