Joint ALMA/X-ray monitoring of the radio-quiet type 1 AGN IC 4329A
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| author | Shablovinskaya, E. Ricci, C. Chang, C-S. Tortosa, A. del Palacio, S. Kawamuro, T. Aalto, S. Arzoumanian, Z. Balokovic, M. Bauer, F. E. Gendreau, K. C. Ho, L. C. Kakkad, D. Kara, E. Koss, M. J. Liu, T. Loewenstein, M. Mushotzky, R. Paltani, S. Privon, G. C. Smith, K. Tombesi, F. Trakhtenbrot, B. |
| author_facet | Shablovinskaya, E. Ricci, C. Chang, C-S. Tortosa, A. del Palacio, S. Kawamuro, T. Aalto, S. Arzoumanian, Z. Balokovic, M. Bauer, F. E. Gendreau, K. C. Ho, L. C. Kakkad, D. Kara, E. Koss, M. J. Liu, T. Loewenstein, M. Mushotzky, R. Paltani, S. Privon, G. C. Smith, K. Tombesi, F. Trakhtenbrot, B. |
| contents | The origin of a compact millimeter (mm, 100-250 GHz) emission in radio-quiet active galactic nuclei (RQ AGN) remains debated. Recent studies propose a connection with self-absorbed synchrotron emission from the accretion disk X-ray corona. We present the first joint ALMA ($\sim$100 GHz) and X-ray (NICER/XMM-Newton/Swift; 2-10 keV) observations of the unobscured RQ AGN, IC 4329A ($z = 0.016$). The time-averaged mm-to-X-ray flux ratio aligns with recently established trends for larger samples (Kawamuro et al. 2022, Ricci et al. 2023), but with a tighter scatter ($\sim$0.1 dex) compared to previous studies. However, there is no significant correlation on timescales of less than 20 days. The compact mm emission exhibits a spectral index of $-0.23 \pm 0.18$, remains unresolved with a 13 pc upper limit, and shows no jet signatures. Notably, the mm flux density varies significantly (factor of 3) within 4 days, exceeding the contemporaneous X-ray variability (37% vs. 18%) and showing the largest mm variations ever detected in RQ AGN over daily timescales. The high amplitude variability rules out scenarios of heated dust and thermal free-free emission, pointing toward a synchrotron origin for the mm radiation in a source of $\sim$1 light day size. While the exact source is not yet certain, an X-ray corona scenario emerges as the most plausible compared to a scaled-down jet or outflow-driven shocks.} |
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| spellingShingle | Joint ALMA/X-ray monitoring of the radio-quiet type 1 AGN IC 4329A Shablovinskaya, E. Ricci, C. Chang, C-S. Tortosa, A. del Palacio, S. Kawamuro, T. Aalto, S. Arzoumanian, Z. Balokovic, M. Bauer, F. E. Gendreau, K. C. Ho, L. C. Kakkad, D. Kara, E. Koss, M. J. Liu, T. Loewenstein, M. Mushotzky, R. Paltani, S. Privon, G. C. Smith, K. Tombesi, F. Trakhtenbrot, B. High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena Astrophysics of Galaxies The origin of a compact millimeter (mm, 100-250 GHz) emission in radio-quiet active galactic nuclei (RQ AGN) remains debated. Recent studies propose a connection with self-absorbed synchrotron emission from the accretion disk X-ray corona. We present the first joint ALMA ($\sim$100 GHz) and X-ray (NICER/XMM-Newton/Swift; 2-10 keV) observations of the unobscured RQ AGN, IC 4329A ($z = 0.016$). The time-averaged mm-to-X-ray flux ratio aligns with recently established trends for larger samples (Kawamuro et al. 2022, Ricci et al. 2023), but with a tighter scatter ($\sim$0.1 dex) compared to previous studies. However, there is no significant correlation on timescales of less than 20 days. The compact mm emission exhibits a spectral index of $-0.23 \pm 0.18$, remains unresolved with a 13 pc upper limit, and shows no jet signatures. Notably, the mm flux density varies significantly (factor of 3) within 4 days, exceeding the contemporaneous X-ray variability (37% vs. 18%) and showing the largest mm variations ever detected in RQ AGN over daily timescales. The high amplitude variability rules out scenarios of heated dust and thermal free-free emission, pointing toward a synchrotron origin for the mm radiation in a source of $\sim$1 light day size. While the exact source is not yet certain, an X-ray corona scenario emerges as the most plausible compared to a scaled-down jet or outflow-driven shocks.} |
| title | Joint ALMA/X-ray monitoring of the radio-quiet type 1 AGN IC 4329A |
| topic | High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena Astrophysics of Galaxies |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.19524 |