AXJ1749+684: a narrow-emission-line galaxy with a flat X-ray spectrum

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作者
Iwasawa, K [1 ]
Fabian, AC [1 ]
Brandt, WN [1 ]
Crawford, CS [1 ]
Almaini, O [1 ]
机构
[1] HARVARD SMITHSONIAN CTR ASTROPHYS,CAMBRIDGE,MA 02138
关键词
galaxies: active; galaxies: individual: AXJ1749+684; X-rays: galaxies;
D O I
10.1093/mnras/291.1.L17
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P1 [天文学];
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0704 ;
摘要
We report the serendipitous detection of an X-ray source, AX J1749+684, with the ASCA Gas Imaging Spectrometer. AXJ1749+684 is identified with a LINER/starburst-type spiral galaxy KUG 1750+683A at a redshift z = 0.05. It has a hard X-ray spectrum, consistent with that of the X-ray background (XRB) in the 1-10 keV band. Despite the optical classification, the X-ray luminosity cannot be explained by starburst activity. Combined with spatial variations in the optical emission-line ratios, this suggests the presence of an obscured Seyfert nucleus embedded within a star-forming galaxy. Similar behaviour could explain the ambiguous properties of the faint narrow-line X-ray galaxies (NLXGs) emerging from deep X-ray surveys.
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页码:L17 / L22
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