Bepposax Observations of Bright Radio Galax- Ies
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BeppoSAX observations of Broad Line Radio Galaxies (BLRGs) have shown that they have a considerable variety of spectral properties and important differences with respect to their radio-quiet counter-part Seyfert 1s. In radio galaxies the soft photons are often absorbed by cold material. In contrast, in Seyfert 1s the soft photons are generally absorbed by warm gas. The iron lines, always detected in Seyfert 1s, are not always present in BLRGs and generally are weak. In addition, small iron line equivalent widths seem to correspond to weak reflection components
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