The objective of this project is to create advanced and realistic models of X-ray radiation within Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN), and apply these models to actual observational data. Current leading models in this field exhibit various limitations, either to their implemented physics or their geometrical configuration. The majority of these models utilize fixed geometries, although a few exceptions permit minor adjustments.
The primary aim is to use the ray-tracing platform RefleX (Paltani & Ricci, 2017) which features the major physical processes occurring in AGN at the X-ray band, while also offering users the flexibility to construct their geometry models.
Notably, our approach is to integrate all key components, such as the accretion disk, broad-line region (BLR), dusty torus, and polar conical medium, into a coherent and realistic AGN model. This approach ensures internal consistency as photons originating from the corona can interact with the surrounding materials before being collected.
Al desarrollar estos modelos, un paso crucial implicará validarlos con datos observacionales reales. Nuestra intención es utilizar observaciones de diversas fuentes, incluidas Swift, XMM, Chandra y NuSTAR, centrándonos en AGN dentro del catálogo de 105 meses de BASS.
Al hacerlo, confirmaremos la precisión de nuestros modelos y posteriormente investigaremos las características del entorno de los agujeros negros supermasivos.
Type of project: PhD thesis
Status: Ongoing
Investigadores Georgios Dimopoulos, Claudio Ricci
Funding source: Becas ANID