In this Letter, we report the detection of an extremely strong X-ray emission line in the 940 ks Chandra ACIS-I spectrum of CXOCDFS J033225.3-274219. The source was identified as a type 1 active galactic nucleus at a redshift of z = 1.617, with a 2.0-10.0 keV rest-frame X-ray luminosity of similar to10(44) ergs s(-1). The emission line was detected at 6.2(-0.1)(+0.2) keV, with an equivalent width ( EW) of 4.4(-1.4)(+3.2) keV; both quantities refer to the observed frame. In the rest frame, the line is at 16.2(-0.3)(+0.4) keV with an EW of 11.5(-3.7)(+8.3) keV. An X-ray emission line at a similar energy(similar to17 keV, in the rest frame) in PKS 2149-306 was discovered before using ASCA data. We reject the possibility that the line is due to a statistical or instrumental artifact. The line is most likely due to blueshifted Fe K emission from an relativistic outflow, probably an inner X-ray jet, with velocities of the order of similar to0.6c-0.7c. Other possible explanations are also discussed.
A puzzling X-ray source found in the Chandra Deep Field-South
ROSATI, Piero;
2003
Abstract
In this Letter, we report the detection of an extremely strong X-ray emission line in the 940 ks Chandra ACIS-I spectrum of CXOCDFS J033225.3-274219. The source was identified as a type 1 active galactic nucleus at a redshift of z = 1.617, with a 2.0-10.0 keV rest-frame X-ray luminosity of similar to10(44) ergs s(-1). The emission line was detected at 6.2(-0.1)(+0.2) keV, with an equivalent width ( EW) of 4.4(-1.4)(+3.2) keV; both quantities refer to the observed frame. In the rest frame, the line is at 16.2(-0.3)(+0.4) keV with an EW of 11.5(-3.7)(+8.3) keV. An X-ray emission line at a similar energy(similar to17 keV, in the rest frame) in PKS 2149-306 was discovered before using ASCA data. We reject the possibility that the line is due to a statistical or instrumental artifact. The line is most likely due to blueshifted Fe K emission from an relativistic outflow, probably an inner X-ray jet, with velocities of the order of similar to0.6c-0.7c. Other possible explanations are also discussed.I documenti in SFERA sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
