Properties of Near-Infrared Selected AGN Candidates with 2MASS/ROSAT Catalogues
arXiv:1003.2858 · doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2010.16604.x
Abstract
We report on the near-infrared selected AGN candidates extracted from 2MASS/ROSAT catalogues and discuss their properties. First, near-infrared counterparts of a X-ray source in ROSAT catalogues (namely, Bright Source Catalogue (BSC) and Faint Source Catalogue (FSC)) were extracted by positional cross-identification of <=30''. Because these counterparts would contain many mis-identifications, we further imposed near-infrared colour selection criteria and extracted reliable AGN candidates (BSC: 5,273, FSC: 10,071). Of 5,273 (10,071) candidates in the BSC (FSC), 2,053 (1,008) are known AGNs. Near-infrared and X-ray properties of candidates show similar properties with known AGNs and are consistent with previous studies. We also searched for counterparts in other wavelengths (that is, optical, near-infrared, and radio), and investigated properties in multiwavelength. No significant difference between known AGNs and unclassified sources could be seen. However, some unclassified sources in the FSC showed slightly different properties compared with known AGNs. Consequently, it is highly probable that we could extract reliable AGN candidates though candidates in the FSC might be spurious.
Accepted for publication in MNRAS, 7 pages, 8 figures
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