Long-term and multi-wavelength evolution of a changing-look AGN Mrk 1018

Abstract

The physical mechanism for triggering the changing-look phenomenon in active galactic nuclei (AGNs) is still unclear. We explore this issue based on the multi-wavelength spectral and flux variations for a changing-look AGN Mrk~1018 with long-term observations in the X-ray, optical/ultraviolet(UV), and radio bands. Both the optical and the X-ray emission experience rapid decay in changing-look phase during 2010--2015, where a re-flare appears in the optical/UV and X-ray bands. We find a time lag of $\sim 20$ days of optical/UV behind X-ray variations in type 1.9 phase. The 5 GHz radio flux decreases by $\sim 20$\% in type 1.9 phase during 2016--2017. We find both X-ray photon index ($\Gamma$) and the optical-to-X-ray spectral index (\alphaox\,) are anti-correlated with the Eddington scaled 2--10~keV X-ray luminosity ($L_{\mathrm{X}}/L_{\mathrm{Edd}}$) in the type 1.9 phase. However, the type 1 phase deviates from these two anti-correlations, which suggests that the change of broad emission lines might be regulated by the evolution of accretion disk (e.g., disappearing of the inner cold disk in the type 1.9 phase).

arXiv comment12 pages,5 figures, accepted by MNRAS

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