X-ray spectra transmitted through Compton-thick absorbers
arXiv:astro-ph/9904341 · doi:10.1016/S1384-1076(99)00021-4
Abstract
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.
10 pages. Accepted for publication in New Astronomy