X-Rays from Radio-Loud Broad Absorption Line QSOs

We propose observations of three extreme newly discovered radioloud BroadAbsorption Line QSOs (BALQSOs). Previous ROSAT observations of radioquietBALQSOs, which were the only kind known until recently, show that they are Xrayquiet compared to normal radioquiet QSOs. This surprising result means thatBALQSOs are either (1) intrinsically Xrayquiet, or (2) absorbed by high columndensity material (N_H 1E23 cm2 or higher). ASCA observations suggest thelatter. Radioloud QSOs are more Xray bright than radioquiet QSOs. XMM can beused to obtain decent spectra of our radioloud BALQSOs in modest exposure times(10 ks each) and verify that they are normal but absorbed radioloud QSOs, andmeasure their power law spectral indices and columns. truncated!, Please see actual data for full text [truncated!, Please see actual data for full text]