On the Blazar Contribution to the Cosmic X-ray Background: Implications for the Compton Thick Population
Abstract
We investigate the contribution of blazars to the cosmic X-ray background (CXB). The radio blazar luminosity function is found by beaming the luminosity function of radio loud active galactic nuclei (AGN). Average blazar spectral energy distributions are created to convert radio luminosity to X-ray luminosity. The blazar contribution to the CXB is used to constrain the population of Compton thick AGN.
- Publication:
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X-ray Astronomy 2009; Present Status, Multi-Wavelength Approach and Future Perspectives
- Pub Date:
- July 2010
- DOI:
- 10.1063/1.3475280
- Bibcode:
- 2010AIPC.1248..421D
- Keywords:
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- quasars;
- galactic nuclei;
- brightness;
- X-rays;
- 98.54.Cm;
- 98.62.Js;
- 98.62.Qz;
- 98.70.Qy;
- Active and peculiar galaxies and related systems;
- Galactic nuclei circumnuclear matter and bulges;
- Magnitudes and colors;
- luminosities;
- X-ray sources;
- X-ray bursts