The gravitational microlens influence on X-ray spectral line generated by an AGN accretion disc

Abstract

The influence of gravitational microlensing on the X-ray spectral line profiles originated from a relativistic accretion disc has been studied. Using a disc model, we show that microlensing can induce noticeable changes in the line shapes when the Einstein ring radius associated with the microlens is of a size comparable to that of the accretion disc. Taking into account the relatively small size of the X-ray accretion disc, we found that compact objects (of about a Solar mass) which belong to the bulge of the host galaxy can produce significant changes in the X-ray line profile of AGN.