11 papers
Modelling the uv/x-ray cosmic background with CUBA
Francesco Haardt, Piero Madau
In this paper, I will describe the features of the numerical code CUBA, aimed at the solution of the radiative transfer equation in a cosmological context. CUBA will be soon availa…
Testing Comptonisation models using BeppoSAX observations of Seyfert 1 galaxies
P. O. Petrucci, F. Haardt, L. Maraschi +7
We have used realistic Comptonization models to fit high quality BeppoSAX data of 6 Seyfert galaxies. Our main effort was to adopt a Comptonization model taking into account the an…
Extragalactic Background Light, MACHOs, and the Cosmic Stellar Baryon Budget
Piero Madau, Francesco Haardt, Lucia Pozzetti
The optical/far-IR extragalactic background light (EBL) from both resolved and unresolved extragalactic sources is an indicator of the total luminosity of cosmic structures, as the…
A Self-Consistent Test of Comptonisation Models Using Bepposax Observations of Seyfert Galaxies
P. O. Petrucci, F. Haardt, L. Maraschi +6
We test accurate models of Comptonisation spectra over BeppoSAX observations of Seyfert galaxies focusing on the long look at NGC 5548. The hot plasma temperature derived with thes…
BeppoSAX observations of Mrk 509 and MCG+8-11-11
G. C. Perola, G. Matt, F. Fiore +7
BeppoSAX observations of the Seyfert galaxies Mrk 509 and MCG+8-11-11 are presented. Earlier evidence of a soft excess in Mrk 509 is confirmed. This excess is found to be better re…
GRB 990510: linearly polarized radiation from a fireball
S. Covino, D. Lazzati, G. Ghisellini +12
Models for gamma-ray burst afterglows envisage an hyper-relativistic fireball that is decelerated in the ambient medium around the explosion site. This interaction produces a shock…