SUMMARY OF PROPOSAL 42135
DR. ROSS D. COHEN
THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO
CA USA 92093-0111
LA JOLLA
9500 GILMAN DRIVE

  E-mail: RDCOHEN@UCSD.EDU	Tel: (619) 534-2664	Fax: (619) 534-2294
  Medium: 4GBDAT

Subject: AGN                                                         
  Title: A HARD X-RAY SPECTRUM OF THE HIDDEN QUASAR IN THE NARROW LINE RADIO GALAXY 3C321


Abstract:
 3C321 is one of very few examples of a NLRG in which an obscured quasar has been
 demonstrated to exist. Its extended continuum polarization properties are similar to
 those of Cygnus A, but also shows polarized emission from the BLR in the visible. It
 is of importance to observe it at hard X-ray energies, since we only have indirect
 estimates for the luminosity of its obscured nucleus. Unlike Seyfert AGN, currently
 the statistics on hard X-ray properties of powerful NLRGs are extremely sparse. The
 proposed observations will show whether 3C321's hard X-ray properties are similar to
 those typical of Seyfert 2s, or whether it is like NGC1068, with an extremely high absorbing column.

 Co-Is:
   1  PHILIP BLANCO       	CASS/UCSD                     USA       
      PBLANCO@UCSD.EDU	(619) 534-3718
   2  MARTIN WARD         	OXFORD                        UK        
   3  MINORU NISHIDA      	KYOTO/KOBE                    JAPAN     


Target Name           PRI RA        Dec        Time TC  Off GIS SIS_Cts  Obs
-------------------   --- --------  --------   ---- --  --- --- -------  ---
3C321                  0  232.9279   24.0735    75   N   Y   P  0.02000   1