2025ApJ...994L..13K

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2025ApJ...994L..13K - Astrophys. J., 994, L13 (2025/November-3)

XRISM/Resolve Reveals the Complex Iron Structure of NGC 7213: Evidence for Radial Stratification between Inner Disk and Broad-line Region.

KAMMOUN E., KAWAMURO T., MURAKAMI K., BIANCHI S., NICASTRO F., LUMINARI A., AYDI E., ERACLEOUS M., ADEGOKE O.K., BERTOLA E., BOORMAN P.G., BRAITO V., BRUNI G., COMASTRI A., CONDO P., DADINA M., ENOTO T., GARCIA J.A., GIANOLLI V.E., HARRISON F.A., LANZUISI G., LAURENTI M., MARINUCCI A., MASTROSERIO G., MATSUMOTO H., MATT G., MATZEU G., MIDDEI R., NARDINI E., NODA H., ODAKA H., OGAWA S., PANESSA F., PICONCELLI E., PINTO C., PIOTROWSKA J.M., PONTI G., RICCI C., RICCI R., SERAFINELLI R., SHI F., STERN D., TANIMOTO A., TERASHIMA Y., TOMARU R., TOMBESI F., TORTOSA A., UEDA Y., URSINI F., VIGNALI C., YAMADA S. and YAMADA S.

Abstract (from CDS):

We present the first high-resolution X-ray spectrum of NGC 7213 obtained with XRISM/Resolve, supported by simultaneous XMM-Newton, NuSTAR, and SOAR optical data. The XRISM spectrum resolves the neutral Fe Kα into two components: a narrow core (${\rm{FWHM}}=65{0}_{-220}^{+240}\,{\rm{km}}\,{{\rm{s}}}^{-1}$), consistent with emission at the dust sublimation radius, and a broader asymmetric line, best described by disklike emission from ∼100 Rg. This disk component mirrors the profile of the double-peaked Hα line observed in the optical. In addition, we detect broadened Fe XXV and Fe XXVI emission lines, whose inferred locations bridge the gap between the inner disk and the optical broad-line region. The weak narrow Fe Kα equivalent width (EW = 32 ± 6 eV) and the absence of a Compton hump imply a low-covering-fraction, Compton-thin torus. Together, these results reveal a radially stratified structure in NGC 7213, spanning nearly 4 orders of magnitude in radius, and place the source in an intermediate-accretion state (λEdd = 0.1%-1%), where the inner disk and broad-line region remain, while the torus shows signs of dissipation.

Abstract Copyright: © 2025. The Author(s). Published by the American Astronomical Society.

Journal keyword(s): Active galactic nuclei - Low-luminosity active galactic nuclei - X-ray active galactic nuclei - Black holes

Simbad objects: 4

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Number of rows : 4
N Identifier Otype ICRS (J2000)
RA 		ICRS (J2000)
DEC 		Mag U Mag B Mag V Mag R Mag I Sp type #ref
1850 - 2026 		#notes
1 M 81 Sy2 09 55 33.1726556496 +69 03 55.062505368   7.89 6.94     ~ 4725 3
2 NGC 4151 Sy1 12 10 32.5759813872 +39 24 21.063527532   12.18 11.48     ~ 3938 2
3 NAME Centaurus A BLL 13 25 27.61521044 -43 01 08.8050291   8.18 6.84 6.66   ~ 4774 3
4 NGC 7213 Bla 22 09 16.2100443720 -47 10 00.115999716   10.97 12.08 10.50 10.6 ~ 700 1

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