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We have obtained a deep, simultaneous observation of the bright, nearby Seyfert galaxy IC 4329A with Suzaku and NuSTAR. Through a detailed spectral analysis, we are able to robustly separate the continuum, absorption and distant reflection…

We present new Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR) observations of the core of IC 2497, the galaxy associated with Hanny's Voorwerp. The combined fits of the Chandra (0.5-8 keV) and NuSTAR (3-24 keV) X-ray spectra, together with…

X-ray spectroscopy of active galactic nuclei (AGN) reveals key information about circumnuclear geometry. Many AGN show a narrow Fe K-alpha line at 6.4 keV and associated Compton-scattered continua, produced by primary continuum scattering…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2025-12-25 Ingrid Vanessa Daza-Perilla , Panayiotis Tzanavaris , V. Madurga-Favieres , M. Yukita , A. Ptak , T. Yaqoob

The Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR) is the first focusing hard X-ray mission in orbit and operates in the 3-79 keV range. NuSTAR's sensitivity is roughly two orders of magnitude better than previous missions in this energy…

We present results on approximately one year of INTEGRAL observations of six AGN detected during the regular scans of the Galactic Plane. The sample is composed by five Seyfert 2 objects (MCG -05-23-16, NGC 4945, the Circinus galaxy, NGC…

We investigate the flux intensities spanning from radio waves to $\gamma$-rays across 36 light curves of Quasar 3C 273, utilizing publicly available data collected by the Integral Science Data Centre (ISDC) database. Our analysis reveals a…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2024-05-28 C. V. da Silva , F. V. Alencar Filho , J. P. Bravo , D. B. de Freitas

3C 273 is an intensively monitored flat-spectrum radio quasar with both a beamed jet and blue bump together with broad emission lines. The coexistence of the comparably prominent jet and accretion disk leads to complicated variability…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2020-07-08 Yan-Rong Li , Zhi-Xiang Zhang , Chichuan Jin , Pu Du , Lang Cui , Xiang Liu , Jian-Min Wang

We present the results of the analysis of the AGN population in the deepest extragalactic hard X-ray survey. The survey is based on INTEGRAL observation of the 3C 273/Coma cluster region, and covers 2500 deg2 with a 20-60 keV flux limit 1.5…

Astrophysics · Physics 2010-04-30 S. Paltani , T. J. -L. Courvoisier , T. Dwelly , I. M. McHardy , R. Walter

The feeble radiative efficiency characteristic of Low-Luminosity Active Galactic Nuclei (LLAGN) is ascribed to a sub-Eddington accretion rate, typically at $\log(L_{\rm bol}/L_{\rm edd}) \lesssim -3$. At the finest angular resolutions that…

We present a comprehensive 5-43 GHz VLBA study of the blazar 3C 273 initiated after an onset of a strong $\gamma$-ray flare in this source. We have analyzed the kinematics of new-born components, light curves, and position of the apparent…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2017-08-22 Mikhail Lisakov , Yuri Y. Kovalev , Tuomas Savolainen , Talvikki Hovatta , Alexander Kutkin

BATSE/OSSE observations of the high redshift quasar 4C 71.07 indicate that this is the brightest and furthest AGN so far detected above 20 keV. BATSE Earth occultation data have been used to search for emission from 4C 71.07 from nearly 3…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 A. Malizia , L. Bassani , A. J. Dean , M. McCollough , J. B. Stephen , S. N. Zhang

We report the detection at X-rays of the radio/optical hotspot and knots of 3C 303 from a short (15 ksec) Chandra exposure in 2001 March. The X-ray morphology is similar to that of the radio/optical emission with peaks in the X-ray emission…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 Jun Kataoka , Philip Edwards , Markos Georganopoulos , Fumio Takahara , Stefan Wagner

While X-ray emission from active galactic nuclei (AGN) is common, the detailed physics behind this emission is not well understood. This is in part because high quality broadband spectra are required to precisely derive fundamental…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2021-07-21 Jason T. Hinkle , Richard Mushotzky

We present NuSTAR high energy X-ray observations of the pulsar wind nebula (PWN)/supernova remnant G21.5-0.9. We detect integrated emission from the nebula up to ~40 keV, and resolve individual spatial features over a broad X-ray band for…

On behalf of the International Astronomical Consortium for High Energy Calibration (IACHEC), we present results from the cross-calibration campaigns in 2012 on 3C 273 and in 2013 on PKS 2155-304 between the then active X-ray observatories…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2016-12-21 Kristin K. Madsen , Andrew P. Beardmore , Karl Forster , Matteo Guainazzi , Herman L. Marshall , Eric D. Miller , Kim L. Page , Martin Stuhlinge

(abridged) We present an analysis of the deepest hard X-ray survey to date of about 2500 deg^2 performed by the IBIS instrument on board INTEGRAL in the 20-60 keV band, with a total exposure time of 4 Ms. We find 34 candidate sources. The…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 S. Paltani , R. Walter , I. M. McHardy , T. Dwelly , C. Steiner , T. J. -L. Courvoisier

We present XMM-Newton observations of the radio galaxy 3C 120. The hard X-ray spectrum contains a marginally resolved Fe I K-alpha emission line with FWHM=9,000 km/s and an equivalent width of 57 eV. The line arises via fluorescence in a…

Distance measurements for extragalactic objects are a fundamental problem in astronomy and cosmology. In the era of precision cosmology, we urgently need better measurements of cosmological distances to observationally test the increasing…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2020-06-02 Jian-Min Wang , Yu-Yang Songsheng , Yan-Rong Li , Pu Du , Zhi-Xiang Zhang

The corona, a hot cloud of electrons close to the centre of the accretion disc, produces the hard X-ray power-law continuum commonly seen in luminous Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN). The continuum has a high-energy turnover, typically in the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2017-03-22 A. C. Fabian , A. Lohfink , R. Belmont , J. Malzac , P. Coppi

We present analysis of the light curve from the ROSAT HRI monitoring observations of the broad-line radio galaxy 3C 390.3. Observed every three days for about 9 months, this is the first well sampled X-ray light curve on these time scales.…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-30 K. M. Leighly , Paul T. O'Brien