Strong uv and x-ray variability of the narrow line Seyfert 1 Galaxy WPVS 007 - On the nature of the x-ray low state

Grupe, Dirk; Komossa, S; Scharwaechter, Julia; Dietrich, Matthias; Leighly, Karen M; Lucy, Adrian; Barlow, Brad N

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Strong uv and x-ray variability of the narrow line Seyfert 1 Galaxy WPVS 007 - On the nature of the x-ray low state

Date

2013

Authors

Grupe, Dirk

Komossa, S

Scharwaechter, Julia

Dietrich, Matthias

Leighly, Karen M

Lucy, Adrian

Barlow, Brad N

Publisher

University of Chicago Press

Abstract

We report on multi-wavelength observations of the X-ray transient Narrow Line Seyfert 1 (NLS1) galaxy WPVS 007. The galaxy was monitored with Swift between 2005 October and 2013 July, after it had previously undergone a dramatic drop in its X-ray flux. Fo