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Mar 1992
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1992xrea.conf..315h&link_type=abstract
In MPI für Extraterrestrische Physik, X Ray Emission from Active Galactic Nuclei and the Cosmic X Ray Background p 314-320 (SEE
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Background Radiation, Cosmic X Rays, Data Bases, Proportional Counters, X Ray Sources, Active Galactic Nuclei, Energy Spectra, Galactic Clusters, Heao, Optimization, Radiant Flux Density
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In the continuing quest for an understanding of the cosmic x-ray background, the most difficult technical barrier remains the mismatch between the wavelength band in which the discrete source populations are best characterized (0.1 to 3.5 keV), and the band in which the spectrum of the background is well determined and the bulk of the energy density resides (3.5 to 50 keV). A progress report in an attempt to resolve this conundrum using the Einstein Imaging Proportional Counter (IPC) database and analysis system is presented. The IPC data base is described and how it can be used to search both for missing clusters of galaxies and highly obscured active galactic nuclei is addressed. All 4083 imaging proportional counter observations were examined after flat fielding and editing to optimize sensitivity for diffuse emission on various size scales ranging up to 10 feet. A '2 sigma source' catalog which, when filtered by matching with source catalogs from other wavelength regimes, is shown to reveal new source classes which may be significant contributors to the cosmic x-ray background is being constructed. Optimization techniques are described and the source catalogs which result are presented. Limits on the contributions both classes of sources make to resolving the discrepancy with the higher energy observations are set.
Hamilton Thomas T.
Helfand David J.
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