Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Aug 2011
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2011mnras.415.2600b&link_type=abstract
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Volume 415, Issue 3, pp. 2600-2606.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
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Galaxies: Active, Quasars: Individual: Pg 1700+518, X-Rays: Galaxies
Scientific paper
We report the first high-energy detection of PG 1700+518, a well-known low-ionization broad absorption line quasar (quasi-stellar object, QSO). Due to previous X-ray non-detection, it was classified as soft X-ray weak QSO. We observed PG 1700+518 with XMM-Newton for about 60 ks divided in three exposures. The spectrum below 2 keV is very steep, Γ˜ 2.4-3.8, while at higher energies the extremely flat emission (photon index Γ˜ 0.15, when modelled with a power law) suggests the presence of strong absorption (NH, pl˜ 2 × 1023 cm-2, Γ fixed to 1.8) or a reflection-dominated continuum. The broad-band flux is consistent with previous non-detection. Simultaneous European Photon Imaging Camera (EPIC) and Optical Monitor (OM) data confirm its X-ray weakness (observedαox˜-2.2). The level of obscuration derived from the X-ray spectra of PG 1700+518 cannot explain its soft X-ray nuclear weakness unless a column density of NH≳ 2 × 1024 cm-2 is present.
Ballo Lucia
Piconcelli Enrico
Schartel Norbert
Vignali Christian
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