The ROSAT North Ecliptic Pole deep survey

被引:38
作者
Bower, RG
Hasinger, G
Castander, FJ
AragonSalamanca, A
Ellis, RS
Gioia, IM
Henry, JP
Burg, R
Huchra, JP
Bohringer, H
Briel, UG
McLean, B
机构
[1] ROYAL OBSERV,EDINBURGH EH9 3HJ,MIDLOTHIAN,SCOTLAND
[2] INST ASTROPHYS,D-14482 POTSDAM,GERMANY
[3] UNIV CAMBRIDGE,INST ASTRON,CAMBRIDGE CB3 0HA,ENGLAND
[4] UNIV HAWAII,INST ASTRON,HONOLULU,HI 96822
[5] CNR,INST RADIOASTRON,I-40129 BOLOGNA,ITALY
[6] JOHNS HOPKINS UNIV,DEPT PHYS & ASTRON,BALTIMORE,MD 21218
[7] CTR ASTROPHYS,CAMBRIDGE,MA 02138
[8] MAX PLANCK INST EXTRATERR PHYS,D-85740 GARCHING,GERMANY
[9] SPACE TELESCOPE SCI INST,BALTIMORE,MD 21218
关键词
surveys; cosmology; observations; X-rays; galaxies;
D O I
10.1093/mnras/278.1.59
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
This paper presents the results of a survey of faint ROSAT sources in the region of the North Ecliptic Pole. Identifications have been made for 18 point-like sources brighter than 1.0 x 10(-14) erg s(-1) cm(-2) in the 0.5-2.0 keV energy band, The identification of a further two sources remains uncertain. The completeness of this survey is thus 90 per cent. We discuss the astrophysical objects identified, and consider their possible implications, Finally, we consider the difficulties in identifying the remaining sources and describe the ultimate limitations to the depth of ROSAT X-ray surveys.
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页码:59 / 70
页数:12
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