X-ray spectroscopy and variability of AGN detected in the 2 Ms Chandra Deep Field-North Survey

被引:10
作者
Bauer, FE [1 ]
Vignali, C [1 ]
Alexander, DM [1 ]
Brandt, WN [1 ]
Garmire, GP [1 ]
Hornschemeier, AE [1 ]
Broos, PS [1 ]
Townsley, LK [1 ]
Schneider, DP [1 ]
机构
[1] Penn State Univ, Dept Astron & Astrophys, University Pk, PA 16802 USA
来源
NEW X-RAY RESULTS, THE NEXT GENERATION OF X-RAY OBSERVATORIES AND GAMMA RAY BURST AFTERGLOW PHYSICS | 2004年 / 34卷 / 12期
基金
美国国家科学基金会; 美国国家航空航天局;
关键词
2 Ms Chandra Deep Field-North Survey; X-ray spectroscopy; variability of AGN;
D O I
10.1016/j.asr.2003.02.082
中图分类号
V [航空、航天];
学科分类号
08 ; 0825 ;
摘要
We investigate the nature of the faint X-ray source population through X-ray spectroscopy and variability analyses of 136 active galactic nuclei (AGN) detected in the 2 Ms Chandra Deep Field-North Survey with >200 background-subtracted 0.5-8.0 ke-V counts [F0.5-8-0 keV (1.4-200) x 10(-15) erg cm(-2) s(-1)]. Our preliminary spectral analyses yield median spectral parameters of Gamma = 1.61 and intrinsic N-H = 6.2 x 10(21) cm(-2) (z = 1 assumed when no redshift available) when the AGN spectra are fitted with a simple absorbed power-law model. However, considerable spectral complexity is apparent (e.g., reflection. partial covering) and must be taken into account to model the data accurately. Moreover, the choice of spectral model (i.e., free vs. fixed photon index) has a pronounced effect on the derived JVH distribution and, to a lesser extent. the X-ray luminosity distribution. We also find that among the 136 AGN, 10 (approximate to7%) show significant Fe Kalpha emission-line features with equivalent widths in the range 0-1-1.3 keV. Two of these emission-line AGN could potentially be Compton thick (i.e., Gamma < 1.0 and large Fe Kalpha equivalent width). Finally, we find that 81 (approximate to60%) of the 136 AGN show signs of variability. and that this fraction increases significantly (approximate to80-90%) when better photon statistics are available. (C) 2004 Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of COSPAR.
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页码:2555 / 2560
页数:6
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