Torus Constraints in ANEPD-CXO245: A Compton-thick AGN with Double-peaked Narrow Lines
Abstract
We report on the torus constraints of the Compton-thick active galactic nucleus (AGN) with double-peaked optical narrow-line region emission lines, ANEPD-CXO245, at z = 0.449 in the AKARI NEP Deep Field. The unique infrared data on this field, including those from the nine-band photometry over 2-24 μm with the AKARI Infrared Camera, and the X-ray spectrum from Chandra allow us to constrain torus parameters such as the torus optical depth, X-ray absorbing column, torus angular width (σ), and viewing angle (i). We analyze the X-ray spectrum as well as the UV-optical-infrared spectral energy distribution (UOI-SED) with clumpy torus models in X-ray (XCLUMPY) and infrared (CLUMPY), respectively. From our current data, the constraints on σ-i from both X-rays and UOI show that the line of sight crosses the torus as expected for a type 2 AGN. We obtain a small X-ray scattering fraction (<0.1%), which suggests narrow torus openings, giving preference to the bipolar outflow picture of the double-peaked profile. Comparing the optical depth of the torus from the UOI-SED and the absorbing column density N H from the X-ray spectrum, we find that the gas-to-dust ratio is ≳4 times larger than the Galactic value.
- Publication:
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The Astrophysical Journal
- Pub Date:
- October 2019
- DOI:
- arXiv:
- arXiv:1909.09762
- Bibcode:
- 2019ApJ...884L..10M
- Keywords:
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- Active galactic nuclei;
- X-ray active galactic nuclei;
- Infrared galaxies;
- Infrared photometry;
- Spectroscopy;
- 16;
- 2035;
- 790;
- 792;
- 1558;
- Astrophysics - Astrophysics of Galaxies
- E-Print:
- 8 pages, 3 figures. Accepted to Astrophysical Journal (Letters)