SPACE TELESCOPE and OPTICAL REVERBERATION MAPPING PROJECT.VI. REVERBERATING DISK MODELS for NGC 5548

D. Starkey; Keith 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; Elena 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; And 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
, Keith 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, Elena 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, And 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 A oto 9157 A o) 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° ±10° temperature T1 = 44 ±6 ) × 10 3 K at 1 light day from the black hole, and a temperatureradius slope (T ∞r-a) of a = 0.99 ±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 LEdd = 0.1.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	65
Journal	Astrophysical Journal
Volume	835
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/835/1/65
State	Published - Jan 20 2017

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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., Rosa, G. D., 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), Article 65. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/835/1/65

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AU - Horne, Keith

AU - Fausnaugh, M. M.

AU - Peterson, B. M.

AU - Bentz, M. C.

AU - Kochanek, C. S.

AU - Denney, K. D.

AU - Edelson, R.

AU - Goad, M. R.

AU - Rosa, G. De

AU - Anderson, M. D.

AU - Arévalo, P.

AU - Barth, A. J.

AU - Bazhaw, C.

AU - Borman, G. A.

AU - Boroson, T. A.

AU - Bottorff, M. C.

AU - Brandt, W. N.

AU - Breeveld, A. A.

AU - Cackett, E. M.

AU - Carini, M. T.

AU - Croxall, K. V.

AU - Crenshaw, D. M.

AU - Dalla Bontà, Elena

AU - Lorenzo-Cáceres, A. De

AU - Dietrich, M.

AU - Efimova, N. V.

AU - Ely, J.

AU - Evans, P. A.

AU - Filippenko, A. V.

AU - Flatland, K.

AU - Gehrels, N.

AU - Geier, S.

AU - Gelbord, J. M.

AU - Gonzalez, L.

AU - Gorjian, V.

AU - Grier, C. J.

AU - Grupe, D.

AU - Hall, P. B.

AU - Hicks, S.

AU - Horenstein, D.

AU - Hutchison, T.

AU - Im, M.

AU - Jensen, J. J.

AU - Joner, M. D.

AU - Jones, J.

AU - Kaastra, J.

AU - Kaspi, S.

AU - Kelly, B. C.

AU - Kennea, J. A.

AU - Kim, S. C.

AU - Kim, M.

AU - Klimanov, S. A.

AU - Korista, K. T.

AU - Kriss, G. A.

AU - Lee, J. C.

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AU - Lira, P.

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AU - Okhmat, D. N.

AU - Pancoast, A.

AU - Parks, J. R.

AU - Pei, L.

AU - Pogge, R. W.

AU - Pott, J. U.

AU - Rafter, S. E.

AU - Rix, H. W.

AU - Saylor, D. A.

AU - Schimoia, J. S.

AU - Schnülle, K.

AU - Sergeev, S. G.

AU - Siegel, M. H.

AU - Spencer, M.

AU - Sung, H. I.

AU - Teems, K. G.

AU - Turner, C. S.

AU - Uttley, P.

AU - Vestergaard, M.

AU - Villforth, C.

AU - Weiss, Y.

AU - Woo, J. H.

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