PROBING THE ACCRETION (IN)FLOW AND WIND (OUT)FLOW IN THE LUMINOUS SEYFERT 1 GALAXY MRK 509
We propose a 100 ks XRISM observation of Mrk509 to assess the origin of its accretion (in)flow and ejection (out)flow. Mrk509 is an ideal target because i) it is very bright in X-rays (<F(2-10)> ~4x10^-11 cgs), providing high enough S/N in the FeK band; ii) it shows a persistent wealth of FeK features, including iii) a strong and multi-component FeK emission line, with a narrow constant component plus a broader one possibly reverberated from a reflector at a few 100s Rg, and iv) two variable narrow absorption lines at ~5.4 keV and ~8.2 keV which could be direct probes of free-falling material. The proposed XRISM high-res observation will allow with a single observation to probe the accretion and ejection processes at once, giving a direct view on the central engine and its energetics.
TELESCOP= 'XRISM ' / Mission name INSTRUME= 'XTEND ' / Instrument name OBS_ID = '201132010' / Observation identification string OBJECT = 'MRK509 ' / Object name OBSERVER= 'MASSIMO CAPPI' / PI name OBS_MODE= 'POINTING' / POINTING or SLEW or ALL RA_OBJ = 311.0406 / [deg] Object Right ascension DEC_OBJ = -10.7235 / [deg] Object Declination RA_PNT = 311.042255740667 / Pointing RA DEC_PNT = -10.7212625172678 / Pointing DEC RA_NOM = 311.041228733086 / [deg] Nominal aspect point R.A. DEC_NOM = -10.7236260171034 / [deg] Nominal aspect point Dec. PA_NOM = 253.314168647953 / [deg] Nominal aspect point roll. TELAPSE = 237134.963135988 / Elapsed time DATE-OBS= '2024-11-12T07:48:08.036864' / Start date DATE-END= '2024-11-15T01:40:23' / Stop date ONTIME = 105545.49567 / On-source time EXPOSURE= 105545.49567 / Exposure time PROCVER = '03.00.013.010' / Processing script version MKFFF = 'ISAS/JAXA' / Origin of First FITS file ORIGIN = 'GSFC/NASA' / Origin of Processed FITS file SOFTVER = 'Hea_21Aug2024_V6.34_XRISM_21Aug2024_V001' / Version of HEADAS used CALDBVER= 'gen20241115_xtd20241115_rsl20241115' / Version of CALDB used DATE = '2024-11-21T15:22:08' / Date and time this file was created or updated SIB2_VER= 'V03.01 ' / SIB2 version JAXA