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ROSAT observations of X-ray-selected active galactic nucleiWe have observed sample of six optically faint, X-ray-selected active galactic nuclei with the Roentgen Satellite (ROSAT) Position Sensitive Proportional Counter (PSPC). These objects represents a sample of soft and hard spectrum sources; all were observed previously with the Einstein X-Ray Observatory. Included in this sample is EO132.8-4111, whose soft X-ray and ultraviolet flux distributions bear a striking resemblance to that of Mrk 841, but whose relative hard X-ray emission is much less than that of Mrk 841. The spectra are all fitted satisfactorily with single power-law models and their spectral indices (with one exception) agree with those estimated from the Einstein Image Propotional Counter (IPC) observations. Tests of short-term variability are carried out, with all sources showing constant count rates over the period of their ROSAT observations. Some sources do, however, show significant changes in count rate when compared to previous Einstein data taken a decade earlier.
Document ID
19950035603
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
External Source(s)
Authors
Thompson, R. J., Jr.
(Pennsylvania State Univ. University Park, PA, United States)
Puchnarewicz, E. M.
(Univ. College London Surrey, United Kingdom)
Cordova, F. A.
(Pennsylvania State Univ. University Park, PA, United States)
Mason, K. O.
(Univ. College London Surrey, United Kingdom)
Date Acquired
August 16, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1994
Publication Information
Publication: Astrophysical Journal, Part 1
Volume: 420
Issue: 1
ISSN: 0004-637X
Subject Category
Astronomy
Accession Number
95A67202
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAG5-1763
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAG5-1899
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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