New Results from the Hrx Bl Lac Sample
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We present results for the Hamburg BL Lac sample, based on data provided by the RASS-BSC. By fitting a single power law to the X-ray data we find, in a number of objects, an additional absorbing component to the galactic value of NH , which might be attributed to intrinsic absorption. A more probable cause seems however to be a curvature in the X-ray spectra in the sense that they are more curved for steeper slopes. The known relation between the X-ray spectral slope and the ratio between optical and X-ray flux (αOX ) also applies to this BL Lac sample, even though less significant than in previous works. We also find a dependence of X-ray luminosity on αOX .
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