Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
Nov 1994
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1994apj...436l..55e&link_type=abstract
Astrophysical Journal, Part 2 - Letters (ISSN 0004-637X), vol. 436, no. 1, p. L55-L58
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
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Active Galaxies, Astronomical Models, Bremsstrahlung, Diffuse Radiation, Quasars, Red Shift, Background Radiation, Imaging Spectrometers, Signal To Noise Ratios, X Ray Spectra
Scientific paper
ASCA has detected the z = 3.384 quasar S5 0014+813 up to energies of 34 keV in the quasar rest frame using the two gas imaging spectrometer (GIS) instruments. The combined X-ray spectrum has a signal-to-noise ratio of over 50 sigma and is consistent with a single power law of energy slope 0.63 +/- 0.03 over the 0.8-8 keV (observed) energy range. The spectrum is also well fitted with a simple thermal bremsstrahlung model of kT = 40 +/- 4 keV (in the quasar frame), which raises obvious possibilities for contributions to the diffuse X-ray background. A maximum solid angle of Omegad/2(pi) = 0.4(90% confidence) can be placed on the strength of a Compton reflection component above the energy of the Fe K-edge. The Fe K 6.4 keV fluorescence line has a rest frame equivalent width less than 120 eV (90% confidence) at its redshifted energy of 1.46 keV. The weakness of these features differentiates this high-luminosity, high-redshift quasar from the majority of Seyfert galaxies using its X-ray spectrum alone. The GIS slope is consistent with the slope derived by the ROSAT Position Sensitive Proportional Counter (PSPC). The normalization at 1 keV in the ASCA observation is, however, a factor 30%-40% higher than in the ROSAT observation, suggesting a significant increase in the 1 keV (observed) flux over the 31.5 months between the two observations (7.2 months, rest frame).
Brinkmann Wolfgang
Elvis Martin
Fiore Fabrizio
Matsuoka Masaru
Mihara Tatehiro
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