THE EINSTEIN DATABASE OF IPC X-RAY OBSERVATIONS OF OPTICALLY SELECTED AND RADIO-SELECTED QUASARS .1.

被引:194
作者
WILKES, BJ [1 ]
TANANBAUM, H [1 ]
WORRALL, DM [1 ]
AVNI, Y [1 ]
OEY, MS [1 ]
FLANAGAN, J [1 ]
机构
[1] STEWARD OBSERV,TUCSON,AZ 85721
关键词
GALAXIES; SEYFERT; QUASARS; GENERAL; X-RAYS;
D O I
10.1086/191959
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
We present the first volume of the Einstein quasar database. The database includes estimates of the X-ray count rates, fluxes, and luminosities for 514 quasars and Seyfert 1 galaxies observed with the Imaging Proportional Counter (IPC) aboard the Einstein Observatory. All were previously known optically selected or radio-selected objects, and most were the targets of the X-ray observations. The X-ray properties of the AGNs have been derived by reanalyzing the IPC data in a systematic manner to provide a uniform database for general use by the astronomical community. We use the database to extend earlier quasar luminosity studies which were made using only a subset of the currently available data. The database can be accessed on internet via the SAO Einstein on-line system (''Einline'') and is available in ASCII format on magnetic tape and DOS diskette.
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页数:57
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