2011ApJ...729...19K -
Astrophys. J., 729, 19 (2011/March-1)
A distinctive disk-jet coupling in the Seyfert-1 active galactic nucleus NGC 4051.
KING A.L., MILLER J.M., CACKETT E.M., FABIAN A.C., MARKOFF S., NOWAK M.A., RUPEN M., GULTEKIN K. and REYNOLDS M.T.
Abstract (from CDS):
We report on the results of a simultaneous monitoring campaign employing eight Chandra X-ray (0.5-10 keV) and six Very Large Array/Extended Very Large Array (8.4 GHz) radio observations of NGC 4051 over seven months. Evidence for compact jets is observed in the 8.4 GHz radio band; this builds on mounting evidence that jet production may be prevalent even in radio-quiet Seyferts. Assuming comparatively negligible local diffuse emission in the nucleus, the results also demonstrate an inverse correlation of Lradio∝ L –0.72±0.04X–ray. If the A configuration is excluded in the case where diffuse emission plays a significant role, the relation is still L_radio ∝L_{X-ray}^{-0.12 ±0.05}. Current research linking the mass of supermassive black holes and stellar-mass black holes in the "low/hard" state to X-ray luminosities and radio luminosities suggests a "fundamental plane of accretion onto black holes" that has a positive correlation of Lradio∝ L 0.67±0.12X–ray. Our simultaneous results differ from this relation by more than 11σ (6σ excluding the A configuration), indicating that a separate mode of accretion and ejection may operate in this system. A review of the literature shows that the inverse correlation seen in NGC 4051 is seen in three other black hole systems, all of which accrete at near 10% of their Eddington luminosity, perhaps suggesting a distinct mode of disk-jet coupling at high Eddington fractions. We discuss our results in the context of disks and jets in black holes and accretion across the black hole mass scale.
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accretion, accretion disks - black hole physics - galaxies: active - galaxies: jets - galaxies: Seyfert
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