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Oxford University Press (OUP), Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 1(492), p. 1135-1141, 2019

DOI: 10.1093/mnras/stz3511

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X-ray reverberation lags from the 1.5 Seyfert galaxy NGC 5273

Journal article published in 2019 by F. M. Vincentelli ORCID, G. Mastroserio, I. McHardy, A. Ingram ORCID, M. Pahari ORCID
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Abstract

ABSTRACT We present the results of X-ray spectral-timing analysis of a 90 ks XMM–Newton observation of the nearby, broad-line, early-type AGN NGC5273. The X-ray spectrum revealed the clear presence of a reflection component at high energies, with a clear signature of a narrow iron line at 6.4 keV, consistent with distant reflection. Applying a relativistic reflection model, we found only marginal evidence for a broader relativistic line component. However, cross-spectral analysis revealed that, between 4 and 6 × 10−4 Hz, the 5–8 keV band lagged the 2–3 keV band, implying reflection of the iron line from material close to the black hole. From the analysis of the lag-energy spectrum, we found a broad, but skewed line with a peak of ≈1000 s at 7.5 keV relative to the continuum, which we interpret as the iron line in the reverberation spectrum from an illuminated accretion disc. From the asymmetry in the shape of lag-energy spectrum, we also found that the source is consistent with having an inclination ≥45°.

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