X-ray spectra transmitted through Compton-thick absorbers

Abstract

X-ray spectra transmitted through matter which is optically thick to Compton scattering are computed by means of Monte Carlo simulations. Applications to the BeppoSAX data of the Seyfert 2 galaxy in Circinus, and to the spectral modeling of the Cosmic X-ray Background, are discussed.

10 pages. Accepted for publication in New Astronomy

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