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1999A&A...341L..27G - Astronomy and Astrophysics, volume 341L27-30 (1999/1-2)

BeppoSAX confirms extreme relativistic effects in the X-ray spectrum of MCG -6-30-15.

GUAINAZZI M., MATT G., MOLENDI S., ORR A., FIORE F., GRANDI P., MATTEUZZI A., MINEO T., PEROLA G.C., PARMAR A.N. and PIRO L.

Abstract (from CDS):

We report in this Letter the first simultaneous measure of the X-ray broadband (0.1-200keV) continuum and of the iron Kα fluorescent line profile in the Seyfert 1 galaxy MCG-6-30-15. Our data confirms the ASCA detection of a skewed and redshifted line profile (Tanaka et al., 1995Natur.375..659T). The most straightforward explanation is that the line photons are emitted in the innermost regions of a X-ray illuminated relativistic disk. The line Equivalent Width (≃200eV) is perfectly consistent with the expected value for solar abundances, given the observed amount of Compton reflection. We report also the discovery of a cut-off in the nuclear primary emission at the energy of ≃160keV.

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Journal keyword(s): accretion, accretion disks - line: formation - line: profiles - galaxies: individual: MCG-6-30-15 - galaxies: Seyfert - X-rays: general

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