1999/04/24 by Giorgio Matt, G. Matt, Fulvio Pompilio +1 · 2 citations
Physics and Astronomy · #Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations #Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena #Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena #astro-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.1016/s1384-1076(99)00021-4
10 pages. Accepted for publication in New Astronomy
arxiv created 1999/04/24 · openalex publication_date 1999/06/01 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
X-ray spectra transmitted through matter which is optically thick to Compton scattering are computed by means of Monte Carlo simulations. Applications to the BeppoSAX data of the Seyfert 2 galaxy in Circinus, and to the spectral modeling of the Cosmic X-ray Background, are discussed.