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X射线选择AGN在红移z~1处分组

X-ray selected AGN in groups at redshifts z~1

A. Georgakakis, Brian F. Gerke, K. Nandra, E. S. Laird, A. L. Coil, M. C. Cooper, J. A. Newman

摘要:

我们结合深Chandra观测和全波长扩展Groth带国际巡天(AEGIS)的广泛光谱学,探讨了红移区间为0.7<z<1.4时,群环境在活动星系核演化中的作用。样品由3902个光源和71个X射线活动星系核组成。相对于整个光学选择星系群,X射线活动星系核在99%的置信水平下更频繁地出现在星系群中。这部分是因为活动星系核是由红色发光的星系组成的,这些星系平均来说居住在密集的环境中。相对于这些源,组中的X射线活动星系核的过量仅在91%的水平上是显著的。为了控制星系的系统性,将样本限制在0.7<z<0.9和M_B<-20等,我们发现X射线活动星系核分别占光学星系群和视场中光学星系总数的(4.7 \pm 1.6)%和(4.5 \pm 1.0)%。这些数字与活动星系核在低红移星系团、星系群和场中的比例是一致的。上述结果虽然受小数量统计的影响,但表明一旦考虑到其宿主的性质(例如颜色、光度),X射线活动星系核分布在一系列环境中,从星系群到星系场。也有初步的证据,在98%的水平显着,该领域产生更多的X射线发光活动星系核相比,集团,扩展类似的结果在低红移到z~1。这种趋势可能是因为冷气体的可用性或在密集的群体环境中发生的相互作用的性质(即延长的潮汐相遇)。

英文摘要:

We explore the role of the group environment in the evolution of AGN at the redshift interval 0.7<z<1.4, by combining deep Chandra observations with extensive optical spectroscopy from the All-wavelength Extended Groth strip International Survey (AEGIS). The sample consists of 3902 optical sources and 71 X-ray AGN. Compared to the overall optically selected galaxy population, X-ray AGN are more frequently found in groups at the 99% confidence level. This is partly because AGN are hosted by red luminous galaxies, which are known to reside, on average, in dense environments. Relative to these sources, the excess of X-ray AGN in groups is significant at the 91% level only. Restricting the sample to 0.7<z<0.9 and M_B<-20mag in order to control systematics we find that X-ray AGN represent (4.7\pm1.6) and (4.5\pm1.0)% of the optical galaxy population in groups and in the field respectively. These numbers are consistent with the AGN fraction in low redshift clusters, groups and the field. The results above, although affected by small number statistics, suggest that X-ray AGN are spread over a range of environments, from groups to the field, once the properties of their hosts (e.g. colour, luminosity) are accounted for. There is also tentative evidence, significant at the 98% level, that the field produces more X-ray luminous AGN compared to groups, extending similar results at low redshift to z~1. This trend may be because of either cold gas availability or the nature of the interactions occurring in the denser group environment (i.e. prolonged tidal encounters).

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