The Gravitational Microlens Influence on X-ray Spectral Line Generated by an AGN Accretion Disk

Popovic, L. C.; Mediavilla, E.; Muñoz, J. A.; Dimitrijevic, M. S.; Jovanovic, P.
Bibliographical reference

Serbian Astronomical Journal, Vol. 164, page 53 (2001)

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2001
Number of authors
5
IAC number of authors
2
Citations
14
Refereed citations
10
Description
The influence of gravitational microlensing on the X-ray spectral line profiles originated from a relativistic accretion disc has been studied. Using a disc model, we show that microlensing can induce noticeable changes in the line shapes when the Einstein ring radius associated with the microlens is of a size comparable to that of the accretion disc. Taking into account the relatively small size of the X-ray accretion disc, we found that compact objects (of about a Solar mass) which belong to the bulge of the host galaxy can produce significant changes in the X-ray line profile of AGN.