Searching for absorbed AGN in the 2XMM-Newton pre-release EPIC Serendipitous Source Catalogue
arXiv:astro-ph/0701675 · doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20066571
Abstract
We aim to test a method of efficiently selecting X-ray obscured AGN in the 2XMM-Newton EPIC Serendipitous Source Catalogue. By means of a strong correlation established using the XMM-Newton Hard Bright Sample between the intrinsic absorption and the hardness ratio to the 0.5-2.0 keV and 2.0-4.5 keV bands, an efficient way of selecting absorbed sources has been worked out. A hardness ratio selection based on the 2XMM-Newton pre-release Source Catalogue led us to the definition of candidates likely to be obscured in X-rays. X-ray and optical spectral analysis were performed for three objects. Strong absorption (NH > 10^{22} cm^{-2}) was detected from the X-ray analysis, confirming the efficiency of the method used to select obscured sources. The presence of absorption is also revealed in the optical band, although at a significantly lower level than inferred from the X-ray band.
arXiv comment6 pages, 9 PostScript figures, 2 tables, LaTeX - Accepted for publication in Astronomy & Astrophysics, [email protected]. The original version of the manuscript is available at http://www.brera.inaf.it/utenti/memola/publications.html
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