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高度模糊的9.7微米源的X射线观测:选择康普顿厚AGN的有效方法?

X-ray observations of highly obscured 9.7 micron sources: an efficient method for selecting Compton-thick AGN ?

I. Georgantopoulos, K. M. Dasyra, E. Rovilos, A. Pope, Y. Wu, M. Dickinson, A. Comastri, R. Gilli, D. Elbaz, L. Armus, A. Akylas

摘要:

Spitzer/IRS已经发现了许多在9.7微米(τ>1)具有非常深的Si特征的源。我们着手调查是否有一个强大的硅吸收功能是一个很好的指标存在一个严重模糊AGN。我们汇编了文献中关于来自IRAS Seyfert样品的光学厚度τ(9.7)>1源的X射线光谱观测。我们发现,该样本中大多数高tau光学确认的Seyferts(6/9)可能是CT。因此,我们为中红外光学厚度星系与CT AGN之间的联系提供了直接证据,在本地宇宙中的成功率接近70%。这至少是可比的,如果不是更好,比其他率获得的光度信息在中远红外,甚至中红外线到X射线。然而,这种技术不能提供完整的CT AGN样品,即有许多CT AGN没有显示出明显的Si吸收,最值得注意的例子是N1068。在局部评估了高9.7微米技术的有效性之后,我们试图在更高的红移处构造一个候选CT活动星系核的样本。我们编译了一个样本的7个高tau源的GOODS和5个斯皮策FLS。所有这些都被选择为没有PAH特征EW(6.2)<0.3,以最大化它们是活动星系核的可能性。在GOODS中的7个源中,有6个是用X射线探测到的,而对于5个FLS源,只有X射线通量上限。高X射线亮度的探测到的GOODS源证实,这些是活动星系核。对于FLS,辅助光谱学揭示了另外两个源中的隐藏原子核。SED拟合可以支持绝大多数源中活动星系核的存在。我们不能推导出有用的X射线光谱学约束,这些是否是CT。然而,低的LX/L 6比值表明,在GOODS中检测到的6个源中至少有4个可能与CT AGN有关。

英文摘要:

Spitzer/IRS has revealed many sources with very deep Si features at 9.7micron (tau>1). We set out to investigate whether a strong Si absorption feature is a good indicator for the presence of a heavily obscured AGN. We compile X-ray spectroscopic observations available in the literature on the optically-thick,tau(9.7)>1 sources from the IRAS Seyfert sample. We find that the majority of the high-tau optically confirmed Seyferts (6/9) in this sample are probably CT. Thus we provide direct evidence for a connection between mid-IR optically-thick galaxies and CT AGN, with the success rate being close to 70% in the local Universe. This is at least comparable, if not better, than other rates obtained with photometric information in the mid to far-IR, or even mid-IR to Xray. However, this technique cannot provide complete CT AGN samples,ie there are many CT AGN which do not show significant Si absorption, with the most notable example being N1068. Having assessed the validity of the high 9.7micron technique locally, we attempt to construct a sample of candidate CT AGN at higher redshifts. We compile a sample of 7 high-tau sources in the GOODS and 5 in the Spitzer FLS. All these have been selected to have no PAH features EW(6.2)<0.3 in order to maximize the probability that they are AGN. 6 out of 7 sources in the GOODS have been detected in X-rays, while for the five FLS sources only X-ray flux upper limits are available. The high X-ray luminosities of the detected GOODS sources corroborates that these are AGN. For FLS, ancillary optical spectroscopy reveals hidden nuclei in two more sources. SED fitting can support the presence of an AGN in the vast majority of sources. We cannot derive useful X-ray spectroscopy constraints on whether these are CT. However, the low LX/L6 ratios, suggest that at least 4 out of the 6 detected sources in GOODS may be associated with CT AGN.

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