SUMMARY OF PROPOSAL 72132

DR. KAREN MARIE LEIGHLY
LEIGHLY@ULISSE.PHYS.COLUMBIA.EDU

COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
550 WEST 120TH STREET
NEW YORK
NY USA 10027
Tel: 212-854-6892 Fax: 212-854-8121
Medium: CD ROM
Subject: AGN

ASCA OBSERVATION OF THE BRIGHT REFLECTION DOMINATED SEYFERT 2 GALAXY NGC 6300


ABSTRACT

We propose an 80 ks ASCA observation of the nearby Seyfert 2 galaxy NGC 6300. An RXTE observation, revealing a huge equivalent width iron line and a flat X-ray continuum, leads us to believe that NGC 6300 may be one of the brightest reflection-dominated Seyfert 2 galaxies known, with 2-10 keV flux 60% that of Circinus. The proposed observation will allow us to confirm a reflection-dominated spectrum, search for the presence of scattered or thermal soft X-rays, study elemental abundances, and investigate the possibility of intrinsic absorption.

CO-INVESTIGATORS
CO-I NAME INSTITUTE COUNTRY
JULES HALPERNCOLUMBIA UNIVERSITYUSA
JOACHIM SIEBERTMPEGERMANY

TARGETS

TARGET NAMEPRIRADECTIMETCOFFGISSIS CNTOBS
1)NGC 6300
C
259.2462-62.8181
80 ks
N
N
P
0.05000
1