On the nature of X-ray absorption in Seyfert 2 galaxies

Details On the nature of X-ray absorption in Seyfert 2 galaxies On the nature of X-ray absorption in Seyfert 2 galaxies

2001-06-08

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0106150v1

Mon.Not.Roy.Astron.Soc. 327 (2001) 323

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

7 Latex pages, 6 figures, Accepted for publication in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astonomical Society

Scientific paper

10.1046/j.1365-8711.2001.04710.x

We have studied the correlation among X-ray absorption, optical reddening and nuclear dust morphology in Seyfert 2 galaxies. Two main conclusions emerge: a) the Balmer decrement and the amount of X-ray absorption are anticorrelated on a wide range of column density: 10^{21} < N_H < 10^{24} atoms/cm/cm. The correlation does no longer apply to Compton-thick objects (N_H < 10^{24} atoms/cm/cm), although they span a comparable range in Balmer decrement; b) Compton-thin Seyfert 2s seem to prefer nuclear environments, which are rich of dust on scales of the hundreds parsecs. On the other hand, Compton-thick Seyferts exhibit indifferently ``dust-poor'' and ``dust-rich'' environments. These results support an extension of the Seyfert unification scenario (as recently proposed by Matt, 2000), where Compton-thick Seyfert 2s are observed through compact ``torii'', whereas Compton-thin ones are obscured by dust on much larger scales

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