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A wide search of obscured active galactic nuclei using XMM-newton and WISE

Lookup NU author(s): Professor Chris HarrisonORCiD

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Abstract

We use the WISE all sky survey observations to look for counterparts of hard X-ray selected sources from the XMM-Newton-SDSS survey. We then measure the 12 μm luminosity of the AGN by decomposing their optical to infrared SEDs with a host and an AGN component and compare it to the X-ray luminosity and their expected intrinsic relation. This way we select 20 X-ray under-luminous heavily obscured candidates and examine their X-ray and optical properties in more detail. We find evidence for a Compton-thick nucleus for six sources, a number lower than what expected from X-ray background synthesis models, which shows the limitations of our method. Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2014.

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Author(s): Rovilos E, Georgantopoulos I, Akylas A, Aird J, Alexander DM, Comastri A, Del Moro A, Gandhi P, Georgakakis A, Harrison CM, Mullaney JR

Publication type: Conference Proceedings (inc. Abstract)

Publication status: Published

Conference Name: IAU Symposium 304: Multiwavelength AGN Surveys and Studies

Year of Conference: 2013

Pages: 245-246

Print publication date: 01/10/2013

ISSN: 1743-9213

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

URL: https://doi.org/10.1017/S1743921314003950

DOI: 10.1017/S1743921314003950

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Series Title: Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union

ISBN: 9781107045248

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