Fe K emission and absorption features in XMM-Newton spectra of Mkn 766 - evidence for reprocessing in flare ejecta

Abstract

We report on the analysis of a long XMM-Newton EPIC observation in 2001 May of the Narrow Line Seyfert 1 galaxy Mkn 766. The 3-11 keV spectrum exhibits a moderately steep power law continuum, with a broad emission line at ~6.7 keV, probably blended with a narrow line at ~6.4 keV, and a broad absorption trough above ~8.7 keV. We identify both broad spectral features with reprocessing in He-like Fe. An earlier XMM-Newton observation of Mkn 766 in 2000 May, when the source was a factor ~2 fainter, shows a similar broad emission line, but with a slightly flatter power law and absorption at a lower energy. In neither observation do we find a requirement for the previously reported broad 'red wing' to the line and hence of reflection from the innermost accretion disc. More detailed examination of the longer XMM-Newton observation reveals evidence for rapid spectral variability in the Fe K band, apparently linked with the occurrence of X-ray 'flares'. A reduction in the emission line strength and increased high energy absorption during the X-ray flaring suggests that these transient effects are due to highly ionised ejecta associated with the flares. Simple scaling from the flare avalanche model proposed for the luminous QSO PDS 456 (Reeves etal. 2002) confirms the feasibility of coherent flaring being the cause of the strong peaks seen in the X-ray light curve of \mkn.

arXiv comment9 pages, 11 figures, submitted to MNRAS

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