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astro-ph2000

On the peculiar X-ray properties of the bright nearby radio-quiet quasar PDS456

C. Vignali, A. Comastri, F. Nicastro +3

BeppoSAX and ASCA observations of the nearby (z=0.184), high-luminosity, radio-quiet quasar PDS456 are presented. The X-ray spectrum is characterized by a prominent ionized edge at…

astro-ph2000

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…

astro-ph2000

Sub-mm and X-ray background: two unrelated phenomena?

P. Severgnini, R. Maiolino, M. Salvati +9

Obscured AGNs are thought to contribute a large fraction of the hard X-ray background (2-10 keV), and have also been proposed as the powerhouse of a fraction of the SCUBA sources w…

astro-ph2000

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…

astro-ph2000

BeppoSAX observations of AM Herculis in intermediate and high states

G. Matt, D. de Martino, B. T. Gaensicke +5

Temporal and spectral analyses from BeppoSAX observations of AM Her performed during both an intermediate and a high state are presented and discussed. Optical observations taken a…

astro-ph2000

Dust lanes, thick absorbers, and the unification model for Seyfert galaxies

Giorgio Matt

A modification of the popular unification model for Seyfert galaxies is proposed, which takes into account recent observational findings on the statistical properties of both type…