A strong negative correlation between radio loudness $R_{\mathrm{UV}}$ and optical-to-X-ray spectral index ${\alpha }_{\mathrm{ox}}$ in low-luminosity AGNs

Abstract

It has been argued for years that the accretion mode changes from bright active galactic nuclei (AGNs) to low-luminosity AGNs (LLAGNs) at a rough dividing point of bolometric Eddington ratio $\lambda \sim 10^{-2}$. In this work, we strengthen this scenario through investigation of the relationship between the radio loudness $R_{\mathrm{UV}}$ and the optical-to-X-ray spectral index ${\alpha }_{\mathrm{ox}}$ in LLAGNs with $10^{-6}\lesssim \lambda \lesssim 10^{-3}$. We compile from literature a sample of 32 LLAGNs, consisting 18 LINERs and 14 low Eddington ratio Seyfert galaxies, and observe a strong negative $R_{\mathrm{UV}}$--${\alpha }_{\mathrm{ox}}$ relationship, with large scatter in both $R_{\mathrm{UV}}$ and ${\alpha }_{\mathrm{ox}}$. We further demonstrate that this negative correlation, and the additional two negative relationships reported in literature ($R_{\mathrm{UV}}$--$\lambda$ and ${\alpha }_{\mathrm{ox}}$--$\lambda$ correlations), can be understood consistently and comprehensively under the truncated accretion--jet model, the model that has been applied successfully applied to LLAGNs. We argue that the scatter in the observations are (mainly) due to the spread in the viscosity parameter $\alpha$ of a hot accretion flow, a parameter that potentially can serve as a diagnose of the strength and/or configuration of magnetic fields in accretion flows.

arXiv comment8 pages, 3 figures, 2 tables. Accepted by MNRAS

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