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Accretion in strong field gravity with eXTP
(Springer Link, 2018-12-07) De Rosa, A.; Uttley, P.; Gou, L.; Liu, Y.; Bambi, C.; Barret, Didier; Belloni, T.; Berti, E.; Bianchi, S.; Caiazzo, I.; Casella, P.; Cui, W. K.; D´Ammando, F.; Dauser, T.; Del Santo, M.; De Marco, B.; Di Salvo, T.; Done, C.; Dovciak, M.; Fabian, A. C.; Falanga, M.; Gambino, A. F.; Gendre, B.; Grinberg, V.; Heger, A.; Homan, J.; Iaria, R.; Jiang, J.; Jin, C. C.; Koerding, E.; Linares, M.; Liu, Z.; Maccarone, Thomas J.; Malzac, J.; Manousakis, A.; Marin, F.; Marinucci, A.; Mehdipour, M.; Méndez, M.; Migliari, S.; Miller, C.; Miniutti, G.; Nardini, E.; O´Brien, P. T.; Osborne, Julian P.; Petrucci, P. O.; Possenti, A.; Riggio, A.; Rodríguez, J.; Sanna, A.; Shao, L. J.; Sobolewska, M.; Sramkova, E.; Stevens, A. L.; Stiele, H.; Stratta, G.; Stuchlik, Z.; Svoboda, J.; Tamburini, F.; Tauris, T. M.; Tombesi, F.; Torok, G.; Urbanec, M.; Vicent, F.; Wu, Q. W.; Yuan, F.; Zand, J. J. M.; Zdziarski, A. A.; Zhou, X.; Feroci, M.; Ferrari, V.; Gualtieri, L.; Heyl, J.; Ingram, A.; Karas, V.; Lu, F. J.; Luo, B.; Matt, G.; Motta, S. E.; Neilsen, J.; Pani, P.; Santangelo, A.; Shu, X. W.; Wang, J. F.; Wang, J. M.; Xue, Y. Q.; Xu, Y. P.; Yuan, W. M.; Yuan, Y. F.; Zhang, S. N.; Zhang, S.; Agudo, I.; Amati, L.; Andersson, N. A.; Baglio, C.; Bakala, P.; Baykal, A.; Bhattacharyya, S.; Bombaci, I.; Bucciantini, N.; Capitanio, F.; Ciolfi, R.; Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF); Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS); National Science Centre, Poland (NCN)
In this paper we describe the potential of the enhanced X-ray Timing and Polarimetry (eXTP) mission for studies related to accretion flows in the strong field gravity regime around both stellar-mass and supermassive black-holes. eXTP has the unique capability of using advanced “spectral-timing-polarimetry” techniques to analyze the rapid variations with three orthogonal diagnostics of the flow and its geometry, yielding unprecedented insight into the inner accreting regions, the effects of strong field gravity on the material within them and the powerful outflows which are driven by the accretion process. X-spinmeasurements
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Connecting X-ray nuclear winds with galaxy-scale ionised outflows in two z ∼ 1.5 lensed quasars
(EDP Sciences, 2021-04-20) Tozzi, P.; Cresci, G.; Marasco, A.; Nardini, E.; Marconi, A.; Mannucci, F.; Chartas, G.; Rizzo, F.; Amiri, A.; Brusa, M.; Comastri, A.; Dadina, M.; Lanzuisi, G.; Mainieri, V.; Mingozzi, M.; Perna, M.; Venturi, G.; Vignali, C.; Italian Ministry for University and Research (MUR); Agencia Estatal de Investigación (AEI); Comunidad de Madrid; Tozzi, G. [0000-0003-4226-7777]; Cresci, G. [0000-0002-5281-1417]; Marasco, A. [0000-0002-5655-6054]; Nardini, E. [0000-0001-9226-8992]; Marconi, A. [0000-0002-9889-4238]; Mannucci, F. [0000-0002-4803-2381]; Rizzo, F. [0000-0001-9705-2461]; Amiri, A. [0000-0002-8553-1964]; Dadina, M. [0000-0002-7858-7564]; Lanzuisi, G. [0000-0001-9094-0984]; Mainieri, V. [0000-0002-1047-9583]; Mingozzi, M. [0000-0003-2589-762X]; Perna, M. [0000-0002-0362-5941]; Venturi, G. [0000-0001-8349-3055]
Aims. Outflows driven by active galactic nuclei (AGN) are expected to have a significant impact on host galaxy evolution, but the matter of how they are accelerated and propagated on galaxy-wide scales is still under debate. This work addresses these questions by studying the link between X-ray, nuclear ultra-fast outflows (UFOs), and extended ionised outflows, for the first time, in two quasars close to the peak of AGN activity (z ∼ 2), where AGN feedback is expected to be more effective. Methods. Our selected targets, HS 0810+2554 and SDSS J1353+1138, are two multiple-lensed quasars at z ∼ 1.5 with UFO detection that have been observed with the near-IR integral field spectrometer SINFONI at the VLT. We performed a kinematical analysis of the [O III]λ5007 optical emission line to trace the presence of ionised outflows. Results. We detected spatially resolved ionised outflows in both galaxies, extended more than 8 kpc and moving up to v > 2000 km s−1. We derived mass outflow rates of ∼12 M⊙ yr−1 and ∼2 M⊙ yr−1 for HS 0810+2554 and SDSS J1353+1138. Conclusions. Compared with the co-hosted UFO energetics, the ionised outflow energetics in HS 0810+2554 is broadly consistent with a momentum-driven regime of wind propagation, whereas in SDSS J1353+1138, it differs by about two orders of magnitude from theoretical predictions, requiring either a massive molecular outflow or a high variability of the AGN activity to account for such a discrepancy. By additionally considering our results together with those from the small sample of well-studied objects (all local but one) having both UFO and extended (ionised, atomic, or molecular) outflow detections, we found that in 10 out of 12 galaxies, the large-scale outflow energetics is consistent with the theoretical predictions of either a momentum- or an energy-driven scenario of wind propagation. This suggests that such models explain the acceleration mechanism of AGN-driven winds on large scales relatively well.
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Galaxy-scale ionised winds driven by ultra-fast outflows in two nearby quasars
(EDP Sciences, 2020-11-24) Marasco, A.; Cresci, G.; Nardini, E.; Mannucci, F.; Marconi, A.; Tozzi, P.; Amiri, A.; Venturi, G.; Piconcelli, E.; Lanzuisi, G.; Tombesi, F.; Mingozzi, M.; Perna, M.; Carniani, S.; Brusa, M.; Di Serego Alighieri, S.; Istituto Nazionale Astrofisica (INAF); Agenzia Spaziale Italiana (ASI); Marasco, A. [0000-0002-5655-6054]; Cresci, G. [0000-0002-5281-1417]; Nardini, E. [0000-0001-9226-8992]; Manucci, F. [0000-0002-4803-2381]; Marconi, A. [0000-0002-9889-4238]; Tozzi, G. [0000-0003-4226-7777]; Amiri, A. [0000-0002-8553-1964]; Venturi, G. [0000-0001-8349-3055]; Piconcelli, E. [0000-0001-9095-2782]; Lanzuisi, G. [0000-0001-9094-0984]; Tombesi, F. [0000-0002-6562-8654]; Mingozzi, M. [0000-0003-2589-762X]; Perna, M. [0000-0002-0362-5941]; Carniani, S. [0000-0002-6719-380X]; Brusa, M. [0000-0002-5059-6848]; Di Serego Alighieri, S. [0000-0001-8769-2692]; Unidad de Excelencia Científica María de Maeztu Centro de Astrobiología del Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial y CSIC, MDM-2017-0737
We used MUSE adaptive optics data in narrow field mode to study the properties of the ionised gas in MR 2251-178 and PG 1126-041, two nearby (z similar or equal to 0.06) bright quasars (QSOs) hosting sub-pc scale ultra-fast outflows (UFOs) detected in the X-ray band. We decomposed the optical emission from diffuse gas into a low- and a high-velocity components. The former is characterised by a clean, regular velocity field and a low (similar to 80 km s(-1)) velocity dispersion. It traces regularly rotating gas in PG 1126-041, while in MR 2251-178 it is possibly associated with tidal debris from a recent merger or flyby. The other component is found to be extended up to a few kpc from the nuclei, and shows a high (similar to 800 km s(-1)) velocity dispersion and a blue-shifted mean velocity, as is expected from outflows driven by active galactic nuclei (AGN). We estimate mass outflow rates up to a few M-circle dot yr(-1) and kinetic efficiencies L-KIN/L-BOL between 1-4x10(-4), in line with those of galaxies hosting AGN of similar luminosities. The momentum rates of these ionised outflows are comparable to those measured for the UFOs at sub-pc scales, which is consistent with a momentum-driven wind propagation. Pure energy-driven winds are excluded unless about 100x additional momentum is locked in massive molecular winds. In comparing the outflow properties of our sources with those of a small sample of well-studied QSOs hosting UFOs from the literature, we find that winds seem to systematically lie either in a momentum-driven or an energy-driven regime, indicating that these two theoretical models bracket the physics of AGN-driven winds very well.
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MAGNUM survey: Compact jets causing large turmoil in galaxies Enhanced line widths perpendicular to radio jets as tracers of jet-ISM interaction
(EDP Sciences, 2021-04-07) Venturi, G.; Cresci, G.; Marconi, A.; Mingozzi, M.; Nardini, E.; Carniani, S.; Mannucci, F.; Marasco, A.; Maiolino, R.; Perna, M.; Treister, E.; Bland Hawthorn, J.; Gallimore, J.; Fondo Nacional de Desarrollo Científico y Tecnológico (FONDECYT); European Research Council (ERC); Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC); Comunidad de Madrid; Venturi, G. [0000-0001-8349-3055]; Cresci, G. [0000-0002-5281-1417]; Marconi, A. [0000-0002-9889-4238]; Mingozzi, M. [0000-0003-2589-762X]; Nardini, E. [0000-0001-9226-8992]; Carniani, S. [0000-0002-6719-380X]; Mannucci, F. [0000-0002-4803-2381]; Marasco, A. [0000-0002-5655-6054]; Perna, M. [0000-0002-0362-5941]; Treister, E. [0000-0001-7568-6412]; Gallimore, J. [0000-0002-6972-2760]
Context. Outflows accelerated by active galactic nuclei (AGN) are commonly observed in the form of coherent, mildly collimated high-velocity gas directed along the AGN ionisation cones and kinetically powerful (≳1044 − 45 erg s−1) jets. Recent works found that outflows can also be accelerated by low-power (≲1044 erg s−1) jets, and the most recent cosmological simulations indicate that these are the dominant source of feedback on sub-kiloparsec scales, but little is known about their effect on the galaxy host. Aims. We study the relation between radio jets and the distribution and kinematics of the ionised gas in IC 5063, NGC 5643, NGC 1068, and NGC 1386 as part of our survey of nearby Seyfert galaxies called Measuring Active Galactic Nuclei Under MUSE Microscope (MAGNUM). All these objects host a small-scale (≲1 kpc) low-power (≲1044 erg s−1) radio jet that has small inclinations (≲45°) with respect to the galaxy disc. Methods. We employed seeing-limited optical integral field spectroscopic observations from the Multi Unit Spectroscopic Explorer (MUSE) at the Very Large Telescope to obtain flux, kinematic, and excitation maps of the extended ionised gas. We compared these maps with archival radio images and in one case, with Chandra X-ray observations. Results. We detect a strong (up to ≳800–1000 km s−1) and extended (≳1 kpc) emission-line velocity spread perpendicular to the direction of the AGN ionisation cones and jets in all four targets. The gas excitation in this region of line-width enhancement is entirely compatible with shock ionisation. These broad and symmetric line profiles are not associated with a single coherent velocity of the gas. A ‘classical’ outflow component with net blueshifted and redshifted motions is also present, but is directed along the ionisation cones and jets. Conclusions. We interpret the observed phenomenon as due to the action of the jets perturbing the gas in the galaxy disc. These intense and extended velocity spreads perpendicular to AGN jets and cones are indeed currently only observed in galaxies hosting a low-power jet whose inclination is sufficiently low with respect to the galaxy disc to impact on and strongly affect its material. In line with cosmological simulations, our results demonstrate that low-power jets are indeed capable of affecting the host galaxy.
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Observatory science with eXTP
(Springer Link, 2018-08-30) Zand, J. J. M.; Bozzo, E.; Qu, J.; Li, X. D.; Amati, L.; Chen, Y.; Donnarumma, I.; Doroshenko, V.; Drake, S. A.; Hernanz, M.; Jenke, P. A.; Baykal, A.; Cumming, A.; Miller, M. C.; Gendre, B.; McHardy, I.; Peretz, U.; Schatz, H.; Brown, E. F.; Neubert, T.; Gill, R.; Mikusincova, R.; Prescod Weinstein, C.; Shearer, A.; Campana, R.; Pacciani, L.; Götz, D.; Rodríguez, J.; Stappers, B. W.; Chambers, F.; Paul, B.; Gouiffès, C.; Rózanska, A.; Strohmayer, T. E.; Chenevez, J.; De Martino, D.; Malzac, J.; Suleimanov, V. F.; Ciolfi, R.; Tauris, T. M.; Méndez, M.; Svoboda, J.; D´aì, A.; Atteia, J. L.; Motch, C.; Thielemann, F. K.; D´Ammando, F.; Mahmoodifar, S.; Tombesi, F.; Degenaar, N.; Zingale, M.; Torres, D. F.; D´Elia, V.; Zhang, S.; Torresi, E.; Doyle, G.; Zhang, S. N.; Fan, X.; Zdziarski, A. A.; Malyshev, D.; Zane, S.; Maccarone, Thomas J.; Zampieri, L.; Zhang, X.; Yuan, F.; Stratta, G.; Yu, W.; Younes, G.; Yan, Z.; Xu, Y.; Xiong, S. L.; Sala, G.; Agudo, I.; Ballantyne, D. R.; Bianchi, S.; Brandt, S.; Cackett, E. M.; Grandi, P.; Granot, J.; Güdel, M.; Heger, A.; Heinke, C. O.; Homan, J.; Iaria, R.; Iwasawa, K.; Izzo, L.; Ji, L.; Del Santo, M.; De Pasquale, M.; Dai, Z. G.; Constantin, E.; Chernyakova, M.; Chen, L.; Casella, P.; Burderi, L.; Braga, J.; Belloni, T.; Andersson, N. A.; Osborne, Julian P.; Wilms, J.; Nardini, E.; De Rosa, A.; Behar, E.; Turriziani, S.; Altamirano, D.; Cavecchi, Y.; Di Salvo, T.; Papadakis, L. E.; Blay, P.; Vacchi, A.; Chen, Y. P.; Falanga, M.; Pérez Torres, M. A.; Bucciantini, N.; Vercellone, S.; Jin, C. C.; Ferdman, R. D.; Reig, P.; Campana, S.; Rowlinson, A.; Feroci, M.; Rodríguez Gil, P.; Lu., F.; Zhou, P.; Fraschetti, F.; Sakamoto, T.; Mehdipour, M.; Baglio, C.; Galloway, D. K.; Salvaterra, R.; Bhattacharyya, S.; Gambino, A. F.; Santagelo, A.; Longo, F.; Gandhi, P.; Schanne, S.; Liang, E. W.; Ge, M.; Shao, L.; Kunneriath, D.; Shore, S. N.; Kuiper, L.; Rossi, E. M.; Kreykenbohm, I.; Wu, X.; Komossa, S.; Linares, M.; Keek, L.; Li, G.; Kawai, N.; Kargaltsev, O.; Kalemci, E.; Kaastra, J. S.; José, J.; Jonker, P. G.; Manousakis, A.; Mignani, R. P.; Nättilä, J.; Orlandini, M.; Paolillo, M.; Vink, J. S.; Wang, J. J.; Wang, J. F.; Watts, A. L.; Weng, S.; Weinberg, N. N.; Wheatley, P. J.; Wijnands, R.; Woods, T. E.; Woosley, S. E.; Savolainen, T.; Sanna, A.; Salmi, T.; Romano, P.; Riggio, A.; Perinati, E.; Pellizzoni, A.; Paltani, Stéphane; O´Brien, P. T.; Miniutti, G.; Men, Y.; Bilous, A.; Lutovinov, A. A.; National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC); European Research Council (ERC); National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA); Agencia Estatal de Investigación (AEI); Royal Society; Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences; European Research Council (ERC); National Science Centre, Poland (NCN); Unidad de Excelencia Científica María de Maeztu Instituto de Ciencias del Cosmos (ICCUB), MDM-2014-0369
In this White Paper we present the potential of the enhanced X-ray Timing and Polarimetry (eXTP) mission for studies related to Observatory Science targets. These include flaring stars, supernova remnants, accreting white dwarfs, low and high mass X-ray binaries, radio quiet and radio loud active galactic nuclei, tidal disruption events, and gamma-ray bursts. eXTP will be excellently suited to study one common aspect of these objects: their often transient nature. Developed by an international Consortium led by the Institute of High Energy Physics of the Chinese Academy of Science, the eXTP mission is expected to be launched in the mid 2020s.
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The first broad-band X-ray view of the narrow-line Seyfert 1 Ton S180
(Oxford Academics: Oxford University Press, 2020-07-15) Matzeu, G. A.; Nardini, E.; Parker, M. L.; Reeves, J. N.; Braito, V.; Porquet, D.; Middei, R.; Kammoun, E.; Lusso, E.; Alston, W. N.; Giustini, M.; Lobban, A. P.; Joyce, A. M.; Igo, Z.; Ebrero, J.; Ballo, L.; Santos Lleó, M.; Schartel, N.; European Research Council (ERC); European Commission (EC); Agenzia Spaziale Italiana (ASI); Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF); Comunidad de Madrid; National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA); Giustini, M. [0000-0002-1329-658X]; Kammoun, E. [0000-0002-0273-218X]; Braito, V. [0000-0002-2629-4989]; Matzeu, G. [0000-0003-1994-5322]; Parker, M. [0000-0002-8466-7317]; Lobban, A. [0000-0002-6433-1357]; Santos Lleo, M. [0000-0001-5948-8360]; Middei, R. [0000-0001-9815-9092]; Igo, Z. [0000-0001-9274-1145]; Alston, W. [0000-0003-2658-6559]; Unidad de Excelencia Científica María de Maeztu Centro de Astrobiología del Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial y CSIC, MDM-2017-0737
We present joint XMM-Newton and NuSTAR observations of the 'bare' narrow-line Seyfert 1 Ton S180 (z = 0.062), carried out in 2016 and providing the first hardX-ray view of this luminous galaxy. We find that the 0.4-30 keV band cannot be self-consistently reproduced by relativistic reflection models, which fail to account simultaneously for the soft and hard X-ray emission. The smooth soft excess prefers extreme blurring parameters, confirmed by the nearly featureless nature of the Reflection Grating Spectrometer (RGS) spectrum, while the moderately broad Fe K line and the modest hard excess above 10 keV appear to arise in a milder gravity regime. By allowing a different origin of the soft excess, the broad-band X-ray spectrum and overall spectral energy distribution (SED) are well explained by a combination of (a) direct thermal emission from the accretion disc, dominating from the optical to the far/extreme UV; (b) Comptonization of seed disc photons by a warm (kT(e) similar to 0.3 keV) and optically thick (tau similar to 10) corona, mostly contributing to the soft X-rays; (c) Comptonization by a standard hot (kT(e) greater than or similar to 100 keV) and optically thin (tau < 0.5) corona, responsible for the primary X-ray continuum; and (d) reflection from the mid/outer part of the disc. The two coronae are suggested to be rather compact, with R-hot less than or similar to R-warm less than or similar to 10 r(g). Our SED analysis implies that Ton S180 accretes at super-Eddington rates. This is a key condition for the launch of a wind, marginal (i.e. 3.1 sigma significance) evidence of which is indeed found in the RGS spectrum.