X-ray reverberation models of the disc wind in ultraluminous X-ray source NGC 5408 X-1

Abstract

Majority of ultraluminous X-ray sources (ULXs) are believed to be super-Eddington objects, providing a nearby prototype for studying an accretion in super-critical regime. In this work, we present the study of time-lag spectra of the ULX NGC 5408 X-1 using a reverberation mapping technique. The time-lag data were binned using two different methods: time averaged-based and luminosity-based spectral bins. These spectra were fitted using two proposed geometric models: single and multiple photon scattering models. While both models similarly assume that a fraction of hard photons emitted from inner accretion disc could be down-scattered with the super-Eddington outflowing wind becoming lagged, soft photons, they are different by the number that the hard photons scattering with the wind: i.e. single vs multiple times. In case of averaged spectrum, both models consistently constrained the mass of ULX in the range of $\sim$80-500 M${}_{\odot }$. However, for the modelling results from the luminosity based spectra, the confidence interval of the BH mass is significantly improved and is constrained to the range of $\sim$75-90 M${}_{\odot }$. In addition, the models suggest that the wind geometry is extended in which the photons could down-scatter with the wind at the distance of $\sim$10${}^4$ - 10${}^6$ $r_{\mathrm{g}}$. The results also suggest the variability of the lag spectra as a function of ULX luminosity, but the clear trend of changing accretion disc geometry with the spectral variability is not observed.

14 pages, 7 figures, 4 tables, accepted for publication in MNRAS

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