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Compton thick AGN in Chandra sureys

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 July 2014

Murray Brightman  and
Kirpal Nandra
Murray Brightman
Affiliation:
Max-Planck-Institut für extraterrestrische Physik, Giessenbachstrasse 1, D-85748, Garching bei München, Germany email: mbright@mpe.mpg.de
Kirpal Nandra
Affiliation:
Max-Planck-Institut für extraterrestrische Physik, Giessenbachstrasse 1, D-85748, Garching bei München, Germany email: mbright@mpe.mpg.de
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Abstract

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We present the results from the X-ray spectral analysis of active galactic nuclei (AGN) in the Chandra Deep Field-South, AEGIS-XD and Chandra-COSMOS surveys, focussing on the identification and characterisation of the most heavily obscured, Compton thick (CT, NH > 104 cm−2) sources. Our sample is comprised of 3088 X-ray selected sources, which has a high rate of redshift completeness (97%). The aim is to produce the largest and cleanest uniform sample of these sources from the data as possible. We identify these sources through X-ray spectral fitting, utilising torus spectral models designed for heavily obscured AGN which self consistently include the spectral signatures of heavy absorption, being Compton scattering, photoelectric absorption and iron Kα fluorescence. We identify a total of 163 CT AGN covering an intrinsic 2-10 keV X-ray luminosity range of 102 −3 × 105 erg s−1 and from z = 0.1-7.

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Contributed Papers
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 9 , Symposium S304: Multiwavelength AGN Surveys and Studies , October 2013 , pp. 153 - 154
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Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2014 

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