AGN in the XMM-Newton first-light image as probes for the interstellar medium in the LMC

F. Haberl; K. Dennerl; M. D. Filipovic; B. Aschenbach; W. Pietsch; J. Trümper

doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20000054

AGN in the XMM-Newton first-light image as probes for the interstellar medium in the LMC

F. Haberl, K. Dennerl, M. D. Filipovic, B. Aschenbach, W. Pietsch, J. Trümper

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Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics

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Abstract

The XMM-Newton first-light image revealed X-ray point sources which show heavily absorbed power-law spectra. The spectral indices and the probable identification of a radio counterpart for the brightest source suggest AGN shining through the interstellar gas of the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC). The column densities derived from the X-ray spectra in combination with H I measurements will allow to draw conclusions on H I to H₂ ratios in the LMC and compare these with values found for the galactic plane.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	L208-L211
Journal	Astronomy and Astrophysics
Volume	365
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20000054
Publication status	Published - Jan 2001

Keywords

Galaxies: LMC
Quasars: general
X-rays: ISM

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AGN in the XMM-Newton first-light image as probes for the interstellar medium in the LMC

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