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

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dc.creatorGuainazzi, M.
dc.creatorMatt, G.
dc.creatorMolendi, S.
dc.creatorOrr, A.
dc.creatorFiore, F.
dc.creatorGrandi, P.
dc.creatorMatteuzzi, A.
dc.creatorMineo, T.
dc.creatorPerola, G. C.
dc.creatorParmar, A. N.
dc.creatorPiro, L.
dc.date1998-11-16
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T02:29:08Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T02:29:08Z
dc.descriptionWe report the first simultaneous measure of the X-ray broadband (0.1--200 keV) continuum and of the iron K-alpha 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. 1995). 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 (~200 eV) 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 ~160 keV.
dc.description4 pages, Latex, 5 Postscript figures, accepted for publication in Astronomy & Astrophysics
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9811246
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9811246
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/13349
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.titleBeppoSAX confirms extreme relativistic effects in the X-ray spectrum of MCG-6-30-15
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