X-rays from Radio-Galaxies: BeppoSAX Observations
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We briefly review BeppoSAX observations of X-ray bright radio-galaxies. Their Xray spectra are quite varied, and perhaps surprisingly, any similarity between radioloud AGN and Seyfert galaxies is the exception rather than the rule. When detected, reprocessing features (iron line and reflection) are generally weak, suggesting two possible scenarios: either: (1) non-thermal (jet?) radiation dilutes the X-ray emission from the disk in radio-loud objects, or (2) the solid angle subtended by the Xray reprocessing material is smaller in radio-loud than in radio-quiet AGN due to different characteristics of the accretion disk itself.
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