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We present Suzaku observations of five hard X-ray selected nearby Seyfert 2 galaxies. All the sources were clearly detected with the pin Hard X-ray Detector up to several tens of keV, allowing for a fairly good characterization of the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-05-19 A. Comastri , K. Iwasawa , R. Gilli , C. Vignali , P. Ranalli , G. Matt , F. Fiore

We have analyzed a long-look Suzaku observation of the Seyfert 1.2 Mkn~590. We aimed to measure the Compton reflection strength, Fe K complex properties and soft excess emission as had been observed previously in this source. The Compton…

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We present the analysis of a Chandra High-Energy Transmission Grating (HETG) observation of the local Seyfert galaxy NGC 1365. The source, well known for its dramatic X-ray spectral variability, was caught in a reflection-dominated,…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-09-16 E. Nardini , J. Gofford , J. N. Reeves , V. Braito , G. Risaliti , M. Costa

Suzaku observed a nearby Seyfert 2 galaxy NGC4945, which hosts one of the brightest active galactic nuclei above 20 keV. Combining data from the X-ray CCD camera (XIS) and the Hard X-ray Detector (HXD), the AGN intrinsic nuclear emission…

We present the results from ASCA and OSSE simultaneous observations of the Seyfert 1.5 galaxy MCG+8-11-11 performed in August-September 1995. The ASCA observations indicate a modest flux increase (20%) in 3 days, possibly correlated to a…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-30 P. Grandi , F. Haardt , G. Ghisellini , E. J. Grove , L. Maraschi , C. M. Urry

A Chandra AO1 30ks HETGS observation of the X-ray transient micro-quasar GRS 1915+105 reveals absorption edges and faint line emission over the HETG energy range. We find from a preliminary analysis evidence for prominent neutral K edges…

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We present an analysis of a sample of Seyfert 1 galaxies observed with Suzaku. The aim of this work is to examine critically the evidence for a relativistic Fe K alpha line in the X-ray spectra of these AGN. The sample was compiled from…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2016-03-23 Giulia Mantovani , Kirpal Nandra , Gabriele Ponti

We have extensively studied the broadband X-ray spectra of the source ESO~141--G055 using all available \xmm{} and \nustar{} observations. We detect a prominent soft excess below 2 keV, a narrow Fe line and a Compton hump (>10 keV). The…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2020-07-30 Ritesh Ghosh , Sibasish Laha

We present analysis and results from the Reflection Grating Spectrometer during the 320 ks XMM observation of the Seyfert 1 galaxy MCG-6-30-15. The spectrum is marked by a sharp drop in flux at 0.7 keV which has been interpreted by…

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Obscured AGN are fundamental to understand the history of Super Massive Black Hole growth and their influence on galaxy formation. However, the Compton-thick AGN (NH>1e24 cm^-2) population is basically unconstrained, with less than few…

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Initial results on the iron K-shell line and reflection component in several AGN observed as part of the Suzaku Guaranteed time program are reviewed. This paper discusses a small sample of Compton-thin Seyferts observed to date with Suzaku;…

We report the results obtained by a systematic, broadband (0.5--150 keV) X-ray spectral analysis of moderately obscured (Compton-thin; $22 \leq \log N_{\rm H} < 24$) active galactic nuclei (AGNs) observed with Suzaku and Swift/Burst Alert…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2016-08-03 Taiki Kawamuro , Yoshihiro Ueda , Fumie Tazaki , Claudio Ricci , Yuichi Terashima

We present results from a 50 ks observation of the narrow-line Seyfert 1 galaxy Ark 564 with the Chandra HETGS. The spectra above 2 keV are modeled by a power-law with a photon-index of 2.56+/-0.06. We confirm the presence of the soft…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 Chiho Matsumoto , Karen M. Leighly , Herman L. Marshall

We have obtained a broad-band spectrum of the Compton-thick Seyfert 2 galaxy NGC 2273 with Suzaku. The spectrum reveals the first detection of hard X-rays above ~10 keV from NGC 2273. The broad-band spectrum is well represented by a…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-10-28 H. Awaki , Y. Terashima , Y. Higaki , Y. Fukazawa

The Chandra AO1 HETGS observation of the micro-quasar GRS 1915+105 in the low hard state reveals (1) neutral K absorption edges from Fe, Si, Mg, and S in cold gas, and (2) highly ionized (Fe XXV and Fe XXVI) absorption attributed to a hot…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-09-17 J. C. Lee , C. S. Reynolds , R. Remillard , N. S. Schulz , E. G. Blackman , A. C. Fabian

We present the broad-band 0.6-150 keV Suzaku and Swift BAT spectra of the low luminosity Seyfert galaxy, NGC 7213. The time-averaged continuum emission is well fitted by a single powerlaw of photon index Gamma = 1.75 and from consideration…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-05-19 A. P. Lobban , J. N. Reeves , D. Porquet , V. Braito , A. Markowitz , L. Miller , T. J. Turner

We report results from the XMM-Newton observation of IRAS 13197-1627, a luminous IR galaxy with a Seyfert 1.8 nucleus. The hard X-ray spectrum is steep and is absorbed by Compton-thin neutral gas. We detect an Fe emission line at 6.4 keV,…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 G. Miniutti , G. Ponti , M. Dadina , M. Cappi , G. Malaguti

Aims. We present a 0.2--200 keV broad-band study of absorbed AGN observed with INTEGRAL, XMM-Newton, Chandra and ASCA to investigate the continuum shape and the absorbing/reflecting medium properties. Methods. The sources are selected in…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 A. De Rosa , L. Bassani , P. Ubertini , F. Panessa , A. Malizia , A. J. Dean , R. Walter