SUMMARY OF PROPOSAL 82124

PROF. NIEL BRANDT
NIEL@ASTRO.PSU.EDU

PENN STATE
525 DAVEY LAB
UNIVERSITY PARK
PA USA 16802
Tel: 814 865 3509 Fax: 814 863 3399
Medium: CD ROM
Subject: AGN

THE NUCLEAR ENVIRONMENTS OF LUMINOUS QSOS: WARM ABSORBERS, FE K LINES AND VARIABILITY IN IRAS 13349+2438 AND PG 1114+445


ABSTRACT

Spectral features such as ionized absorber edges and Fe K lines have been essential tools for studying Seyfert nuclei, but they have not been examined in nearly the same detail in luminous QSOs. In addition, the variability of such features, including the response to continuum changes, has not been explored in QSOs. This leaves a gap in the understanding of luminous sources which can be uniquely filled by the ASCA Long Observation program. Two X-ray bright QSOs, IRAS 13349+2438 and PG 1114+445, known to exhibit both warm absorber edges and Fe K features are proposed for 500 ks each to examine feauture variability and obtain the highest signal-to-noise spectra yet taken of luminous AGN.

CO-INVESTIGATORS
CO-I NAME INSTITUTE COUNTRY
SARAH GALLAGHERPENN STATEUSA
ARI LAORTECHNIONISRAEL

TARGETS

TARGET NAMEPRIRADECTIMETCOFFGISSIS CNTOBS
1)IRAS 13349+2438
B
204.3279 24.3842
500 ks
N
Y
P
0.30000
1
2)PG 1114+445
B
169.2783 44.2272
500 ks
N
Y
P
0.04500
1