X-ray - Infrared relation of AGNs and search for highly obscured accretion in the AKARI NEP Field
Abstract
The infrared Astronomical Satellite AKARI conducted deep (∼0.4 deg2) and wide (∼ 5.4 deg2) surveys around the North Ecliptic Pole (NEP) with its InfraRed Camera (IRC) with nine filters continuously covering the 2-25 μm range. These photometric bands include three filters that fill the " Spitzer gap" between the wavelength coverages of IRAC and MIPS. This unique feature has enabled us to make sensitive mid-infrared detection of AGN candidates at z∼1-2, based on the Spectral Energy Distribution (SED) fitting including hot dust emission in the AGN torus. This enables us to compare X-rays and the AGN torus component of the infrared emission to help us identify highly absorbed AGNs, including Compton-thick ones. We report our results of the Chandra observation of the AKARI NEP Deep Field and discuss the prospects for upcoming Spectrum-RG (eROSITA+ART-XC) on the AKARI Wide field.
- Publication:
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Panchromatic Modelling with Next Generation Facilities
- Pub Date:
- 2020
- DOI:
- 10.1017/S1743921319002540
- arXiv:
- arXiv:1812.06208
- Bibcode:
- 2020IAUS..341..172M
- Keywords:
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- galaxies: active;
- infrared: galaxies;
- X-rays: galaxies;
- Astrophysics - Astrophysics of Galaxies
- E-Print:
- 4 pages, 2 figures. Submitted for publication in the proceedings of the IAU Symp. 341 "PanModel2018 : Challenges in Panchromatic Galaxy Modelling with Next Generation Facilities"