Discovery of late-time X-ray flare and anomalous emission line enhancement after the nuclear optical outburst in a narrow-line Seyfert 1 Galaxy
Zhang, W. J.1; Shu, X. W.1; Sheng, Z. F.2; Sun, L. M.1; Dou, L. M.3; Jiang, N.2; Wang JG(王建国)4; Hu, X. Y.2; Wang, Y. B.2; Wang, T. G.2
刊名Astronomy and Astrophysics
2022-04-22
卷号660
关键词galaxies: active galaxies: nuclei X rays: individuals: CSS J102913+404220 galaxies: Seyfert accretion, accretion disks X rays: bursts
ISSN号0004-6361
DOI10.1051/0004-6361/202142253
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文献子类Article
英文摘要

CSS J102913+404220 is an atypical narrow-line Seyfert 1 galaxy with an energetic optical outburst occurring co-spatially with its nucleus. We present a detailed analysis of multi-wavelength photometric and spectroscopic observations of this object covering a period of a decade since outburst. We detect mid-infrared (MIR) flares delayed by about two months relative to the optical outburst and with an extremely high peak luminosity of L4.6μm>a1044 erg s 1. The MIR peak luminosity is at least an order of magnitude higher than any known supernovae explosions, suggesting the optical outburst might be due to a stellar tidal disruption event (TDE). We find late-time X-ray brightening by a factor of sup3;30 with respect to what is observed about 100 days after the optical outburst peak, followed by a flux fading by a factor of 14;4 within two weeks, making it one of the active galactic nuclei (AGNs) with extreme variability. Despite the dramatic X-ray variability, there are no coincident strong flux variations in optical, UV, and MIR bands. This unusual variability behavior has been seen in other highly accreting AGNs and could be attributed to absorption variability. In this scenario, the decrease in the covering factor of the absorber with accretion rate could cause the X-ray brightening, possibly induced by the TDE. Most strikingly, while the UV/optical continuum remains almost unchanged with time, an evident enhancement in the flux of the Hα broad emission line is observed about a decade after the nuclear optical outburst, which is an anomalous behavior never seen in any other AGN. Such an Hα anomaly could be explained by the replenishment of gas clouds and excitation within the broad line region (BLR) that perhaps originates from its interaction with outflowing stellar debris. Our results highlight the importance of the late-time evolution of a TDE, which can affect the accreting properties of the AGN, as suggested by recent simulations. © ESO 2022.

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资助项目Chinese Academy of Sciences ; People's Government of Yunnan Province ; National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)[11822301] ; National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)[12192220] ; National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)[12192221] ; National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)[11833007] ; National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)[U1931131] ; National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)[U1731104] ; China Manned Space Project[CMS-CSST-2021-A06]
WOS关键词TIDAL DISRUPTION EVENT ; ACTIVE GALACTIC NUCLEI ; SUPERMASSIVE BLACK-HOLE ; DIGITAL-SKY-SURVEY ; BOLOMETRIC LUMINOSITY ; LONG-TERM ; SWAN SONG ; VARIABILITY ; AGN ; QUASAR
WOS研究方向Astronomy & Astrophysics
语种英语
出版者EDP SCIENCES S A
WOS记录号WOS:000785005800009
资助机构Chinese Academy of Sciences ; People's Government of Yunnan Province ; National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)[11822301,12192220,12192221,11833007,U1931131,U1731104] ; China Manned Space Project[CMS-CSST-2021-A06]
内容类型期刊论文
源URL[http://ir.ynao.ac.cn/handle/114a53/25084]  
专题云南天文台_丽江天文观测站(南方基地)
作者单位1.Department of Physics, Anhui Normal University, Anhui, Wuhu, 241002, China;
2.Cas Key Laboratory for Researches in Galaxies and Cosmology, Department of Astronomy, University of Science and Technology of China, Anhui, Hefei, 230026, China;
3.Department of Astronomy, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, China;
4.Yunnan Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, 650011, China
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Zhang, W. J.,Shu, X. W.,Sheng, Z. F.,et al. Discovery of late-time X-ray flare and anomalous emission line enhancement after the nuclear optical outburst in a narrow-line Seyfert 1 Galaxy[J]. Astronomy and Astrophysics,2022,660.
APA Zhang, W. J..,Shu, X. W..,Sheng, Z. F..,Sun, L. M..,Dou, L. M..,...&Wang, T. G..(2022).Discovery of late-time X-ray flare and anomalous emission line enhancement after the nuclear optical outburst in a narrow-line Seyfert 1 Galaxy.Astronomy and Astrophysics,660.
MLA Zhang, W. J.,et al."Discovery of late-time X-ray flare and anomalous emission line enhancement after the nuclear optical outburst in a narrow-line Seyfert 1 Galaxy".Astronomy and Astrophysics 660(2022).
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