X-ray spectra transmitted through Compton-thick absorbers
Astrophysics
2009-10-31 v1
Abstract
X-ray spectra transmitted through matter which is optically thick to Compton scattering are computed by means of Monte Carlo simulations. Applications to the BeppoSAX data of the Seyfert 2 galaxy in Circinus, and to the spectral modeling of the Cosmic X-ray Background, are discussed.
Cite
@article{arxiv.astro-ph/9904341,
title = {X-ray spectra transmitted through Compton-thick absorbers},
author = {Giorgio Matt and Fulvio Pompilio and Fabio La Franca},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/9904341},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
10 pages. Accepted for publication in New Astronomy