2006/11/02 by Stefano Bianchi, S. Bianchi, Matteo Guainazzi +1 · 9 citations
Physics and Astronomy · #Astronomy #Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations #Astrophysics #Atomic and Molecular Physics #Laser #Magnetic confinement fusion research #Optics #Physics #Soft X-rays #X-ray #astro-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.1063/1.2774948
published in AIP conference proceedings, 822-829 (American Institute of Physics) · 8 pages, 12 figures, invited review talk at the Workshop "The multicoloured landscape of compact objects and their explosive origin", Cefalu' (Sicily), 11-24 June 2006, to be published by AIP
arxiv created 2006/11/02 · openalex publication_date 2007/01/01 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05
The origin of the soft X-ray emission in obscured AGN is still largely unknown. However, important progresses have been made thanks to the high energy and spatial resolution of XMM-Newton and Chandra. We review here the latest results on this issue, focusing on the physical properties of the material responsible for the soft X-ray emission and its relation to the circumnuclear environment, putting them in the general context of our understanding of the AGN structure and its feedback to the host galaxy.