Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2003-06-22
Astrophys.J.600:634-639,2004
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
7 pages, 2 figures, Latex manuscript. Revised version after referee' comments; accepted for publication by ApJ (January 10, 20
Scientific paper
10.1086/379887
Recent BeppoSAX observations of Arp 299, a powerful far-IR merging starburst system composed of IC 694 and NGC 3690, clearly unveiled for the first time in this system the presence of a strongly absorbed active galactic nucleus (AGN). However the system was not spatially resolved by BeppoSAX. Here we present the analysis of archival Chandra and (for the first time) XMM-Newton observations, which allow us to disentangle the X-ray emission of the two galaxies. The detection of a strong 6.4 keV line in NGC 3690 clearly demonstrates the existence of an AGN in this galaxy, while the presence of a strong 6.7 keV Fe-Kalpha line in the spectrum of IC 694 suggests that also this nucleus might harbor an AGN. This would be the second discovery of two AGNs in a merging system after NGC 6240.
Ballo Lucia
Braito Valentina
Ceca Roberto Della
Dadina Mauro
Maraschi Laura
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