Influence of Microlensing on the Active Galactic Nucleus Fe Kalpha Line

Popovic, L. C.; Jovanovic, P.; Mediavilla, E.; Munoz, J. A.
Bibliographical reference

Astronomical and Astrophysical Transactions, Vol. 22, pp. 719-725

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2003
Number of authors
4
IAC number of authors
2
Citations
13
Refereed citations
10
Description
We have studied the influence of gravitational microlensing on the Fe Kalpha line originating from a compact accretion disc of active galactic nuclei. We found that microlensing can produce line profile deformation as well as a significant amplification of the line flux. The line deformation and line flux amplification depend not only on the parameters of the microlens but also on the disc parameters..