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   PR # 42118
   We propose an Asca observation of NGC 5506, one of the brightest
   Narrow-Line X-ray Galaxies, to be scheduled simultaneously with our
   approved XTE observation. This object, not yet observed by ASCA,
   shows spectral structure in the ROSAT data, which is best interpreted
   as a combination of neutral and ionized absorption, a unique property
   among NLXG. This object is rapidly variable, on a time scale of 10
   ks; the ASCA data should allow us to track the variability of the
   level of ionization of the absorber as a function of its X-ray flux.
   The observation will also allow us to study the details of its strong
   (150 eV EW) Fe K line, and, together with the details of the low
   energy absorption, determine the relationship of NLXGs to Seyferts,
   and the Unified Schemes in general.
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