The X-Ray Spectrum of the X-Ray Binary 4U 1728-34, observed with Suzaku

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (S339) ◽  
pp. 323-326
Author(s):  
Y. Lei ◽  
H. Zhang ◽  
H. Yuan ◽  
Y. Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Emission Line ◽  
Equivalent Width ◽  
Gaussian Component ◽  
Power Law Model ◽  
Disk Model ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Broad Emission ◽  
Energy Plus ◽  
Broad Emission Line ◽  
The Continuum

AbstractThis poster reported our spectroscopy of the neutron-star X-ray binary 4U 1728-34, observed with Suzaku in 2010 October. It is classified as an atoll source. Its continuous X-ray spectrum can be fitted by a combination of a multicolour accretion-disk model for the soft energy, plus a power-law model for the hard energy. A broad emission line at 6–7 keV can be fitted well using a simple Gaussian component with an equivalent width of ∼322 eV. However, for this object the presence of that feature is disputed, even though our results from Suzaku do suggest the presence of a broad Fe emission line that is consistent with results from XMM-Newton. Nevertheless, the parameters of the line (the line centroid and the equivalent width) are a little different, but that could be due to a difference in modelling the continuum.

scholarly journals Constraining the geometry and kinematics of the quasar broad emission line region using gravitational microlensing

2019 ◽  
Vol 629 ◽  
pp. A43 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Hutsemékers ◽  
L. Braibant ◽  
D. Sluse ◽  
R. Goosmann
Keyword(s):  
Emission Line ◽  
Line Profile ◽  
Polar Wind ◽  
Disk Model ◽  
Continuum Source ◽  
Broad Emission ◽  
Gravitational Microlensing ◽  
Line Region ◽  
Broad Emission Line ◽  
Single Epoch

The quadruply lensed quasar HE0435−1223 shows a clear microlensing effect that affects differently the blue and red wings of the Hα line profile in its image D. To interpret these observations, and constrain the broad emission line region (BLR) properties, the effect of gravitational microlensing on quasar broad emission line profiles and their underlying continuum has been simulated considering representative BLR models and microlensing magnification maps. The amplification and distortion of the Hα line profile, characterized by a set of four indices, can be reproduced by the simulations. Although the constraints on the BLR models set by the observed single-epoch microlensing signal are not very robust, we found that flattened geometries (Keplerian disk and equatorial wind) can more easily reproduce the observed line profile deformations than a biconical polar wind. With an additional independent constraint on the size of the continuum source, the Keplerian disk model of the Hα BLR is slightly favored.

scholarly journals The Relationship Between the Emission-Line Spectra and X-Ray/UV Continuum

1997 ◽  
Vol 159 ◽  
pp. 252-253
Author(s):  
Youjun Lu ◽  
Tinggui Wang
Keyword(s):  
Emission Line ◽  
Inverse Correlation ◽  
Baldwin Effect ◽  
Spectral Parameters ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Physical Conditions ◽  
Broad Emission ◽  
The Baldwin Effect ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
The Continuum

According to photoionization calculations, the broad emission-line (BEL) spectrum depends not only on the physical conditions of line-emitting gas, but also on the spectral shape of incident ionizing continuum, especially from the UV to X-ray. Analysis of emission-line spectra and their correlations with the continuum, therefore, provide a way of probing the anisotropy of ionizing continuum on the BLR scale, which is predicted by current models. Previous works have concentrated on explaining the Baldwin effect, an inverse correlation between equivalent width and continuum luminosity. In this contribution, we present the results of an analysis of 75 AGNs which have well-determined soft X-ray spectral parameters from ROSAT and UV line and continuum measurements.

scholarly journals Microlensing Induced Spectral Variability In Q2237+0305

1996 ◽  
Vol 173 ◽  
pp. 241-246
Author(s):  
Geraint F. Lewis ◽  
Mike J. Irwin ◽  
Paul C. Hewett
Keyword(s):  
Emission Line ◽  
Line Emission ◽  
Emission Lines ◽  
Broad Line ◽  
Spectral Variability ◽  
Broad Emission ◽  
Quasar Spectra ◽  
Line Region ◽  
Broad Emission Line ◽  
The Continuum

The degree of microlensing induced amplification is dependent upon the size of a source. As quasar spectra consist of the sum of emission from different regions this scale dependent amplification can produce spectral differences between the images of a macrolensed quasar. This paper presents the first direct spectroscopic evidence for this effect, providing a limit on the scale of the continuum and the broad line emission regions at the center of a source quasar (2237+0305). Lack of centroid and profile differences in the emission lines indicate that substructure in the broad emission line region is > 0.05 parsecs.

scholarly journals Near infrared hydrogen emission line ratios as diagnostics of the broad emission line region

2012 ◽  
Vol 372 ◽  
pp. 012069
Author(s):  
Andrea J Ruff ◽  
David J E Floyd ◽  
Kirk T Korista ◽  
Rachel L Webster ◽  
Ryan L Porter ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Emission Line ◽  
Near Infrared ◽  
Hydrogen Emission ◽  
Broad Emission ◽  
Line Region ◽  
Broad Emission Line ◽  
Hydrogen Emission Line

scholarly journals Broad emission line variability in 3C 273 *

1989 ◽  
Vol 240 (4) ◽  
pp. 741-751 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. T. O'Brien ◽  
W. Zheng ◽  
R. Wilson
Keyword(s):  
Emission Line ◽  
Broad Emission ◽  
Broad Emission Line

scholarly journals The X-SHOOTER/ALMA Sample of Quasars in the Epoch of Reionization. I. NIR Spectral Modeling, Iron Enrichment, and Broad Emission Line Properties

2020 ◽  
Vol 905 (1) ◽  
pp. 51
Author(s):  
Jan-Torge Schindler ◽  
Emanuele Paolo Farina ◽  
Eduardo Bañados ◽  
Anna-Christina Eilers ◽  
Joseph F. Hennawi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Emission Line ◽  
Spectral Modeling ◽  
Iron Enrichment ◽  
Broad Emission ◽  
Broad Emission Line

scholarly journals Star Clusters in Quasars: Bloated Stars as Broad Emission Line Clouds

1989 ◽  
Vol 134 ◽  
pp. 137-138
Author(s):  
R. C. Puetter
Keyword(s):  
Black Hole ◽  
Emission Line ◽  
Star Clusters ◽  
Hole Formation ◽  
Line Radiation ◽  
Black Hole Formation ◽  
Broad Emission ◽  
Broad Emission Line

Many scenarios of the evolution of star clusters in the centers of galaxies involve the formation of a central supermassive object. Since black hole formation is not 100% efficient in mass usage, stars are left over. This paper investigates the properties of such stars and proposes that their externally heated atmospheres become “bloated” due to radiative forces from trapped line radiation. Such stars would swell to many times their normal diameters and acquire densities, sizes, and mean column masses typical of QSO/AGN emission line clouds (ELCs).

scholarly journals The X-Ray Nova GRO J0422+32 in Decline and Quiescence

1996 ◽  
Vol 158 ◽  
pp. 399-400
Author(s):  
M. R. Garcia ◽  
P. J. Callanan ◽  
J. E. McClintock ◽  
P. Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Emission Line ◽  
Emission Region ◽  
Dwarf Novae ◽  
X Ray ◽  
First Order ◽  
Band Emission ◽  
Line Region ◽  
Hα Emission ◽  
The Stability ◽  
The Continuum

We have followed the X-ray nova GRO J0422+32, spectroscopically and photometrically, throughout the decline to quiescence.In the final stages of decay (days 430…880 after the outburst, see Callanan et al. (1995) for the epoch 1995), the equivalent width (EW) of the Hα emission increases monotonically and the R magnitude decreases monotonically. This suggests that the flux in the Hα line is constant, while the continuum fades. The Hα flux is the product of the R band flux (F(R), arbitrarily scaled to 100 at R = 19 mag) and the EW, and is shown in the last column of the table below. The Hα flux varies by only ~ 30% while the continuum fades by a factor of eight (from R = 19 mag to R = 21.3 mag). So, to first order, the Hα luminosity is constant in the final stages of decay. While it is generally the case that the emission line EWs in individual dwarf novae also increase during the decay, the exact behavior seen in GRO J0422+32 is not what is seen for dwarf novae (on average). Using the relation between EW[Hβ] and Mv given in figure 6 of Patterson (1984), we would expect a factor of ~ 5 variation in the Hα flux during days 430…880. The stability of the Hα flux implies that somehow the emission line region is ‘disconnected’ from the continuum (R–band) emission region.

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