Dr Elisabeta Lusso elisabeta.lusso@durham.ac.uk
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The Physical Relation between Disc and Coronal Emission in Quasars
Lusso, Elisabeta; Risaliti, Guido
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Guido Risaliti
Abstract
We propose a modified version of the observed non-linear relation between the X-ray (2 keV) and the ultraviolet (2,500 Å) emission in quasars (i.e., LX∝LγUV) which involves the full width at half-maximum, FWHM, of the broad emission line, i.e., LX∝LγˆUV FWHMβˆ. By analyzing a sample of 550 optically selected non-jetted quasars in the redshift range of 0.36–2.23 from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey cross matched with the XMM-Newton catalog 3XMM-DR6, we found that the additional dependence of the observed LX − LUV correlation on the FWHM of the MgII broad emission line is statistically significant. Our statistical analysis leads to a much tighter relation with respect to the one neglecting FWHM, and it does not evolve with redshift. We interpret this new relation within an accretion disc corona scenario where reconnection and magnetic loops above the accretion disc can account for the production of the primary X-ray radiation. For a broad line region size depending on the disc luminosity as Rblr∝L0.5disc, we find that LX∝L4/7UV FWHM4/7, which is in very good agreement with the observed correlation.
Citation
Lusso, E., & Risaliti, G. (2018). The Physical Relation between Disc and Coronal Emission in Quasars. Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences, 4, Article 66. https://doi.org/10.3389/fspas.2017.00066
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Dec 18, 2017 |
Online Publication Date | Jan 8, 2018 |
Publication Date | Jan 8, 2018 |
Deposit Date | Apr 13, 2018 |
Publicly Available Date | Apr 13, 2018 |
Journal | Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences |
Publisher | Frontiers Media |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 4 |
Article Number | 66 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.3389/fspas.2017.00066 |
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