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在XMM-牛顿偶然源星表中寻找高度模糊的AGN

Searching for highly obscured AGN in the XMM-Newton serendipitous source catalog

A. Corral, I. Georgantopoulos, M. G. Watson, S. R. Rosen, E. Koulouridis, K. L. Page, P. Ranalli, G. Lanzuisi, G. Mountrichas, A. Akylas, G. C. Stewart, J. P. Pye

摘要:

大多数活动星系核(AGN)被大量的吸收物质所掩盖,使它们在许多波长下都不可见。由于X射线的穿透力,它为寻找活动星系核提供了最可靠的方法。XMM-牛顿偶然源目录是有史以来最大的X射线源目录;它包含大约50万个探测。这些来源主要是活动星系核。我们已经推导出了非常多的3XMM-DR 4源($\gtrsim$ 114 000个观测值,对应于$\sim$ 77 000个独特的源)的X射线光谱拟合,每个探测器包含超过50个源光子。在这里,我们使用了SDSS区域(覆盖120度$^2$)中$\simeq$ 1000 AGN的子样本,并提供了光谱红移。我们寻找高度模糊的活动星系核应用自动选择技术的基础上,X射线光谱分析,能够有效地选择活动星系核。该选择基于以下任一项的存在:a)平坦的静止框架光谱; b)平坦的观察到的光谱; c)指示高静止框架柱密度的吸收转换;或d)具有> 500 eV的等效宽度的Fe K $α$线。我们发现了81个高度模糊的候选来源。随后详细的手动光谱拟合显示,其中28个被柱密度高于10 $^{23}$ cm $^{-2}$的柱大量吸收。在这28个活动星系核中,有15个是候选的康普顿厚度活动星系核,它们要么是高柱密度,在90%置信水平内与N $_{\rm H}$ $>$ 10 $^{24}$ cm $^{-2}$一致,要么是Fe K $α$线的大等效宽度(>500 eV)。另外6个与近康普顿厚度的活动星系核有关,其柱密度为$\sim$ 5 $\times$ 10 $^{23}$ cm $^{-2}$。结合低质量光谱的选择标准a)和c),以及中等质量到高质量光谱的选择标准a)和d),可以以80%的效率精确定位高吸收的活动星系核。

英文摘要:

The majority of active galactic nuclei (AGN) are obscured by large amounts of absorbing material that makes them invisible at many wavelengths. X-rays, given their penetrating power, provide the most secure way for finding these AGN. The XMM-Newton serendipitous source catalog is the largest catalog of X-ray sources ever produced; it contains about half a million detections. These sources are mostly AGN. We have derived X-ray spectral fits for very many 3XMM-DR4 sources ($\gtrsim$ 114 000 observations, corresponding to $\sim$ 77 000 unique sources), which contain more than 50 source photons per detector. Here, we use a subsample of $\simeq$ 1000 AGN in the footprint of the SDSS area (covering 120 deg$^2$) with available spectroscopic redshifts. We searched for highly obscured AGN by applying an automated selection technique based on X-ray spectral analysis that is capable of efficiently selecting AGN. The selection is based on the presence of either a) flat rest-frame spectra; b) flat observed spectra; c) an absorption turnover, indicative of a high rest-frame column density; or d) an Fe K$α$ line with an equivalent width > 500 eV. We found 81 highly obscured candidate sources. Subsequent detailed manual spectral fits revealed that 28 of them are heavily absorbed by column densities higher than 10$^{23}$ cm$^{-2}$. Of these 28 AGN, 15 are candidate Compton-thick AGN on the basis of either a high column density, consistent within the 90% confidence level with N$_{\rm H}$ $>$10$^{24}$ cm$^{-2}$, or a large equivalent width (>500 eV) of the Fe K$α$ line. Another six are associated with near-Compton-thick AGN with column densities of $\sim$ 5$\times$10$^{23}$ cm$^{-2}$. A combination of selection criteria a) and c) for low-quality spectra, and a) and d) for medium- to high-quality spectra, pinpoint highly absorbed AGN with an efficiency of 80%.

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