The X-ray-to-optical properties of optically selected active galaxies over wide luminosity and redshift ranges

Astronomical Journal

Volumn 131, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 2826-2842

  Steffen, A T ^a   Strateva, I ^a   Brandt, W N ^a   Alexander, D M ^b   Koekemoer, A M ^c   Lehmer, B D ^a   Schneider, D P ^a   Vignali, C ^d,e  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c STScI   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^e INAF OSSERVATORIO ASTRONOMICO DI BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Galaxies: active; Galaxies: evolution; Galaxies: nuclei; Methods: statistical; Ultraviolet: galaxies; X rays: galaxies

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746823741     PISSN: 00046256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/503627     Document Type: Article

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