Hard X--ray detection of NGC 1068 with BeppoSAX
Matt, G. · Guainazzi, M. · Frontera, F. · Bassani, L. · Brandt, W. N. · Fabian, A. C. · Fiore, F. · Haardt, F. · Iwasawa, K. · Maiolino, R. · Malaguti, G. · Marconi, A. · Matteuzzi, A. · Molendi, S. · Perola, G. C. · Piraino, S. · Piro, L.
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We report on the first detection above 10 keV of the archetypal Compton-thick Seyfert 2 galaxy NGC 1068. This detection, obtained with the PDS instrument onboard BeppoSAX in the 20-100 keV range, confirms the hardness of the X--ray spectrum above a few keV (as indicated by ASCA observations and supports models envisaging a mixture of both neutral and ionized reflections of an otherwise invisible nuclear continuum, the neutral reflection component being the dominant one in hard X-rays.
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