X-ray observations of highly obscured τ9.7μm > 1 sources: An efficient method for selecting Compton-thick AGN?

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volumn 531, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Georgantopoulos, I ^a,b   Dasyra, K M ^c,d   Rovilos, E ^e   Pope, A ^f,g   Wu, Y ^h   Dickinson, M ^f   Comastri, A ^a   Gilli, R ^a   Elbaz, D ^c   Armus, L ^h   Akylas, A ^b  

^a INAF OSSERVATORIO ASTRONOMICO DI BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b NATIONAL OBSERVATORY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^c CEA SACLAY   (France)

^d OBSERVATOIRE DE PARIS   (France)

^e MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR EXTRATERRESTRISCHE PHYSIK   (Germany)

^f NATIONAL OPTICAL ASTRONOMY OBSERVATORY   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^h CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Infrared: galaxies; X rays: diffuse background; X rays: galaxies; X rays: general

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE GALACTIC NUCLEI; DEEP SURVEY; EFFICIENT METHOD; INFRARED: GALAXIES; OPTICAL DEPTH; OPTICAL SPECTROSCOPY; PHOTON STATISTICS; RED SHIFT; SEYFERTS; SPITZER; UPPER LIMITS; X-RAY FLUX; X-RAY LUMINOSITY; X-RAY OBSERVATIONS; X-RAYS: DIFFUSE BACKGROUND; X-RAYS: GALAXIES; X-RAYS: GENERAL;

ABSORPTION; LUMINANCE; PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE; SILICON; SURVEYS; X RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

GALAXIES;

EID: 79959556095     PISSN: 00046361     EISSN: 14320746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201016338     Document Type: Article

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