Soft X-ray absorption in AGN seen by BeppoSAX/LECS

Astrid Orr

Astrophysics Division, Space Science Department of ESA, ESTEC, P.O. Box 299, 2200 AG Noordwijk, The Netherlands


Both the low energy spectral sensitivity of the LECS (Low-Energy Concentrator Spectrometer) and the broad band coverage of the other instruments on board the BeppoSAX satellite allow the soft X-ray spectra of AGN to be studied in unprecedented detail down to 0.1 keV.

We report on observations of low-energy features in the spectra of both low (Seyfert 1) and high luminosity AGN (blazar). These features provide important diagnostics on the nature of AGN. We compare our results with the predictions of models for these low-energy features, contrasting the low and high luminosity cases.


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