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astro-ph1998
The effect of bars on the obscuration of active nuclei
R. Maiolino, G. Risaliti, M. Salvati
We present evidence for a strong correlation between the gaseous absorbing column density towards type 2 Seyfert nuclei and the presence of a stellar bar in their host galaxies. St…
astro-ph1998
Heavy obscuration in X-ray weak AGNs
R. Maiolino, M. Salvati, L. Bassani +5
We present observations in the 0.1-100 keV spectral band of 8 Seyfert 2 galaxies, obtained by means of BeppoSAX. These sources were selected according to their [OIII] optical emiss…