scholarly journals A full characterization of the supermassive black hole in IRAS 09149–6206

2020 ◽  
Vol 499 (1) ◽  
pp. 1480-1498
Author(s):  
D J Walton ◽  
W N Alston ◽  
P Kosec ◽  
A C Fabian ◽  
L C Gallo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Black Hole ◽  
Broad Band ◽  
Seyfert Galaxy ◽  
Type I ◽  
Additional Absorption ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Full Characterization ◽  
Supermassive Black Hole ◽  
First Time

ABSTRACT We present new broad-band X-ray observations of the type-I Seyfert galaxy IRAS 09149–6206, taken in 2018 with XMM–Newton, NuSTAR, and Swift. The source is highly complex, showing a classic ‘warm’ X-ray absorber, additional absorption from highly ionized iron, strong relativistic reflection from the innermost accretion disc and further reprocessing by more distant material. By combining X-ray timing and spectroscopy, we have been able to fully characterize the supermassive black hole in this system, constraining both its mass and – for the first time – its spin. The mass is primarily determined by X-ray timing constraints on the break frequency seen in the power spectrum, and is found to be log [MBH/M⊙] = 8.0 ± 0.6 (1σ uncertainties). This is in good agreement with previous estimates based on the H α and H β line widths, and implies that IRAS 09149–6206 is radiating at close to (but still below) its Eddington luminosity. The spin is constrained via detailed modelling of the relativistic reflection, and is found to be $a^* = 0.94^{+0.02}_{-0.07}$ (90 per cent confidence), adding IRAS 09149–6206 to the growing list of radio-quiet active galactic nuclei (AGNs) that host rapidly rotating black holes. The outflow velocities of the various absorption components are all relatively modest (vout ≲ 0.03c), implying these are unlikely to drive significant galaxy-scale AGN feedback.

scholarly journals A two-dimensional waveguide beam for X-ray nanodiffraction

2011 ◽  
Vol 45 (1) ◽  
pp. 85-92 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christina Krywka ◽  
Henrike Neubauer ◽  
Marius Priebe ◽  
Tim Salditt ◽  
Jozef Keckes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cross Sections ◽  
Main Concern ◽  
Tin Coating ◽  
Silicon Waveguides ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Full Characterization ◽  
X Ray Scattering ◽  
Beam Commissioning ◽  
First Time

The micro- and nanofocus X-ray scattering (MINAXS) beamline of PETRA III is equipped with two consecutively arranged endstations, the last of which is the nanofocus endstation. The first in-beam commissioning of the experimental equipment was successfully performed at the end of 2010, using two-dimensionally confining hard X-ray silicon waveguides with cross sections of 50 nm × 50 µm to 50 nm × 2 µm for nanobeam generation. A full characterization of the waveguide-generated beams was performed, giving values for the beam geometries, the transmission efficiencies of the waveguides and absolute fluxes. Along with these results a detailed description of the setup is presented in this paper. A first high-resolution nanodiffraction experiment on a nanocrystalline TiN hard coating was performed to verify the resolution of the nanodiffraction setup and to reveal the local gradients across the blasted TiN coating. In conclusion, the main concern is the availability of the nanobeam, how it was generated and the fact that a beam out of a two-dimensionally confining waveguide was used for diffraction experiments for the first time.

scholarly journals A Versatile Approach to Access Trimetallic Complexes Based on Trisphosphinite Ligands

Molecules ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 593
Author(s):  
Juan Miranda-Pizarro ◽  
Macarena G. Alférez ◽  
M. Dolores Fernández-Martínez ◽  
Eleuterio Álvarez ◽  
Celia Maya ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Coordination Chemistry ◽  
Late Transition Metal ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Full Characterization ◽  
Metal Precursors ◽  
Straightforward Method ◽  
One Step ◽  
Late Transition

A straightforward method for the preparation of trisphosphinite ligands in one step, using only commercially available reagents (1,1,1-tris(4-hydroxyphenyl)ethane and chlorophosphines) is described. We have made use of this approach to prepare a small family of four trisphosphinite ligands of formula [CH3C{(C6H4OR2)3], where R stands for Ph (1a), Xyl (1b, Xyl = 2,6-Me2-C6H3), iPr (1c), and Cy (1d). These polyfunctional phosphinites allowed us to investigate their coordination chemistry towards a range of late transition metal precursors. As such, we report here the isolation and full characterization of a number of Au(I), Ag(I), Cu(I), Ir(III), Rh(III) and Ru(II) homotrimetallic complexes, including the structural characterization by X-ray diffraction studies of six of these compounds. We have observed that the flexibility of these trisphosphinites enables a variety of conformations for the different trimetallic species.

scholarly journals Measuring the supermassive black hole parameters with space missions

2006 ◽  
Vol 2 (S238) ◽  
pp. 475-476
Author(s):  
Alexander F. Zakharov
Keyword(s):  
Black Hole ◽  
Spectral Line ◽  
Accretion Disks ◽  
Seyfert Galaxies ◽  
Emission Lines ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Line Shapes ◽  
Supermassive Black Hole ◽  
Broad Emission ◽  
Different Types

AbstractRecent X-ray observations of microquasars and Seyfert galaxies reveal broad emission lines in their spectra, which can arise in the innermost parts of accretion disks. Recently Müller & Camenzind (2004) classified different types of spectral line shapes and described their origin. Zakharov (2006b) clarified their conclusions about an origin of doubled peaked and double horned line shapes in the framework of a radiating annulus model and discussed s possibility to evaluate black hole parameters analyzing spectral line shapes.

Synthesis and characterization of meso-to-meso directly linked porphyrin-diazaporphyrin triads

2018 ◽  
Vol 22 (09n10) ◽  
pp. 814-820
Author(s):  
Yingying Jia ◽  
Ling Xu ◽  
Bangshao Yin ◽  
Mingbo Zhou ◽  
Jianxin Song
Keyword(s):  
Nickel Complex ◽  
High Resolution Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Dihedral Angles ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Extinction Coefficients ◽  
X Ray ◽  
H Nmr ◽  
First Time ◽  
Molar Extinction Coefficients

Beginning with 5,10,15-triarylporphyrin-nickel complex, five meso-to-meso directly linked porphyrin-diazaporphyrin triads were successfully prepared for the first time through a series of reactions including formylation via Vilsmeier–Haack reaction, condensation with pyrrole, bromination with [Formula: see text]-Bromosuccinimide (NBS), oxidation with 2,3-dichloro-5,6-dicyano-1,4-benzoquinone (DDQ), metal-templated cyclization of dibromodipyrrin-metal complexes with NaN[Formula: see text] and demetalization. All these triads were comprehensively characterized by [Formula: see text]H NMR, high-resolution mass spectrometry and UV-vis absorption. In addition, the structure of compound 6Ni was unambiguously determined by X-ray diffraction analysis, which showed that the two dihedral angles are both 86.65 (4)[Formula: see text] between each mean plane of porphyrin and that of central diazaporphyrin The UV-vis absorption spectra disclosed that the longest wavelengths of Soret bands and Q bands for these triads were observed at 429 and 642 nm, respectively. In contrast to diazaporphyrin-porphyrin dyads, diazaporphyrin dimers and diazaporphyrin monomers reported previously the molar extinction coefficients, particularly for triad 8Ni are much higher.

scholarly journals A bright off-nuclear X-ray source: a type IIn supernova, a bright ULX or a recoiling supermassive black hole in CXO J122518.6+144545

2010 ◽  
Vol 407 (1) ◽  
pp. 645-650 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. G. Jonker ◽  
M. A. P. Torres ◽  
A. C. Fabian ◽  
M. Heida ◽  
G. Miniutti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Black Hole ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Supermassive Black Hole

scholarly journals Constraining X-ray emission in HBL blazars using multiwavelength observations

2020 ◽  
Vol 496 (2) ◽  
pp. 1295-1306
Author(s):  
Alicja Wierzcholska ◽  
Stefan J Wagner
Keyword(s):  
Spectral Energy Distribution ◽  
Broad Band ◽  
Neutral Hydrogen ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Host Galaxy ◽  
Spectral Energy ◽  
Additional Absorption ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Uv Excess ◽  
Survey Results

ABSTRACT The X-ray spectrum of extreme high-energy peaked BL Lac-type blazars is located in the synchrotron branch of the broad-band spectral energy distribution (SED), at energies below the peak. A joint fit of the extrapolated X-ray spectra together with a host galaxy template allows characterizing the synchrotron branch in the SED. The X-ray spectrum is usually characterized either with a pure or a curved power-law model. In the latter case, however, it is hard to distinguish an intrinsic curvature from excess absorption. In this paper, we focus on five well-observed blazars: 1ES 0229+200, PKS 0548−322, RX J 1136+6737, 1ES 1741+196, and 1ES 2344+514. We constrain the infrared to X-ray emission of these five blazars using a model that is characterized by the host galaxy, spectral curvature, absorption, and ultraviolet (UV) excess to separate these spectral features. In the case of four sources, namely 1ES 0229+200, PKS 0548−322, 1ES 1741+196, and 1ES 2344+514, the spectral fit with the atomic neutral hydrogen from the Leiden Argentina Bonn Survey results in a significant UV excess present in the broad-band SED. Such excess can be interpreted as an additional component, for example, a blue bump. However, in order to describe spectra of these blazars without such excess, additional absorption to the atomic neutral hydrogen from the Leiden Argentina Bonn Survey is needed.

scholarly journals A broad-band X-ray spectral study of the Seyfert 1 galaxy ESO 141–G055 with XMM–Newton and NuSTAR

2020 ◽  
Vol 497 (4) ◽  
pp. 4213-4221
Author(s):  
Ritesh Ghosh ◽  
Sibasish Laha
Keyword(s):  
Black Hole ◽  
Spectral Study ◽  
Column Density ◽  
Broad Band ◽  
Accretion Disc ◽  
Physical Models ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Reflection Model ◽  
Ionization Parameter

ABSTRACT We have extensively studied the broad--band X-ray spectra of the source ESO 141–G055 using all available XMM–Newton and NuSTAR observations. We detect a prominent soft excess below $2\rm \, \, {\rm keV}$, a narrow Fe line, and a Compton hump ($\gt 10\rm \, \, {\rm keV}$). The origin of the soft excess is still debated. We used two models to describe the soft excess: the blurred reflection from the ionized accretion disc and the intrinsic thermal Comptonization model. We find that both of these models explain the soft excess equally well. We confirm that we do not detect any broad Fe line in the X-ray spectra of this source, although both the physical models prefer a maximally spinning black hole scenario (a > 0.96). This may mean that either the broad Fe line is absent or blurred beyond detection. The Eddington rate of the source is estimated to be $\lambda _{\rm \, Edd}\sim 0.31$. In the reflection model, the Compton hump has a contribution from both ionized and neutral reflection components. The neutral reflector which simultaneously describes the narrow Fe K α and the Compton hump has a column density of $N_{\rm H} \ge 7\times 10^{24} \, \rm cm^{-2}$. In addition, we detect a partially covering ionized absorption with ionization parameter $\log \xi /\rm \, erg\, cm\, s^{-1}$  = $0.1^{+0.1}_{-0.1}$ and column density $N_{\rm H} =20.6^{+1.0}_{-1.0}\times 10^{22} \, \rm cm^{-2}$ with a covering factor of $0.21^{+0.01}_{-0.01}$.

X-Ray Observations of M32 with ASCA

1998 ◽  
Vol 188 ◽  
pp. 291-292
Author(s):  
T. Toneri ◽  
K. Hayashida ◽  
M. Loewenstein
Keyword(s):  
Black Hole ◽  
Mass Concentration ◽  
Elliptical Galaxy ◽  
Broad Band ◽  
The Other ◽  
Central Black Hole ◽  
Massive Black Hole ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Eddington Limit

M32 is the nearest dwarf elliptical galaxy. Its center is known to have a mass concentration of 3 × 106 M⊙, which is usually interpreted as an evidence of a super massive black hole. We observed M32 with ASCA two times in July and August of 1996. An X-ray source was detected at the center of M32 and its first broad-band X-ray spectra were obtained. ASCA observations of M32 limit the activity of the central black hole to be less than 10−6 times of the Eddington limit. We also found two other bright sources within 12 arcmin from the M32 center. One is the newly appeared X-ray source and the other is G144. In this paper, we summarize the results on the new source and G144. For M32, please refer to the publication (Loewenstein et al. 1997).

Sub‐ and Supramolecular X‐Ray Characterization of Engineered Tissues from Equine Tendon, Bovine Dermis, and Fish Skin Type‐I Collagen

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (5) ◽  
pp. 2000017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alberta Terzi ◽  
Nunzia Gallo ◽  
Simona Bettini ◽  
Teresa Sibillano ◽  
Davide Altamura ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Type I Collagen ◽  
Skin Type ◽  
Type I ◽  
Fish Skin ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Engineered Tissues
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