Self-absorbed active galactic nuclei and the cosmic X-ray background

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Jun 1993

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Astrophysical Journal, Part 2 - Letters (ISSN 0004-637X), vol. 410, no. 1, p. L7-L10.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

47

Active Galactic Nuclei, Active Galaxies, Background Radiation, Seyfert Galaxies, X Ray Sources, Compton Effect, Monte Carlo Method, Quasars, Radiation Absorption

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The hard X-ray properties of heavily obscured active galactic nuclei (AGNs) are investigated. We consider the reprocessing of X-rays by photoelectric absorption and Compton downscattering in cold material, and compute the transmitted spectra expected for active galaxies. We discuss the recent OSSE observations in terms of the unified Seyfert scheme, and show that a population of heavily self-absorbed AGNs with an exponential cutoff at high energies may plausibly explain the cosmic X-ray background.

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