Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
1996-05-10
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
10 pages; AASTEX 4.0; 1 postscript figure; juri@astro.su.se; to appear in Astrophysical Journal Letters, July 10, 1996
Scientific paper
10.1086/310149
We show that the sharp cutoff in the hard X-ray spectrum of NGC 4151, unusual for Seyfert 1 galaxies, can be reconciled with the average Seyfert 1 spectrum if we assume that the central source is completely hidden from our line of sight by the thick part of the accretion disk or by the broad emission line clouds. The observed X-ray radiation is produced by scattering of the Seyfert 1-type spectrum in the higher, cooler parts of the accretion disk corona, or in a wind. A sharp cutoff appears as a result of the Compton recoil effect. This model naturally explains a discrepancy regarding the inclination of the central source, inferred to be low (face-on) from observations of the iron $K\alpha$ emission line, but inferred to be high on the basis of optical and UV observations.
Begelman Mitchell C.
Magdziarz Pawel
Poutanen Juri
Sikora Marek
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