The hidden X-ray Seyfert nucleus in 3C 273: BeppoSAX results
| dc.creator | al, Francesco Haardt et | |
| dc.date | 1998-06-17 | |
| dc.date | 1998-09-04 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-25T13:14:21Z | |
| dc.description | We present the results of BeppoSAX AO1 Core Program observations of 3C~273 performed in Jan. 1997 and compare them in detail with data obtained during the satellite Science Verification Phase (SVP), in Jul. 1996. Though a power law is an acceptable representation of the data in the whole 0.1-200 keV range, there is indication of a steepening of the spectrum as the energy increases. Our data mark a difference with respect to the SVP data, where a steeper power law below 0.5 keV, an absorption feature at 0.6 keV, and a more prominent fluorescence iron line have been found. The weakening of cold/warm matter signatures in our data with respect to the SVP ones may indicate that, at higher luminosities, the featureless continuum produced in a relativistic jet overwhelms any thermal and/or reprocessed radiation, while the two components were almost comparable during the lower state of Jul. 1996. We conclude that this radio--loud source shows evidence not only for thermal disk--like emission, but also substantial reprocessing of X-rays onto cold matter. | |
| dc.description | 13 pages, 16 encapsulated figures. Latex (aa.cls). Slightly revised version accepted on 4 Sep. 1998 for pubblication in Astronomy and Astrophysics | |
| dc.identifier | https://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9806229 | |
| dc.identifier | http://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9806229 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://dspace.dare.co.zw/handle/123456789/15621 | |
| dc.subject | Astrophysics | |
| dc.title | The hidden X-ray Seyfert nucleus in 3C 273: BeppoSAX results | |
| dc.type | text |