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The High Energy X-ray Probe (HEX-P): Probing the physics of the X-ray corona in active galactic nuclei

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E. Kammoun, A. M. Lohfink, M. Masterson, D. R. Wilkins, X. Zhao, M. Baloković, P. G. Boorman, R. M. T. Connors
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P. Coppi, A. C. Fabian, J. A. García, K. K. Madsen, N. Rodriguez Cavero, N. Sridhar, D. Stern, J. Tomsick, T. Wevers, D. J. Walton, S. Bianchi, J. Buchner, F. Civano, G. Lanzuisi, L. Mallick, G. Matt, A. Merloni, E. Nardini, J. M. Piotrowska, C. Ricci, K.-W. Wong, A. Zoghbi, the HEX-P Collaboration

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Submitted 8 Nov 2023

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The authors' main claim HEX-P will thus be essential to understand the evolution and growth of black holes over a broad range of mass, distance, and luminosity, and will help uncover the black holes' role in shaping the Universe.

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CitationA. C. Fabian, A. Merloni, A. M. Lohfink, A. Zoghbi, C. Ricci, D. J. Walton, D. R. Wilkins, D. Stern, E. Kammoun, E. Nardini, F. Civano, G. Lanzuisi, G. Matt, J. A. Garc\'ia, J. Buchner, J. M. Piotrowska, J. Tomsick, K. K. Madsen, K.-W. Wong, L. Mallick, M. Balokovi\'c, M. Masterson, N. Rodriguez Cavero, N. Sridhar, P. Coppi, P. G. Boorman, R. M. T. Connors, S. Bianchi, the HEX-P Collaboration, T. Wevers, X. Zhao. "The High Energy X-ray Probe (HEX-P): Probing the physics of the X-ray corona in active galactic nuclei." arXiv:2311.04679 (2023). https://pith.science/paper/H27CZACO
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The hard X-ray emission in active galactic nuclei (AGN) and black hole X-ray binaries is thought to be produced by a hot cloud of electrons referred to as the corona. This emission, commonly described by a power law with a high-energy cutoff, is suggestive of Comptonization by thermal electrons. While several hypotheses have been proposed to explain the origin, geometry, and composition of the corona, we still lack a clear understanding of this fundamental component. NuSTAR has been playing a key role improving our knowledge of X-ray coronae thanks to its unprecedented sensitivity above 10 keV. However, these constraints are limited to bright, nearby sources. The High Energy X-ray Probe (HEX-P) is a probe-class mission concept combining high spatial resolution X-ray imaging and broad spectral coverage (0.2-80 keV) with a sensitivity superior to current facilities. In this paper, we highlight the major role that HEX-P will play in further advancing our insights of X-ray coronae, notably in AGN. We demonstrate how HEX-P will measure key properties and track the temporal evolution of coronae in unobscured AGN. This will allow us to determine their electron distribution and test the dominant emission mechanisms. Furthermore, we show how HEX-P will accurately estimate the coronal properties of obscured AGN in the local Universe, helping address fundamental questions about AGN unification. In addition, HEX-P will characterize coronae in a large sample of luminous quasars at cosmological redshifts for the first time and track the evolution of coronae in transient systems in real time. We also demonstrate how HEX-P will enable estimating the coronal geometry using spectral-timing techniques. HEX-P will thus be essential to understand the evolution and growth of black holes over a broad range of mass, distance, and luminosity, and will help uncover the black holes' role in shaping the Universe.

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s0 The hard X-ray emission in active galactic nuclei (AGN) and black hole X-ray binaries is thought to be produced by a hot cloud of electrons referred to as the corona. background 1.00 0.04 0.02 hedged possibility 0.91
s1 This emission, commonly described by a power law with a high-energy cutoff, is suggestive of Comptonization by thermal electrons. background 0.97 0.05 0.02 hedged possibility 0.98
s2 While several hypotheses have been proposed to explain the origin, geometry, and composition of the corona, we still lack a clear understanding of this fundamental component. gap 0.93 0.06 0.03 asserted 0.97
s3 NuSTAR has been playing a key role improving our knowledge of X-ray coronae thanks to its unprecedented sensitivity above 10 keV. background 1.00 0.06 0.03 asserted 1.00
s4 However, these constraints are limited to bright, nearby sources. gap 0.54 0.06 0.02 asserted 1.00
s5 The High Energy X-ray Probe (HEX-P) is a probe-class mission concept combining high spatial resolution X-ray imaging and broad spectral coverage (0.2-80 keV) with a sensitivity superior to current facilities. contribution 0.36 0.15 0.09 asserted 1.00
s6 In this paper, we highlight the major role that HEX-P will play in further advancing our insights of X-ray coronae, notably in AGN. contribution 0.93 0.27 0.44 asserted 0.89
s7 We demonstrate how HEX-P will measure key properties and track the temporal evolution of coronae in unobscured AGN. contribution 0.88 0.41 0.13 asserted 1.00
s8 This will allow us to determine their electron distribution and test the dominant emission mechanisms. contribution 0.61 0.14 0.08 asserted 0.78
s9 Furthermore, we show how HEX-P will accurately estimate the coronal properties of obscured AGN in the local Universe, helping address fundamental questions about AGN unification. contribution 0.85 0.24 0.10 asserted 0.99
s10 In addition, HEX-P will characterize coronae in a large sample of luminous quasars at cosmological redshifts for the first time and track the evolution of coronae in transient systems in real time. contribution 0.87 0.14 0.11 asserted 0.99
s11 We also demonstrate how HEX-P will enable estimating the coronal geometry using spectral-timing techniques. contribution 0.70 0.64 0.07 asserted 1.00
s12 HEX-P will thus be essential to understand the evolution and growth of black holes over a broad range of mass, distance, and luminosity, and will help uncover the black holes' role in shaping the Universe. interpretation 0.87 0.08 0.49 asserted 0.96

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The hard X-ray emission in active galactic nuclei (AGN) and black hole X-ray binaries is thought to be produced by a hot cloud of electrons referred to as the corona. This emission, commonly described by a power law with a high-energy cutoff, is suggestive of Comptonization by thermal electrons. While several hypotheses have been proposed to explain the origin, geometry, and composition of the corona, we still lack a clear understanding of this fundamental component. NuSTAR has been playing a key role improving our knowledge of X-ray coronae thanks to its unprecedented sensitivity above 10 keV. However, these constraints are limited to bright, nearby sources. The High Energy X-ray Probe (HEX-P) is a probe-class mission concept combining high spatial resolution X-ray imaging and broad spectral coverage (0.2-80 keV) with a sensitivity superior to current facilities. In this paper, we highlight the major role that HEX-P will play in further advancing our insights of X-ray coronae, notably in AGN. We demonstrate how HEX-P will measure key properties and track the temporal evolution of coronae in unobscured AGN. This will allow us to determine their electron distribution and test the dominant emission mechanisms. Furthermore, we show how HEX-P will accurately estimate the coronal properties of obscured AGN in the local Universe, helping address fundamental questions about AGN unification. In addition, HEX-P will characterize coronae in a large sample of luminous quasars at cosmological redshifts for the first time and track the evolution of coronae in transient systems in real time. We also demonstrate how HEX-P will enable estimating the coronal geometry using spectral-timing techniques. HEX-P will thus be essential to understand the evolution and growth of black holes over a broad range of mass, distance, and luminosity, and will help uncover the black holes' role in shaping the Universe.

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  • The LET consists of a segmented mirror assembly coated with Ir on monocrystalline silicon that achieves a half power diameter of $3.5”$, and a low-energy DEPFET detector, of the same type as the Wide Field Imager [ref] onboard Athena [ref] .

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  • Changing-look AGN (CLAGN; also often referred to as changing-state AGN) show rapid changes between optical spectral types through either the appearance or disappearance of broad emission lines on timescales of months to years [ref] .

    Changing-look Active Galactic Nuclei · Physics of the corona in transient sources: Changing-look/changing-state AGN and Tidal Disruption Events · 1.00

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