X-ray spectral analysis of the low-luminosity active galactic nucleus NGC 7213 using long XMM-Newton observations

Abstract

We present the X-ray spectral results from the longest X-ray multi-mirror mission-Newton observation, 133 ks, of the low luminosity active galactic nucleus NGC 7213. The hardness ratio analysis of the X-ray light curves discloses a rather constant X-ray spectral shape, at least for the observed exposure time, enabling us to perform X-ray spectral studies using the total observed spectrum. Apart from a neutral Fe Kαemission line, we also detect narrow emission lines from the ionised iron species, Fe xxv and Fe xxvi. Our analysis suggests that the neutral Fe Kαoriginates from a Compton-thin reflector, while the gas responsible for the high ionisation lines is collisionally excited. The overall spectrum, in the 0.3-10 keV energy band, registered by the European Photon Imaging Camera, can be modelled by a power-law component (with a slope of Γ\simeq1.9) plus two thermal components at 0.36 and 8.84 keV. The low-energy thermal component is entirely consistent with the X-ray spectral data obtained by the Reflection Grating Spectrometer between 0.35-1.8 keV.

Accepted for publication in MNRAS. The paper is 12 pages long and contains 10 figures and 2 tables. Analysis of different source from arXiv:1104.0044

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