The Compton-thick AGN in the GPS radio source OQ+208
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We report in this paper the ASCA discovery of the first radio-loud Active Galactic Nucleus (AGN) covered by a Compton-thick X-ray absorber, in the GigaHertz Peaked Spectrum (GPS) radio source OQ+208. It represents one of the few available direct measurements of dense matter in the nuclear environment of this class of sources, which may provide the confining medium to the radio-emitting region if GPS sources are indeed "frustrated" classical radio doubles. The perspective of future studies with XEUS are discussed.
4 Latex pages, 9 figures, To appear in the Proceedings of the Workshop "XEUS - studying the evolution of the hot universe"
4 Latex pages, 9 figures, To appear in the Proceedings of the Workshop "XEUS - studying the evolution of the hot universe"