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Back The XMM-Newton spectrum of the high-z optically-obscured QSO RXJ1343.4+0001

The XMM-Newton spectrum of the high-z optically-obscured QSO RXJ1343.4+0001

Publication date: 20 March 2005

Authors: Piconcelli, E., et al.

Journal: Astronomy & Astrophysics
Volume: 432
Issue: 3
Page: 835
Year: 2005

Copyright: ESO

We present a 30 ks XMM-Newton observation of the z = 2.35 Type II radio quiet quasar RXJ1343.4+0001. These data provide the first good quality X--ray spectrum for this object. We measured a continuum slope Gamma = 1.85+/-0.10 with only an upper limit on the column density of the absorbing material of Nh <~ 10e22 cm-2 as well as a Fe K_alpha emission line at the 3sigma confidence level. We do not find therefore a highly absorbed object neither a truly flat spectrum as suggested on the basis of previous less sensitive ROSAT and ASCA measurements.

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