INFRARED – X-RAY CONNECTION IN NEARBY ACTIVE GALACTIC NUCLEI; AKARI AND MAXI RESULTS

Naoki Isobe,TAKAONAKAGAWA,Kenichi Yano,Shunsuke Baba,SHINKI OYABU,Yoshiki Toba,Yoshihiro Ueda,Taiki Kawamuro 한국천문학회 2017 天文學論叢 Vol.32 No.1

Combining the AKARI Point Source Catalog andthe 37-month Monitor of All-sky X-ray Image (MAXI) catalog,the infrared and X-ray properties of nearby active galactic nucleiwere investigated. The 37-month MAXI catalog tabulates 100 nearby Seyfert galaxies,73 of which are categorized into Seyfert I galaxies. Among these Seyfert galaxies,69 ones were found to have an AKARI infrared counterpart. For the Seyfert I galaxies in this sample,a well-known correlation was found between the infrared and X-ray luminosities. However, the observed X-ray luminosity of the Seyfert II galaxiestends to be lower for the infrared luminosity than the Seyfert I galaxies. This suggests thatthe X-ray absorption is significant in the Seyfert II galaxies. The Seyfert II galaxies seem to havea bimodal distribution of the IR color between $18~\mu$m and $90~\mu$m. Especially, a large fraction of the Seyfert II galaxiesexhibits a redder IR color than the Seyfert I galaxies. A possible origin of the redder IR color is briefly discussed,in relation to the star formation activity in the host galaxy,and to the X-ray absorption.

CHANDRA X-RAY OBSERVATIONS OF EARLY TYPE GALAXIES

KIM DONG-WOO The Korean Astronomical Society 2003 Journal of The Korean Astronomical Society Vol.36 No.3

We review recent observational results on early type galaxies obtained with high spatial resolution Chandra data. With its unprecedented high spatial resolution, Chandra reveals many intriguing features in early type galaxies which were not identified with the previous X-ray missions. In particular, various fine structures of the hot ISM in early type galaxies are detected, for example, X-ray cavities which are spatially coincident with radio jets/lobes, indicating the interaction between the hot ISM and radio jets. Also point sources (mostly LMXBs) are individually resolved down to Lx = a few x $10^{37}\;erg\;sec^{-1}$ and it is for the first time possible to unequivocally investigate their properties and the X-ray luminosity function. After correcting for incompleteness, the XLF of LMXBs is well reproduced by a single power law with a slope of -1.0 - -1.5, which is in contrast to the previous report on the existence of the XLF break at Lx, Eddington = 2 x $10^{38}\;erg\;sec^{-1}$ (i.e., Eddington luminosity of a neutron star binary). Carefully considering both detected and undetected, hidden populations of point sources we further discuss the XLF of LMXBs and the metal abundance of the hot ISM and their impact on the properties of early type galaxies.

STUDY OF ULTRALUMINOUS X-RAY SOURCES IN SOME NEARBY GALAXIES

Akram Chandrajit Singha,A Senorita Devi 한국천문학회 2019 Journal of The Korean Astronomical Society Vol.52 No.1

We present the results of the spectral and temporal analysis of eight X-ray point sources in five nearby (distance $< 20$ Mpc) galaxies observed with {\it Chandra}. For spectral analysis, an absorbed powerlaw and an absorbed diskblackbody were used as empirical models. Six sources were found to be equally fitted by both the models while two sources were better fitted by the powerlaw model. Based on model parameters, we estimate the X-ray luminosity of these sources in the energy range $0.3 - 10.0$ keV, to be of the order of $\sim 10^{39} ergs\ s^{-1}$ except for one source (X-8) with $L_{X} > 10^{40} ergs\ s^{-1}$. Five of these maybe classified as Ultraluminous X-ray sources (ULXs) with powerlaw photon index within the range, $\Gamma \sim 1.63-2.63$ while the inner disk temperature, kT $\sim 0.68-1.93$ keV, when fitted with the disk blackbody model. The black hole masses harboured by the X-ray point sources were estimated using the disk blackbody model to be in the stellar mass range, however, the black hole mass of one source (X-6) lies within the range $68.37M_{\odot} \le M_{BH} \le 176.32 M_{\odot}$, which at the upper limit comes under the Intermediate mass black hole range. But if the emission is considered to be beamed by a factor $\sim 5$, the black hole mass reduces to $\sim 75M_{\odot}$. The timing analysis of these sources does not show the presence of any short term variations in the kiloseconds timescales.

HOT GAS HALOS IN EARLY-TYPE GALAXIES AND ENVIRONMENTS

Kim, Eunbin,Choi, Yun-Young,Kim, Sungsoo S. The Korean Astronomical Society 2013 Journal of The Korean Astronomical Society Vol.46 No.1

We investigate the dependence of the extended X-ray emission from the halos of optically luminous early-type galaxies on the small-scale (the nearest neighbor distance) and large-scale (the average density inside the 20 nearest galaxies) environments. We cross-match the 3rd Data Release of the Second XMMNewton Serendipitous Source Catalog (2XMMi-DR3) to a volume-limited sample of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) Data Release 7 with $M_r$ < -19.5 and 0.020 < z < 0.085, and find 20 early-type galaxies that have extended X-ray detections. The X-ray luminosity of the galaxies is found to have a tighter correlation with the optical and near infrared luminosities when the galaxy is situated in the low large-scale density region than in the high large-scale density region. Furthermore, the X-ray to optical (r-band) luminosity ratio, $L_X/L_r$, shows a clear correlation with the distance to the nearest neighbor and with large-scale density environment only where the galaxies in pair interact hydrodynamically with seperations of $r_p$ < $r_{vir}$. These findings indicate that the galaxies in the high local density region have other mechanisms that are responsible for their halo X-ray luminosities than the current presence of a close encounter, or alternatively, in the high local density region the cooling time of the heated gas halo is longer than the typical time between the subsequent encounters.

LONG-TERM X-RAY VARIABILITIES OF THE SEYFERT GALAXY MCG-2-58-22 : SECULAR FLUX DECREASE AND FLARES

CHOI CHUL-SUNG,DOTANI TADAYASU,CHANG HEON- YOUNG,YI INSU The Korean Astronomical Society 2002 Journal of The Korean Astronomical Society Vol.35 No.1

We have studied the long-term X-ray light curve (2-10 keV) of the luminous Seyfert 1 galaxy MCG-2-58-22 by compiling data, from various X-ray satellites, which together cover more than 20 years. We have found two distinct types of time variations in the light curve. One is a gradual and secular decrease of the X-ray flux, and the other is the episodic increase of X-ray flux (or flare) by a factor of 2-4 compared with the level expected from the secular variation. We detected 3 such flares in total; a representative duration for the flares is $\~$2 years, with intervening quiescent intervals lasting $\~$6-8 years. We discuss a few possible origins for these variabilities. Though a standard disk instability theory may explain the displayed time variability in the X-ray light curve, the subsequent accretions of stellar debris, from a tidal disruption event caused by a supermassive black hole in MCG-2-58-22, cannot be ruled out as an alternative explanation.

GPS QUASARS AS SPECIAL BLAZARS

BAI J. M.,LEE MYUNG GYONG The Korean Astronomical Society 2005 Journal of The Korean Astronomical Society Vol.38 No.2

In this paper, we argue that the gigahertz peaked spectrum (GPS) quasars are special blazars, blazars in dense and dusty gas enviornment. The ROSAT detection rate of GPS quasars is similar to that of flat spectrum radio quasars (FSRQs), suggesting that the relativistic jets in GPS quasars are oriented at small angle to the line of sight. Due to strong inverse Compton scattering off infrared photons from dense and dusty nuclear interstellar media in GPS quasars, most of them may have significant soft gamma-ray and X-ray emission, which is consistent with ASCA X-ray observations. Because Compton cooling in GPS quasars is stronger than that in FSRQs, synchrotron emission in GPS quasars may less dominate over thermal emission of the accretion disk and hot dust, hence most GPS quasars show low optical polarization and small variability, consistent with observations. We suggest that it is the significant radio emission of electron/positron pairs produced by the interaction of gamma-rays with the dense gas and dust grains in GPS quasars that makes GPS quasars show steep radio spectra, low radio polarization, and relatively faint VLBI/VLBA cores. Whether GPS quasars are special blazars can be tested by gamma-ray observations with GLAST in the near future, with the detection rate of GPS quasars being similar to that of FSRQs.

INFRARED AND HARD X-RAY DIAGNOSTICS OF AGN IDENTIFICATION FROM THE AKARI AND SWIFT/BAT ALL-SKY SURVEYS

Matsuta, K.,Gandhi, P.,Dotani, T.,Nakagawa, T.,Isobe, N.,Ueda, Y.,Ichikawa, K.,Terashima, Y.,Oyabu, S.,Yamamura, I.,Stawarz, L. The Korean Astronomical Society 2012 天文學論叢 Vol.27 No.4

We combine data from two all-sky surveys, the Swift/Burst Alert Telescope 22 Month Source Catalog and the AKARI Point Source Catalogue, in order to study the connection between the hard X-ray (> 10 keV) and infrared (IR) properties of local active galactic nuclei (AGN). We find two photometric diagnostics are useful for source classification: one is the X-ray luminosity vs. IR color diagram, in which type 1 radio-loud AGN are well isolated from other AGN. The second one uses the X-ray vs. IR color-color diagram as a redshift-independent indicator for identifying Compton-thick (CT) AGN. Importantly, CT AGN and starburst galaxies in composite systems can also be separated in this plane based upon their hard X-ray fluxes and dust temperatures. This diagram may be useful as a new indicator to classify objects in new surveys such as with WISE and NuSTAR.

DETECTION OF X-RAY EMISSION FROM GALAXIES INSIDE AND TOWARDS THE NEARBY VOIDS

KIM CHULHEE,BOLLER TH.,GHOSH KAJAL K. The Korean Astronomical Society 2005 Journal of The Korean Astronomical Society Vol.38 No.1

We searched for X-ray emission from the 665 galaxies inside and towards the nearby voids by analyzing the ROSAT All-Sky Survey (RASS) data as well as the ROSAT pointed observations (PSPC). As a result we have detected six X-ray emitting galaxies. Two (UGC 10205 and NGC 7509) are in the high density region in the local void, three (UGC 749, MCG +11-10-073, and Mrk 464) are towards the nearby voids, and UGC 32 is located in the low density region. We carried out a timing analysis for both Mrk 464 and UGC 32, and a spectral analysis for Mrk 464. The light curve of Mrk 464 shows the possibility of periodic X-ray flux variation and UGC 32 shows weak, but rapid variation.

ACTIVE GALACTIC NUCLEUS INTERACTION WITH THE HOT GAS ENVIRONMENT: UNDERSTANDING FROM THE RADIO AND X-RAY DATA

LAL, DHARAM V. The Korean Astronomical Society 2015 天文學論叢 Vol.30 No.2

Recognition of the role of radio galaxies in the universe has been increasing in recent years. Their colossal energy output over huge volumes is now widely believed to play a key role not only in the formation of galaxies and their supermassive black holes, but also in the evolution of clusters of galaxies and, possibly, the cosmic web itself. In this regard, we need to understand the inflation of radio bubbles in the hot gas atmospheres of clusters and the importance of the role that radio galaxies play in the overall energy budget of the intracluster medium. Here, we present results from X-ray and radio band observations of the hot gas atmospheres of powerful, nearby radio galaxies in poor clusters.

LONG-TERM SOFT X-RAY VARIABILITY OF ACTIVE GALAXY MRK 841

Kim, Chul-Hee The Korean Astronomical Society 2008 Journal of The Korean Astronomical Society Vol.41 No.2

We present an analysis of the soft X-ray emission of MRK 841 to investigate its long-term variation. The light variation of MRK 841 for three different energy bands of soft, medium, and hard values were studied. The maximum variability with a factor of 5 for about two years was confirmed at all three different bands. The light curves exhibit a gradual variation of brightness. In addition to a gradual variation, the short- term or micro variation was also confirmed with a factor of about two for all three different bands. The light variation of each band did not exhibit a correlation between them, but the flare event is strongest in the soft band. The hardness ratio for hard and soft bands shows irregular variation but there was no correlation between them. It was confirmed that there is a gradual decrease of the photon index. Results of our analysis are discussed within the framework of the accretion disk phenomenon.