SUMMARY OF PROPOSAL 52147

DR. PETER SERLEMITSOS
SERLEMITSOS@LHEAVX.GSFC.NASA.GOV

NASA/GSFC
CODE 662
GREENBELT
MD USA 20771
Tel: 301-286-5255 Fax: 301-286-1684
Medium: 4GBDAT
Subject: AGN

IRON K LINE DIAGNOSTICS IN THE HIGH LUMINOSTY QUASAR PG 0804+671


ABSTRACT

The use of the iron K line as a diagnostic of the physical state and structure of the active nuclei (AGN) in Seyfert galaxies is maturing rapidly, yet there have been extremely few reports of iron K line detections in AGN/ quasars with 2-10 keV luminosity > 1.0e44 ergs/s. We propose to follow up a GINGA observation of tentative iron K emission in the quasar PG0804+761 (z=0.1). ASCA will measure the line energy and equivalent width and determine whether the line is broadened by Doppler and/or gravitational effects. Comparison with closer, lower luminosity AGN is expected to significntly contribuite to our understanding of the nature and structure of matter in the innermost regions of AGN.

CO-INVESTIGATORS
CO-I NAME INSTITUTE COUNTRY
TAHIR YAQOOBNASA/GSFC/USRAUSA
ANDREW PTAKNASA/GSFC/UMDUSA
PAUL NANDRANASA/GSFCUSA
IAN GEORGENASA/GSFC/USRAUSA
JANE TURNERNASA/GSFC/USRAUSA

TARGETS

TARGET NAMEPRIRADECTIMETCOFFGISSIS CNTOBS
1)PG0804+761
3
122.7438 76.0447 50 ksN
Y
P
0.30000
1