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The study of the circumnuclear environment of accreting supermassive black holes with realistic X-ray spectral models

Georgios Dimopoulos , Claudio Ricci , St\'ephane Paltani
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keywords X-ray spectral modelingactive galactic nucleisupermassive black holesdusty torusray-tracingreprocessed radiationNGC 424
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The pith

New X-ray models with realistic torus, cone, disk and line-region geometries better capture reprocessed emission around accreting supermassive black holes.

A machine-rendered reading of the paper's core claim, the machinery that carries it, and where it could break.

The paper develops two new publicly available spectral table models that use ray-tracing to simulate X-ray emission and reprocessing in more realistic circumnuclear configurations than the simplified slabs or single tori used in earlier work. The RXToPo model places an X-ray source inside a dusty torus with an open polar hollow cone, while the RXagn1 model adds an accretion disk and broad-line region. A reader should care because these models let observers extract geometric and physical parameters from X-ray data of active galactic nuclei in which reprocessed radiation dominates the observed spectrum, as illustrated by their successful application to NGC 424.

Core claim

We introduce two new table models that are publicly available: the RXToPo model, which features an X-ray source along with a dusty torus and a polar hollow cone; and the RXagn1 model, which includes, besides the torus and polar cone, also the accretion disk and the broad line region. Both models were generated with the ray-tracing code RefleX over a wide X-ray energy band and were applied to the X-ray spectrum of NGC 424, demonstrating their potential to study sources whose X-ray emission is dominated by reprocessed radiation.

What carries the argument

Ray-tracing simulations with RefleX that generate spectral table models for a central X-ray source surrounded by a dusty torus, polar hollow cone, accretion disk, and broad line region.

If this is right

  • The models can be fitted directly to X-ray spectra of other AGN to derive constraints on torus opening angle, column density, and viewing inclination.
  • They allow separation of direct and reprocessed emission components over a broad energy range where previous simplified models could not.
  • Public release makes the models immediately usable in standard X-ray fitting packages for sources dominated by reflected radiation.

Where Pith is reading between the lines

These are editorial extensions of the paper, not claims the author makes directly.

  • Incorporating these fuller geometries may reduce some of the parameter degeneracies that appear when only slab or simple-torus models are used.
  • The same ray-tracing approach could be extended to include time-dependent or outflowing components to model variable AGN.
  • Large-scale application to survey data might reveal whether torus and cone properties correlate with black-hole mass or accretion rate.

Load-bearing premise

The specific geometries of the torus, polar cone, disk, and broad line region chosen for the models match the actual distribution of material around real supermassive black holes.

What would settle it

High-quality X-ray spectra of NGC 424 or similar AGN that show large, systematic mismatches with the predicted reprocessed features from either RXToPo or RXagn1 would demonstrate that the models do not accurately describe the circumnuclear environment.

Figures

Figures reproduced from arXiv: 2605.06794 by Claudio Ricci, Georgios Dimopoulos, St\'ephane Paltani.

Figure 1
Figure 1. Figure 1: (Top) A visual illustration of the configuration of the RXToPo model. In the center of the system is the SMBH with the corona placed on top of it. The torus can be found after the sublimation zone with a variable size. Per￾pendicular to the plane of the torus is the hollow polar cone. The dash-dotted line (red) depicts the R and r that are used to calculate the covering factor of the torus. The compo￾nents… view at source ↗
Figure 2
Figure 2. Figure 2: Two examples of column density profile for the RXToPo model, considering two different torus configurations. In both panels we show the line-of-sight column density varies for different angles. The shaded areas that are also noted by the arrows mark the angle range in which the cone or torus intercept the photons that originate from the center. In the left panel we considered a torus with CFtor = (r/R) = 0… view at source ↗
Figure 3
Figure 3. Figure 3: Cartoon illustrating the configuration of the RX￾agn1 model. This model is an extension of the RXToPo model, with the addition of an accretion disk (AD) and a broad line region (BLR). The dash-dotted line (red) depicts the R and r that are used to calculate the covering factor of the torus. The objects are not scaled. The angle θ is the observing angle of the system. ϕ is the opening angle of the torus and… view at source ↗
Figure 4
Figure 4. Figure 4: The line-of-sight density profile of the RXagn1 model. The solid line represents the total line-of-sight column density whereas the dashed line illustrates the contribution of the broad line region (BLR). Left: The density profile of the RXagn1 model for CFtor = 0.3. Right: The density profile of a larger torus with CFtor = 0.7. the RXToPo and RXagn1 model (see details about the simulations in § 2). The fi… view at source ↗
Figure 5
Figure 5. Figure 5: Different options available for the RXToPo and RXagn1 models as described in § 3.1. The different lines represent : all the photons collected (ALL, grey solid line), reprocessed photons (either by scattering or fluores￾cence; RPRC, dashed red line), scattered photons (SCAT, dashed green line), fluorescent photons (FLUO, solid blue line), continuum photons (CNT, orange dashed line) , Here an example of the … view at source ↗
Figure 6
Figure 6. Figure 6: The four panels illustrate a few examples of the simulated spectra. In every panel are presented both the RXToPo and RXagn1 model. The top row shows two different versions of the torus with log(N tor H /cm−2 ) = 24.0(left), 25.0(right), CFtor = 0.6 and Cone log(N pol H /cm−2 ) = 22.4 observed at 45 degrees. The bottom row is the same configuration but observed at 85 degrees. luminosity distance of dL = 45.… view at source ↗
Figure 8
Figure 8. Figure 8: The XMM-Newton EPIC (black points) and NuS￾TAR (red and blue points) data for NGC 424 along with the best fit model. The individual components are also present. The bottom panel shows the ratio between the data and the model [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p011_8.png] view at source ↗
Figure 7
Figure 7. Figure 7: The XMM-Newton EPIC (black points) and NuS￾TAR (red and blue points) data for NGC 424 along with the best fit model. The individual components are also present. The bottom panel shows the ratio between the data and the model. 4. SUMMARY The analysis of X-ray spectra of heavily obscured AGN often relies on phenomenological models or sim￾plified geometrical models. These models are frequently limited in term… view at source ↗
Figure 9
Figure 9. Figure 9: A comparison between the retrieved spectra. The spectra are continuum subtracted and then the ratio has been calculated for two configuration. First, a simple torus with equatorial column density NH = 1024 cm−2 and covering factor 0.6. Second, the RXToPo with the same torus and three different polar cone column densities (log NH/cm−2  = 23.0 − 23.5 − 24.0). The three observing angles are selected so that:… view at source ↗
read the original abstract

X-ray spectral modeling is a powerful tool for studying the immediate environment of accreting objects, including supermassive black holes. Several models, either phenomenological or physically driven, have been developed over the past decade to study X-ray spectra, delivering important insights into the properties of circumnuclear material of active galactic nuclei (AGN). Despite the fact that these models are able to reproduce the data well, they often lack realistic geometries, and most of them consist of simplified configurations such as a slab or a torus. We use the ray-tracing code \textsc{RefleX} to generate new spectral models that cover a wide energy range in the X-ray band, adopting a realistic configuration for the surrounding material. We introduce two new table models that are publicly available: 1) the RXToPo model, which features an X-ray source along with a dusty torus and a polar hollow cone; 2) the RXagn1 model, which includes, besides the torus and polar cone, also the accretion disk and the broad line region. Both models were applied to the X-ray spectrum of NGC 424, demonstrating their potential to study sources whose X-ray emission is dominated by reprocessed radiation.

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Referee Report

1 major / 2 minor

Summary. The paper uses the RefleX ray-tracing code to generate two new publicly available X-ray spectral table models for realistic circumnuclear geometries around accreting supermassive black holes: RXToPo (X-ray source + dusty torus + polar hollow cone) and RXagn1 (adding accretion disk + broad line region). Both models are applied to the X-ray spectrum of NGC 424 to illustrate their utility for sources dominated by reprocessed emission.

Significance. If the underlying simulations prove accurate, the models would advance beyond existing simplified geometries (slabs, single tori) by incorporating multi-component 3D structures, potentially yielding tighter constraints on reprocessing material in AGN. Public release of the tables is a clear community benefit.

major comments (1)
  1. [§3] §3 (Model construction and RefleX implementation): No benchmarks, analytic limits, or cross-code comparisons are reported for the ray-tracing outputs in the chosen multi-component geometries (torus + cone, or torus + cone + disk + BLR). Without such checks (e.g., slab/spherical limits, MYTorus/pexrav comparisons, or Monte-Carlo convergence metrics), systematic biases in the generated spectra cannot be ruled out and would directly affect the NGC 424 fits and the claimed advantage over simpler models.
minor comments (2)
  1. [Abstract and §4] The abstract and §4 (NGC 424 application) should explicitly state the energy range, parameter grid spacing, and interpolation method used in the table models.
  2. [Figures] Figure captions for the model spectra and NGC 424 fits would benefit from clearer labeling of the individual reprocessing components.

Simulated Author's Rebuttal

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We thank the referee for their constructive review and positive assessment of the potential impact of our new models. We address the single major comment below and have revised the manuscript to incorporate additional validation as suggested.

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  1. Referee: [§3] §3 (Model construction and RefleX implementation): No benchmarks, analytic limits, or cross-code comparisons are reported for the ray-tracing outputs in the chosen multi-component geometries (torus + cone, or torus + cone + disk + BLR). Without such checks (e.g., slab/spherical limits, MYTorus/pexrav comparisons, or Monte-Carlo convergence metrics), systematic biases in the generated spectra cannot be ruled out and would directly affect the NGC 424 fits and the claimed advantage over simpler models.

    Authors: We agree that explicit benchmarks and cross-code comparisons are valuable to validate the RefleX outputs and strengthen confidence in the results. The original manuscript did not include these in §3. In the revised version we have added a new subsection 3.3 that reports (i) comparisons of RefleX spectra in simplified limiting cases (slab and spherical geometries) against analytic expectations and against pexrav, (ii) direct comparison of the toroidal component against MYTorus, and (iii) Monte-Carlo convergence tests obtained by increasing the number of simulated photons until spectral features stabilize to within 1 %. These checks show that systematic biases remain negligible across the 0.1–100 keV band relevant to the NGC 424 fits and therefore support the claimed advantages of the multi-component geometries. The text, figures, and discussion of the NGC 424 application have been updated accordingly. revision: yes

Circularity Check

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No circularity: simulation-to-table-model chain is independent of fitted outputs

full rationale

The paper generates new table models (RXToPo, RXagn1) by running the RefleX ray-tracing code on chosen 3D geometries (torus + polar cone, plus disk + BLR) and then fits the resulting tables to the NGC 424 spectrum. This is a forward simulation followed by data application; no equation or parameter is defined in terms of the final fit result, no prediction is statistically forced by a prior fit, and no uniqueness theorem or ansatz is imported solely via self-citation to close the loop. The central claim (that the new models can study reprocessed emission) rests on the external validity of RefleX and the geometries, not on any internal reduction to the paper's own inputs. Self-citation of the RefleX code, if present, is not load-bearing in the sense that it would make the derivation tautological.

Axiom & Free-Parameter Ledger

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The central claim rests on the validity of the RefleX simulations and the realism of the chosen geometries for AGN environments.

axioms (1)
  • domain assumption The ray-tracing code RefleX accurately models X-ray interactions in the specified geometries.
    Invoked in the generation of the spectral models.

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