The XMM-Newton view of PG quasars: II. Properties of the Fe K-alpha line

Jimenez-Bailon, E
Piconcelli, E
Guainazzi, M
Schartel, N
Rodríguez-Pascual, P M
Santos-Lleó, M

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January 2005

Abstract

The properties of the fluorescence Fe K-alpha emission lines of a sample of 38 quasars (QSOs) observed with XMM-Newton are studied. These objects are included in the optically selected sample from the Palomar-Green (PG) Bright Quasar Survey with an X-ray luminosity 1.3E43<L(2-10 keV)<5.1E45 ergs/s and z<1.72. For each object in the sample, we investigated the presence of both narrow and broad iron lines in detail. A total of 20 out of the 38 QSOs show evidence of an Fe K-alpha emission line with a narrow profile. The majority of the lines are consistent with an origin in low ionization material, which is likely to be located in the outer parts of the accretion disk, the molecular torus, and/or the Broad Line Region. The average properties o...

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The XMM-Newton view of PG quasars: II. Properties of the Fe K-alpha line

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