Escape probability methods versus "exact" transfer for modelling the X-ray spectrum of Active Galactic Nuclei and X-ray binaries

A-M. Dumont, S. Collin, F. Paletou +3

In the era of XMM-Newton and Chandra missions, it is crucial to use codes able to compute correctly the line spectrum of X-ray irradiated thick media (Thomson thickness of the orde…