Browsing Faculty of Arts and Sciences by Keyword "X Ray Absorption"

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    • PKS 0483-436 - A high-redshift quasar with strong X-ray absorption 

      Wilkes, Belinda Jane; Elvis, Martin S.; Fiore, Fabrizio; McDowell, Jonathan Christopher; Tananbaum, Harvey D.; Lawrence, Andrew (IOP Publishing, 1992)
      The first X-ray spectrum of a high-redshift (z = 2.85) quasar is reported. The Rosat PSPC spectrum of PKS 0438-436, covering 0.3-9 keV in the quasar's rest frame, reveals unexpected absorption of about 1 x 10 exp 22/sq cm, ...