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The unified scheme seen with INTEGRAL detected AGN.

Authors :
Beckmann, Volker
Soldi, S.
Ricci, C.
Courvoisier, T. J.-L.
Alfonso-Garzón, J.
Domingo, A.
Mas-Hesse, J. M.
Lubinski, P.
Zdziarski, A. A.
Gehrels, N.
Source :
AIP Conference Proceedings. 7/15/2010, Vol. 1248 Issue 1, p365-368. 4p. 1 Graph.
Publication Year :
2010

Abstract

The INTEGRAL mission provides a large data set for studying the hard X-ray properties of AGN and allows to test the unified scheme for AGN. We present results based on the analysis of 199 AGN. A difference between the Seyfert types is detected in slightly flatter spectra with higher cut-off energies and lower luminosities for the type 2 AGN. When applying a Compton reflection model, the underlying continua (Γ≃1.95) appear the same in Seyfert 1 and 2, and the reflection strength is R≃1 in both cases, with differences in the inclination angle only. More luminous objects appear to be more massive and there is also a general trend for the absorbed sources and type 2 AGN to have lower Eddington ratios. The number counts are consistent with no evolution of the observed AGN. The unified model for Seyfert galaxies seems to hold, showing in hard X-rays that the central engine is the same in Seyfert 1 and 2 galaxies, seen under different inclination angle and absorption. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
0094243X
Volume :
1248
Issue :
1
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
AIP Conference Proceedings
Publication Type :
Conference
Accession number :
52413952
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3475259