SUMMARY OF PROPOSAL 53031
UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER
UK LE1 7RH
LEICESTER
UNIVERSITY ROAD
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Medium: 4GBDAT
Subject: AGN
SOFT X-RAY LUMINOUS SEYFERT 2 GALAXIES
ABSTRACT
We propose ASCA observations of 4 soft X-ray luminous (Lx > 10^42.5 ergs/s), bona-fide, Seyfert 2 galaxies detected in the ROSAT all-sky survey. The high soft X-ray luminosities of these objects suggest that either we are observing through abnormally low columns, atypical of Seyfert 2 galaxies, or alternatively these are the most X-ray luminous Seyfert 2 objects known. In any case, these hard X-ray observations are expected to provide important constraints on AGN unification and X-ray emission models. It is possible that we are dealing with a new class of type II AGN, which could be very important for recent models of the cosmic X-ray background.
CO-INVESTIGATORS
| CO-I NAME | INSTITUTE | COUNTRY |
|---|
| IOANNIS GEORGANTOPOULOS | LEICESTER UNIV. | UK |
| MARTIN WARD | LEICESTER UNIV. | UK |
| DAVE SMITH | LEICESTER UNIV. | UK |
| GARETH GRIFFITHS | LEICESTER UNIV. | UK |
| SHIRO UENO | KYOTO UNIV. | JAPAN |
TARGETS
| TARGET NAME | PRI | RA | DEC | TIME | TC | OFF | GIS | SIS CNT | OBS |
|---|
| 1)NGC 5995 | 2 | 237.1042 | -13.7578 | 40 ks | N | N | P | 0.20000 | 1 |
| 2)IRAS01428-0404 | 2 | 26.3550 | -3.8276 | 40 ks | N | N | P | 0.15000 | 1 |