Space Telescope and Optical Reverberation Mapping Project.VI. Reverberating Disk Models for NGC 5548

D. Starkey; K. Horne; M.~M. Fausnaugh; B.~M. Peterson; M.~C. Bentz; C.~S. Kochanek; K.~D. Denney; R. Edelson; M.~R. Goad; G. De Rosa; M.~D. Anderson; P. Arévalo; A.~J. Barth; C. Bazhaw; G.~A. Borman; T.~A. Boroson; M.~C. Bottorff; W.~N. Brandt; A.~A. Breeveld; E.~M. Cackett; M.~T. Carini; K.~V. Croxall; D.~M. Crenshaw; E. Dalla Bontà; A. De Lorenzo-Cáceres; M. Dietrich; N.~V. Efimova; J. Ely; P.~A. Evans; A.~V. Filippenko; K. Flatland; N. Gehrels; S. Geier; J.~M. Gelbord; L. Gonzalez; V. Gorjian; C.~J. Grier; D. Grupe; P.~B. Hall; S. Hicks; D. Horenstein; T. Hutchison; M. Im; J.~J. Jensen; M.~D. Joner; J. Jones; J. Kaastra; S. Kaspi; B.~C. Kelly; J.~A. Kennea; S.~C. Kim; M. Kim; S.~A. Klimanov; K.~T. Korista; G.~A. Kriss; J.~C. Lee; D.~C. Leonard; P. Lira; F. MacInnis; E.~R. Manne-Nicholas; S. Mathur; I.~M. McHardy; C. Montouri; R. Musso; S.~V. Nazarov; R.~P. Norris; J.~A. Nousek; D.~N. Okhmat; A. Pancoast; J.~R. Parks; L. Pei; R.~W. Pogge; J.-U. Pott; S.~E. Rafter; H.-W. Rix; D.~A. Saylor; J.~S. Schimoia; K. Schnülle; S.~G. Sergeev; M.~H. Siegel; M. Spencer; H.-I. Sung; K.~G. Teems; C.~S. Turner; P. Uttley; M. Vestergaard; C. Villforth; Y. Weiss; J.-H. Woo; H. Yan; S. Young; W. Zheng; Y. Zu

doi:10.3847/1538-4357/835/1/65

Space Telescope and Optical Reverberation Mapping Project.VI. Reverberating Disk Models for NGC 5548

D. Starkey, K. Horne, M.~M. Fausnaugh, B.~M. Peterson, M.~C. Bentz, C.~S. Kochanek, K.~D. Denney, R. Edelson, M.~R. Goad, G. De Rosa, M.~D. Anderson, P. Arévalo, A.~J. Barth, C. Bazhaw, G.~A. Borman, T.~A. Boroson, M.~C. Bottorff, W.~N. Brandt, A.~A. Breeveld, E.~M. CackettM.~T. Carini, K.~V. Croxall, D.~M. Crenshaw, E. Dalla Bontà, A. De Lorenzo-Cáceres, M. Dietrich, N.~V. Efimova, J. Ely, P.~A. Evans, A.~V. Filippenko, K. Flatland, N. Gehrels, S. Geier, J.~M. Gelbord, L. Gonzalez, V. Gorjian, C.~J. Grier, D. Grupe, P.~B. Hall, S. Hicks, D. Horenstein, T. Hutchison, M. Im, J.~J. Jensen, M.~D. Joner, J. Jones, J. Kaastra, S. Kaspi, B.~C. Kelly, J.~A. Kennea, S.~C. Kim, M. Kim, S.~A. Klimanov, K.~T. Korista, G.~A. Kriss, J.~C. Lee, D.~C. Leonard, P. Lira, F. MacInnis, E.~R. Manne-Nicholas, S. Mathur, I.~M. McHardy, C. Montouri, R. Musso, S.~V. Nazarov, R.~P. Norris, J.~A. Nousek, D.~N. Okhmat, A. Pancoast, J.~R. Parks, L. Pei, R.~W. Pogge, J.-U. Pott, S.~E. Rafter, H.-W. Rix, D.~A. Saylor, J.~S. Schimoia, K. Schnülle, S.~G. Sergeev, M.~H. Siegel, M. Spencer, H.-I. Sung, K.~G. Teems, C.~S. Turner, P. Uttley, M. Vestergaard, C. Villforth, Y. Weiss, J.-H. Woo, H. Yan, S. Young, W. Zheng, Y. Zu

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We conduct a multiwavelength continuum variability study of the Seyfert 1 galaxy NGC 5548 to investigate the temperature structure of its accretion disk. The 19 overlapping continuum light curves ($1158\,\mathring{\rm A} $ to $9157\,\mathring{\rm A} $) combine simultaneous Hubble Space Telescope, Swift, and ground-based observations over a 180 day period from 2014 January to July. Light-curve variability is interpreted as the reverberation response of the accretion disk to irradiation by a central time-varying point source. Our model yields the disk inclination $i=36^\circ \pm 10^\circ $, temperature ${T}_{1}=(44\pm 6)\times {10}^{3}$ K at 1 light day from the black hole, and a temperature–radius slope ($T\propto {r}^{-\alpha }$) of $\alpha =0.99\pm 0.03$. We also infer the driving light curve and find that it correlates poorly with both the hard and soft X-ray light curves, suggesting that the X-rays alone may not drive the ultraviolet and optical variability over the observing period. We also decompose the light curves into bright, faint, and mean accretion-disk spectra. These spectra lie below that expected for a standard blackbody accretion disk accreting at $L/{L}_{\mathrm{Edd}}=0.1$.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	65
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Journal	Astrophysical Journal
Volume	835
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/835/1/65
Publication status	Published - 18 Jan 2017

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accretion, accretion disks, galaxies: active, galaxies: individual: NGC 5548, galaxies: nuclei, galaxies: Seyfert

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Starkey, D., Horne, K., Fausnaugh, M. M., Peterson, B. M., Bentz, M. C., Kochanek, C. S., Denney, K. D., Edelson, R., Goad, M. R., De Rosa, G., Anderson, M. D., Arévalo, P., Barth, A. J., Bazhaw, C., Borman, G. A., Boroson, T. A., Bottorff, M. C., Brandt, W. N., Breeveld, A. A., ... Zu, Y. (2017). Space Telescope and Optical Reverberation Mapping Project.VI. Reverberating Disk Models for NGC 5548. Astrophysical Journal, 835(1), 65. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/835/1/65

Starkey, D, Horne, K, Fausnaugh, MM, Peterson, BM, Bentz, MC, Kochanek, CS, Denney, KD, Edelson, R, Goad, MR, De Rosa, G, Anderson, MD, Arévalo, P, Barth, AJ, Bazhaw, C, Borman, GA, Boroson, TA, Bottorff, MC, Brandt, WN, Breeveld, AA, Cackett, EM, Carini, MT, Croxall, KV, Crenshaw, DM, Dalla Bontà, E, De Lorenzo-Cáceres, A, Dietrich, M, Efimova, NV, Ely, J, Evans, PA, Filippenko, AV, Flatland, K, Gehrels, N, Geier, S, Gelbord, JM, Gonzalez, L, Gorjian, V, Grier, CJ, Grupe, D, Hall, PB, Hicks, S, Horenstein, D, Hutchison, T, Im, M, Jensen, JJ, Joner, MD, Jones, J, Kaastra, J, Kaspi, S, Kelly, BC, Kennea, JA, Kim, SC, Kim, M, Klimanov, SA, Korista, KT, Kriss, GA, Lee, JC, Leonard, DC, Lira, P, MacInnis, F, Manne-Nicholas, ER, Mathur, S, McHardy, IM, Montouri, C, Musso, R, Nazarov, SV, Norris, RP, Nousek, JA, Okhmat, DN, Pancoast, A, Parks, JR, Pei, L, Pogge, RW, Pott, J-U, Rafter, SE, Rix, H-W, Saylor, DA, Schimoia, JS, Schnülle, K, Sergeev, SG, Siegel, MH, Spencer, M, Sung, H-I, Teems, KG, Turner, CS, Uttley, P, Vestergaard, M, Villforth, C, Weiss, Y, Woo, J-H, Yan, H, Young, S, Zheng, W & Zu, Y 2017, 'Space Telescope and Optical Reverberation Mapping Project.VI. Reverberating Disk Models for NGC 5548', Astrophysical Journal, vol. 835, no. 1, pp. 65. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/835/1/65

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