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Fe K line profile in PG quasars: the averaged shape and Eddington ratio dependence
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 01 August 2006
Abstract
Fe K emission line is a powerful probe of the inner part of an accretiondisk. We analyze X-ray spectra of 43 Palomar-Green (PG) quasars takenfrom Boroson & Green (1992) observed with XMM-Newton and make anaveraged Fe K line profile. We studythe Eddington ratio dependence of the Fe K line profile. The width ofthe Fe line becomes broader (σ=0.1 to 0.7 keV) and its peak energy becomes higher (6.4 to 6.8 keV) as the Eddington ratio getslarger.
These results indicate that the physical state of the accretiondisk, such as the geometrical structure and/or ionization state, changes with the Eddington ratio.
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- Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 2 , Symposium S238: Black Holes from Stars to Galaxies – Across the Range of Masses , August 2006 , pp. 385 - 386
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- Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2007