{
  "id": "astro-ph/0011389",
  "version": "v1",
  "published": "2000-11-21T14:54:39.000Z",
  "updated": "2000-11-21T14:54:39.000Z",
  "title": "Constraining the black hole mass and accretion rate in the narrow-line Seyfert 1 RE J1034+396",
  "authors": [
    "E. M. Puchnarewicz",
    "K. O. Mason",
    "A. Siemiginowska",
    "A. Fruscione",
    "A. Comastri",
    "F. Fiore",
    "I. Cagnoni"
  ],
  "comment": "ApJ accepted",
  "doi": "10.1086/319775",
  "categories": [
    "astro-ph"
  ],
  "abstract": "We present a comprehensive study of the spectrum of the narrow-line Seyfert 1 galaxy RE J1034+396, summarizing the information obtained from the optical to X-rays with observations from the William Herschel 4.2m Telescope (WHT), the Hubble Space Telescope, the Extreme UltraViolet Explorer, ROSAT, ASCA and BeppoSAX. The BeppoSAX spectra reveal a soft component which is well-represented by two blackbodies with kT of about 60 eV and 160 eV, mimicking that expected from a hot, optically-thick accretion disc around a low-mass black hole. This is borne out by our modeling of the optical to X-ray nuclear continuum, which constrains the physical parameters of a NLS1 for the first time. The models demonstrate that RE J1034+396 is likely to be a system with a nearly edge-on accretion disk (60 to 75 degrees from the disk axis), accreting at nearly Eddington rates (0.3 to 0.7 L_edd) onto a low mass (about 2 million solar masses) black hole (abridged).",
  "revisions": [
    {
      "version": "v1",
      "updated": "2000-11-21T14:54:39.000Z"
    }
  ],
  "analyses": {
    "keywords": [
      "black hole mass",
      "narrow-line seyfert",
      "accretion rate",
      "bepposax spectra reveal",
      "million solar masses"
    ],
    "tags": [
      "journal article"
    ],
    "note": {
      "typesetting": "TeX",
      "pages": 0,
      "language": "en",
      "license": "arXiv",
      "status": "editable",
      "inspire": 548722
    }
  }
}