2007ApJ...666..122B -
Astrophys. J., 666, 122-127 (2007/September-1)
The 1-200 keV X-ray spectrum of NGC 2992 and NGC 3081.
BECKMANN V., GEHRELS N. and TUELLER J.
Abstract (from CDS):
The Seyfert 2 galaxies NGC 2992 and NGC 3081 have been observed by INTEGRAL and Swift. We report the results and a comparison of the spectrum above 10 keV based on INTEGRAL IBIS/ISGRI, Swift/BAT, and BeppoSAX/PDS. A spectrum can be extracted in the X-ray energy band ranging from 1 up to 200 keV. Although NGC 2992 shows a complex spectrum below 10 keV, the hard tail observed by various missions exhibits a slope of Γ=2, independent of the flux level during the observation. No cut-off is detectable up to the detection limit around 200 keV. In addition, NGC 3081 is detected in the INTEGRAL and Swift observation and also shows an unbroken Γ=1.8 spectrum up to 150 keV. These two Seyfert galaxies give further evidence that a high-energy cut-off in the hard X-ray spectra is often located at energies EC≫100 keV. In NGC 2992 a constant spectral shape is observed over a hard X-ray luminosity variation by a factor of 11. This might indicate that the physical conditions of the emitting hot plasma are constant, while the amount of plasma varies, due to long-term flaring activity.
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Galaxies: Active - Galaxies: Individual: NGC Number: NGC 2992 - Galaxies: Individual: NGC Number: NGC 3081 - Galaxies: Seyfert - X-Rays: Galaxies
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