Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Jul 1982
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Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 200, July 1982, p. 27P-32P. NSF No. AST-78-22714;
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
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Bl Lacertae Objects, Blue Stars, Heao 2, X Ray Sources, Active Galaxies, Background Radiation, Galactic Nuclei, Quasars, Radiant Flux Density, Seyfert Galaxies, Spectrophotometry, Stellar Evolution
Scientific paper
It is noted that only one BL Lac object, designated 1E 1402.3 + 0416, has so far been discovered as part of an optical identification program for a complete sample of faint X-ray sources detected with the Einstein Observatory. Consistent with previously X-ray-discovered BL Lacs, this object is blue and radio weak (17 mJy at 6 cm). It is pointed out that the percentage of BL Lacs in the faint extragalactic X-ray sample (2%) is smaller than the percentage at higher X-ray fluxes (6%). Over the same range in X-ray flux, the percentage of emission-line active galaxy nuclei (QSO + Seyferts) rises from 40% to 74%). This is seen as suggesting that BL Lacs do not evolve in a manner similar to quasars and are, therefore, not substantial contributors to the X-ray background.
Danziger John
Giommi Paolo
Griffiths Richard
Liebert James
Lub Jan
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