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Department of Physics and Astronomy “Augusto Righi” – DIFA

The NuSTAR AGN Physics Program

by Prof. Giorgio Matt (Universita' degli Studi Roma Tre)

  • Date: 28 January 2015 from 15:00 to 16:30

  • Event location: Sala riunioni IASF-Bo (II piano), via Gobetti 101

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Abstract:

After a brief description of NuSTAR – a NASA hard X-ray satellite in orbit since June 13, 2012 – and of its scientific objectives and main results, I will present and discuss the activities and results of the AGN Physics Working Group. In particular, I will discuss the NuSTAR impact on our understanding of the hot corona responsibile for the main X-ray emission, on the reflection component from the accretion disc and from distant matter, and on the soft X-ray emission.