Abstract
We present two new NuSTAR observations of the narrow line Seyfert 1 (NLS1) galaxy Mrk 766 and give constraints on the two scenarios previously proposed to explain its spectrum and that of other NLS1s: relativistic reflection and partial covering. The NuSTAR spectra show a strong hard (>15 keV) X-ray excess, while simultaneous soft X-ray coverage of one of the observations provided by XMM-Newton constrains the ionised absorption in the source. The pure reflection model requires a black hole of high spin (a > 0.92) viewed at a moderate inclination (i=46 +1°/-4)The pure partial covering model requires extreme parameters: the cut-off of the primary continuum is very low (22+7/-5keV) in one observation and the intrinsic X-ray emission must provide a large fraction (75%) of the bolometric luminosity. Allowing a hybrid model with both partial covering and reflection provides more reasonable absorption parameters and relaxes the constraints on reflection parameters. The fractional variability reduces around the iron K band and at high energies including the Compton hump, suggesting that the reflected emission is less variable than the continuum.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society |
Volume | 480 |
Issue number | 3 |
Pages (from-to) | 3689-3701 |
Number of pages | 14 |
ISSN | 0035-8711 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2018 |
Bibliographical note
This is a pre-copyedited, author-produced PDF of an article accepted for publication in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society following peer review. The version of record is available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/sty2081Keywords
- Accretion
- Accretion discs
- Black hole physics
- alaxies: individual: Mrk 766
- Galaxies: Seyfert