Constraining the fraction of Compton-thick AGN in the Universe by modelling the diffuse X-ray background spectrum

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volumn 546, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Akylas, A ^a   Georgakakis, A ^a,b   Georgantopoulos, I ^a,c   Brightman, M ^b   Nandra, K ^b  

^a NATIONAL OBSERVATORY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR EXTRATERRESTRISCHE PHYSIK   (Germany)

^c INAF OSSERVATORIO ASTRONOMICO DI BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

X rays: diffuse background; X rays: general

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE GALACTIC NUCLEI; CONFIDENCE LEVELS; DENSE MEDIUM; DIRECT DETECTION; HIGH ENERGY; INPUT PARAMETER; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; NUMBER DENSITY; POWER LAW INDEX; RED SHIFT; REFLECTION COMPONENTS; SYNTHESIS CODE; X RAY PHOTONS; X-RAY BACKGROUND; X-RAY MISSION; X-RAY SPECTRA; X-RAYS: DIFFUSE BACKGROUND; X-RAYS: GENERAL;

FORECASTING; MONTE CARLO METHODS; SURVEYS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; X RAY ANALYSIS; X RAY SPECTROGRAPHS;

X RAYS;

EID: 84867386523     PISSN: 00046361     EISSN: 14320746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201219387     Document Type: Article

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