SUMMARY OF PROPOSAL 73014
OSSERVATORIO ASTRONOMICO DI BOLOGNA
VIA ZAMBONI, 33
BOLOGNA
ITALY I-40126
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Medium: 4GBDAT
Subject: AGN
THE X-RAY SPECTRUM OF RED QUASARS
ABSTRACT
We propose to observe two red quasars with ASCA, for 60 ksec each. The sources were discovered by the 5-10 keV BeppoSAX HELLAS survey (whose flux limit is 6 x 10^-14 erg cm^-2 s^-1), and are among the 9 already identified sources in the sample. It is likely, therefore, that red quasars constitute a significant population in hard X-rays at these fluxes. However, the properties in hard X-rays of this potentially very important class of X-ray sources are unknown, and the proposed observations would represent the first step in this direction.
CO-INVESTIGATORS
| CO-I NAME | INSTITUTE | COUNTRY |
|---|
| CRISTIAN VIGNALI | BOLOGNA UNIVERSITY | ITALY |
| FABRIZIO FIORE | SAX/SDC-ROMA OBS. | ITALY |
| PAOLO GIOMMI | SAX/SDC | ITALY |
| FABIO LA FRANCA | ROMA III UNIVERSITY | ITALY |
| GIORGIO MATT | ROMA III UNIVERSITY | ITALY |
| SILVANO MOLENDI | IFCTR/CNR MILANO | ITALY |
TARGETS
| TARGET NAME | PRI | RA | DEC | TIME | TC | OFF | GIS | SIS CNT | OBS |
|---|
| 1)1SAXJ1353.9+1820 | A | 208.4767 | 18.3377 | 60 ks | N | N | P | 0.02000 | 1 |