NASA NTRS · 19970025807
RXTE observations of AGN
Abstract
The Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer (RXTE) observed three active galaxies during its in-orbit verification phase: NGC 4151; NGC 4945, and MCG 8-11-11. All three were detected from 2 keV to more than 100 keV by a combination of the proportional counter array (PCA) and the high energy X-ray timing experiment (HEXTE). The PCA contains five, xenon/methane, multilayer, multiwire, gas proportional counters covering the 2 to 60 keV range, while HEXTE is an array of eight NaI/CsI phoswich scintillation counters covering the 15 to 250 keV range. The three active galaxies represent the classes of Seyfert 1, Seyfert 2 and intermediate Seyfert galaxies. The results of the fitting of various models containing partial covering fractions, Compton reflection components and high energy spectral breaks are discussed.
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Rothschild, R. E., Heindl, W. A., Blanco, P. R., Gruber, D. E., Marsden, D. C., Pelling, M. R., Jahoda, K., Madejski, G., Swank, J. H., Zdziarski, A. A., Gierlinski, M., Hink, P. L.. 1997-03-01. RXTE observations of AGN. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19970025807
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