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2020ApJ...895..135K - Astrophys. J., 895, 135-135 (2020/June-1)

AGN X-ray irradiation of CO gas in NGC 2110 revealed by Chandra and ALMA.

KAWAMURO T., IZUMI T., ONISHI K., IMANISHI M., NGUYEN D.D. and BABA S.

Abstract (from CDS):

We report spatial distributions of the Fe-Kα line at 6.4 keV and the CO(J = 2-1) line at 230.538 GHz in NGC 2110, which are, respectively, revealed by Chandra and Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) at ≃0.''5. A Chandra 6.2-6.5 keV to 3.0-6.0 keV image suggests that the Fe-Kα emission extends preferentially in a northwest to southeast direction out to ≃3'', or ∼500 pc, on each side. Spatially resolved spectral analyses support this by finding significant Fe-Kα emission lines only in the northwest and southeast regions. Moreover, their equivalent widths are found to be ∼1.5 keV, indicative for the fluorescence by nuclear X-ray irradiation as the physical origin. By contrast, CO(J = 2-1) emission is weak therein. For quantitative discussion, we derive ionization parameters by following an X-ray dominated region (XDR) model. We then find them high enough to interpret the weakness as the result of X-ray dissociation of CO and/or H2. Another possibility also remains that CO molecules follow a superthermal distribution, resulting in brighter emission in higher-J lines. Further follow-up observations are encouraged to draw a conclusion on what predominantly changes the interstellar matter properties and whether the X-ray irradiation eventually affects the surrounding star formation as active galactic nucleus (AGN) feedback.

Abstract Copyright: © 2020. The American Astronomical Society. All rights reserved.

Journal keyword(s): AGN host galaxies - Astrophysical black holes - Molecular gas - Star formation - X-ray active galactic nuclei - X-ray astronomy - Submillimeter astronomy - Radio astronomy - Active galactic nuclei

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