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| Possible similar to 0.4 h X-ray quasi-periodicity from an ultrasoft active galactic nucleus | |
| Song, J. R.1; Shu, X. W.1; Sun, L. M.1; Xue, Y. Q.2; Jin, C.3,4; Zhang, W. J.1; Jiang, N.2; Dou, L. M.5; Wang, T. G.2 | |
| 2020-12-14 | |
| Source Publication | ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS
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| ISSN | 0004-6361 |
| Volume | 644Pages:8 |
| Abstract | RX J1301.9+2747 is an ultrasoft active galactic nucleus (AGN) with unusual X-ray variability that is characterized by a long quiescent state and a short-lived flare state. The X-ray flares are found to recur quasi-periodically on a timescale of 13-20 ks. Here, we report the analysis of the light curve in the quiescent state from two XMM-Newton observations spanning 18.5 years, along with the discovery of a possible quasi-periodic X-ray oscillation (QPO) with a period of similar to 1500 s. The QPO is detected at the same frequency in the two independent observations, with a combined significance of > 99.89%. The QPO is in agreement with the relation between frequency and black hole mass (M-BH) that has been reported in previous works for AGNs and Galactic black hole X-ray binaries (XRBs). The QPO frequency is stable over almost two decades, suggesting that it may correspond to the high-frequency type found in XRBs and originates, perhaps, from a certain disk resonance mode. In the 3:2 twin-frequency resonance model, our best estimate on the M-BH range implies that a maximal black hole spin can be ruled out. We find that all ultrasoft AGNs reported so far display quasi-periodicities in the X-ray emission, suggesting a possible link on the part of the extreme variability phenomenon to the ultrasoft X-ray component. This indicates that ultrasoft AGNs could be the most promising candidates in future searches for X-ray periodicities. |
| Keyword | galaxies: active X-rays: individuals: RX J1301 9+2747 black hole physics |
| Funding Organization | Chinese NSF ; Chinese NSF ; CAS Frontier Science Key Research Program ; CAS Frontier Science Key Research Program ; K.C. Wong Education Foundation ; K.C. Wong Education Foundation ; Strategic Pioneer Program on Space Science, CAS ; Strategic Pioneer Program on Space Science, CAS ; Chinese NSF ; Chinese NSF ; CAS Frontier Science Key Research Program ; CAS Frontier Science Key Research Program ; K.C. Wong Education Foundation ; K.C. Wong Education Foundation ; Strategic Pioneer Program on Space Science, CAS ; Strategic Pioneer Program on Space Science, CAS ; Chinese NSF ; Chinese NSF ; CAS Frontier Science Key Research Program ; CAS Frontier Science Key Research Program ; K.C. Wong Education Foundation ; K.C. Wong Education Foundation ; Strategic Pioneer Program on Space Science, CAS ; Strategic Pioneer Program on Space Science, CAS ; Chinese NSF ; Chinese NSF ; CAS Frontier Science Key Research Program ; CAS Frontier Science Key Research Program ; K.C. Wong Education Foundation ; K.C. Wong Education Foundation ; Strategic Pioneer Program on Space Science, CAS ; Strategic Pioneer Program on Space Science, CAS |
| DOI | 10.1051/0004-6361/202039410 |
| WOS Keyword | BLACK-HOLE ; OSCILLATIONS ; GALAXIES ; STELLAR ; SIGNALS ; MASS |
| Language | 英语 |
| Funding Project | Chinese NSF[11822301] ; Chinese NSF[11833007] ; Chinese NSF[U1731104] ; CAS Frontier Science Key Research Program[QYZDJ-SSW-SLH006] ; K.C. Wong Education Foundation ; Strategic Pioneer Program on Space Science, CAS[XDA15052100] ; [NSFC-11890693] ; [NSFC-11421303] ; [NSFC-11873054] |
| Funding Organization | Chinese NSF ; Chinese NSF ; CAS Frontier Science Key Research Program ; CAS Frontier Science Key Research Program ; K.C. Wong Education Foundation ; K.C. Wong Education Foundation ; Strategic Pioneer Program on Space Science, CAS ; Strategic Pioneer Program on Space Science, CAS ; Chinese NSF ; Chinese NSF ; CAS Frontier Science Key Research Program ; CAS Frontier Science Key Research Program ; K.C. Wong Education Foundation ; K.C. Wong Education Foundation ; Strategic Pioneer Program on Space Science, CAS ; Strategic Pioneer Program on Space Science, CAS ; Chinese NSF ; Chinese NSF ; CAS Frontier Science Key Research Program ; CAS Frontier Science Key Research Program ; K.C. Wong Education Foundation ; K.C. Wong Education Foundation ; Strategic Pioneer Program on Space Science, CAS ; Strategic Pioneer Program on Space Science, CAS ; Chinese NSF ; Chinese NSF ; CAS Frontier Science Key Research Program ; CAS Frontier Science Key Research Program ; K.C. Wong Education Foundation ; K.C. Wong Education Foundation ; Strategic Pioneer Program on Space Science, CAS ; Strategic Pioneer Program on Space Science, CAS |
| WOS Research Area | Astronomy & Astrophysics |
| WOS Subject | Astronomy & Astrophysics |
| WOS ID | WOS:000599932600002 |
| Publisher | EDP SCIENCES S A |
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| Document Type | 期刊论文 |
| Identifier | http://ir.bao.ac.cn/handle/114a11/80269 |
| Collection | 中国科学院国家天文台 |
| Corresponding Author | Shu, X. W. |
| Affiliation | 1.Anhui Normal Univ, Dept Phys, Wuhu 241000, Anhui, Peoples R China 2.Univ Sci & Technol China, Dept Astron, CAS Key Lab Res Galaxies & Cosmol, Hefei 230026, Anhui, Peoples R China 3.Chinese Acad Sci, Natl Astron Observ, Beijing 100101, Peoples R China 4.Univ Chinese Acad Sci, Sch Astron & Space Sci, Beijing 100049, Peoples R China 5.Guangzhou Univ, Dept Astron, Guangzhou 510006, Peoples R China |
| Recommended Citation GB/T 7714 | Song, J. R.,Shu, X. W.,Sun, L. M.,et al. Possible similar to 0.4 h X-ray quasi-periodicity from an ultrasoft active galactic nucleus[J]. ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS,2020,644:8. |
| APA | Song, J. R..,Shu, X. W..,Sun, L. M..,Xue, Y. Q..,Jin, C..,...&Wang, T. G..(2020).Possible similar to 0.4 h X-ray quasi-periodicity from an ultrasoft active galactic nucleus.ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS,644,8. |
| MLA | Song, J. R.,et al."Possible similar to 0.4 h X-ray quasi-periodicity from an ultrasoft active galactic nucleus".ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS 644(2020):8. |
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