The first broadband X-ray view of the narrow line Seyfert 1 Ton S180

Authors:
  • GMG. A. Matzeu
    G. A. Matzeu
  • ENE. Nardini
    E. Nardini
  • MPM. L. Parker
    M. L. Parker
  • JRJ. N. Reeves
    J. N. Reeves
  • VBV. Braito
    V. Braito
  • DPD. Porquet
    D. Porquet
  • RMR. Middei
    R. Middei
  • EKE. Kammoun
    E. Kammoun
  • ELE. Lusso
    E. Lusso
  • WAW. N. Alston
    W. N. Alston
  • MGM. Giustini
    M. Giustini
  • ALA. P. Lobban
    A. P. Lobban

Abstract
We present joint \textit{XMM-Newton} and \textit{NuSTAR} observations of the `bare' narrow line Seyfert 1 Ton S180 ($z=0.062$), carried out in 2016 and providing the first hard X-ray view of this luminous galaxy. We find that the 0.4--30 keV band cannot be self-consistently reproduced by relativistic reflection models, which fail to account simultaneously for the soft and hard X-ray emission. The smooth soft excess prefers extreme blurring parameters, confirmed by the nearly featureless nature of the RGS spectrum, while the moderately broad Fe K line and the modest hard excess above 10 keV appear to arise in a milder gravity regime. By allowing a different origin of the soft excess, the broadband X-ray spectrum and overall spectral energy distribution (SED) are well explained by a combination of: (a) direct thermal emission from the accretion disc, dominating from the optical to the far/extreme UV; (b) Comptonization of seed disc photons by a warm ($kT_{\rm e}\sim0.3$ keV) and optically thick ($\tau\sim10$) corona, mostly contributing to the soft X-rays; (c) Comptonization by a standard hot ($kT_{\rm e} \gtrsim 100$ keV) and optically thin ($\tau<0.5$) corona, responsible for the primary X-ray continuum; and (d) reflection from the mid/outer part of the disc. The two coronae are suggested to be rather compact, with $R_{\rm hot} \lesssim R_{\rm warm} \lesssim 10$ R$_{\rm g}$. Our SED analysis implies that Ton S180 accretes at super-Eddington rates. This is a key condition for the launch of a wind, marginal (i.e., 3.1$\sigma$ significance) evidence of which is indeed found in the RGS spectrum.