The BeppoSAX broad-band spectrum and variability of the Seyfert 1 NGC 3783

Details The BeppoSAX broad-band spectrum and variability of the Seyfert 1 NGC 3783 The BeppoSAX broad-band spectrum and variability of the Seyfert 1 NGC 3783

2002-03-20

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0203344v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

13 pages, 14 figures, accepted for publication in A&A

Scientific paper

10.1051/0004-6361:20020444

BeppoSAX observed the Seyfert 1 galaxy NGC 3783 for ~ 5 days from 1998 June 6 to 1998 June 10. The average flux during the observation was F(2-10 keV) ~ 6 X 10^{-11} erg cm^-2 s^-1. The long exposure provided a very high quality spectrum that exhibits all the typical features of Seyfert 1s. The high energy cut-off of the intrinsic continuum, at E_c=340+560/-107 keV, was detected for the first time in this object. During the observation the source showed modest flux variations (~ 20% in 2-10 keV) and spectral variability that can be completely explained by a change of the intrinsic slope \Delta\Gamma ~ 0.1. NGC 3783 is one of the few Seyfert 1s that exhibits a soft emission component in the BeppoSAX spectrum. This soft excess is well reproduced by a black body component with temperature kT ~ 0.2 keV. A warm absorber is also required to fit the soft X-ray spectrum. Both reprocessing features, the Compton reflection hump and the Fe emission line, were detected in our observation. In addition to a narrow iron line (as observed by Chandra) a broad component with sigma=0.72 +1.28/-0.27 keV and EW=115+/-76 eV, is required to fit the line. The observed Compton hump and the Fe line are well reproduced with the ionized (lg(xi)=2.73+0.04/-0.05) disc reflection model of Ross & Fabian. In this case the soft excess observed below 2 keV can be accounted for by the disc emissivity and no additional soft X-rays component is required to fit the spectrum.

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