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Feb, 2008

The Suzaku observation of NGC 3516: Complex absorption and the broad and narrow FeK lines

PUBLICATIONS OF THE ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN
  • Alex Markowitz
  • James N. Reeves
  • Giovanni Miniutti
  • Peter Serlemitsos
  • Hideyo Kunieda
  • Tahir Yaqoob
  • Andrew C. Fabian
  • Yasushi Fukazawa
  • Richard Mushotzky
  • Takashi Okajima
  • Luigi C. Gallo
  • Hisamitsu Awaki
  • Richard E. Griffiths
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Volume
60
Number
First page
S277
Last page
S291
Language
English
Publishing type
Research paper (scientific journal)
DOI
10.1093/pasj/60.sp1.S277
Publisher
OXFORD UNIV PRESS

We present results from a 150 ks Suzaku observation of the Seyfert 1.5 NGC 3516 in 2005 October. The source was in a relatively highly absorbed state. Our best-fit model is consistent with the presence of a low-ionization absorber having a column density near 5 X 1022 cm(-2) and covering most of the X-ray continuum source (covering fraction 96-100%). A high-ionization absorbing component, which yields a narrow absorption feature consistent with Fe xxvi K, is confirmed. A relativistically broadened Fe K alpha line was required in all fits, even after the complex absorption was taken into account; an additional partial-covering component is an inadequate substitute for the continuum curvature associated with the broad Fe line. A narrow Fe Ka emission line has a velocity width consistent with the Broad Line Region. The low-ionization absorber may be responsible for producing the narrow Fe Ka line, though a contribution from additional material out of the line of sight is possible. We include in our model soft band emission lines from He- and H-like ions of N, O, Ne, and Mg, consistent with photo-ionization, though a small contribution from collisionally-ionized emission is possible.

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https://doi.org/10.1093/pasj/60.sp1.S277
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https://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=JSTA_CEL&SrcApp=J_Gate_JST&DestLinkType=FullRecord&KeyUT=WOS:000255818700028&DestApp=WOS_CPL
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  • DOI : 10.1093/pasj/60.sp1.S277
  • ISSN : 0004-6264
  • eISSN : 2053-051X
  • Web of Science ID : WOS:000255818700028

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