High-energy monitoring of NGC 4593 II. Broad-band spectral analysis: testing the two-corona model. Issue 4 (13th December 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Middei, R; Bianchi, S; Petrucci, P-O; Ursini, F; Cappi, M; De Marco, B; De Rosa, A; Malzac, J; Marinucci, A; Matt, G; Ponti, G; Tortosa, A
• Is Part Of: Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. Volume 483:Issue 4(2019)
• Page Start: 4695
• Page End: 4705
• Publication Date: 2018-12-13
• Subjects: galaxies: active -- galaxies: Seyfert -- X-rays: galaxies -- X-rays: individuals: (NGC 4593); Astronomy -- Periodicals; Periodicals; 520.5
• DOI: 10.1093/mnras/sty3379
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0035-8711

Abstract

ABSTRACT: It is widely believed that the primary X-ray emission of AGN is due to the Comptonization of optical-UV photons from a hot electron corona, while the origin of the 'soft-excess' is still uncertain and matter of debate. A second Comptonization component, called warm corona, was therefore proposed to account for the soft-excess, and found in agreement with the optical-UV to X-ray emission of a sample of Seyfert galaxies. In this context, we exploit the broad-band XMM–Newton and NuSTAR simultaneous observations of the Seyfert galaxy NGC 4593 to further test the so-called 'two corona model'. The NGC 4593 spectra are well reproduced by the model, from the optical/UV to the hard X-rays. Moreover, the data reveal a significant correlation between the hot and the warm corona parameters during our monitoring campaign.