The XMM-SERVS Survey: XMM-Newton Point-source Catalogs for the W-CDF-S and ELAIS-S1 Fields
Abstract
We present the X-ray point-source catalogs in two of the XMM-Spitzer Extragalactic Representative Volume Survey (XMM-SERVS) fields, W-CDF-S (4.6 deg2) and ELAIS-S1 (3.2 deg2), aiming to fill the gap between deep pencil-beam X-ray surveys and shallow X-ray surveys over large areas. The W-CDF-S and ELAIS-S1 regions were targeted with 2.3 and 1.0 Ms of XMM-Newton observations, respectively; 1.8 and 0.9 Ms exposures remain after flare filtering. The survey in W-CDF-S has a flux limit of 1.0 × 10-14 erg cm-2 s-1 over 90% of its area in the 0.5-10 keV band; 4053 sources are detected in total. The survey in ELAIS-S1 has a flux limit of 1.3 × 10-14 erg cm-2 s-1 over 90% of its area in the 0.5-10 keV band; 2630 sources are detected in total. Reliable optical-to-IR multiwavelength counterpart candidates are identified for ≈89% of the sources in W-CDF-S and ≈87% of the sources in ELAIS-S1. A total of 3129 sources in W-CDF-S and 1957 sources in ELAIS-S1 are classified as active galactic nuclei (AGNs). We also provide photometric redshifts for X-ray sources; ≈84% of the 3319/2001 sources in W-CDF-S/ELAIS-S1 with optical-to-near-IR forced photometry available have either spectroscopic redshifts or high-quality photometric redshifts. The completion of the XMM-Newton observations in the W-CDF-S and ELAIS-S1 fields marks the end of the XMM-SERVS survey data gathering. The ≈12,000 pointlike X-ray sources detected in the whole ≈13 deg2 XMM-SERVS survey will benefit future large-sample AGN studies.
- Publication:
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The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
- Pub Date:
- September 2021
- DOI:
- 10.3847/1538-4365/ac0dc6
- arXiv:
- arXiv:2106.10572
- Bibcode:
- 2021ApJS..256...21N
- Keywords:
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- Catalogs;
- Surveys;
- Active galactic nuclei;
- Active galaxies;
- X-ray active galactic nuclei;
- X-ray point sources;
- X-ray quasars;
- X-ray surveys;
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- 1671;
- 16;
- 17;
- 2035;
- 1270;
- 1821;
- 1824;
- Astrophysics - Astrophysics of Galaxies
- E-Print:
- 40 pages, 35 figures. Accepted for publication in ApJS. Data products available at: https://personal.psu.edu/wnb3/xmmservs/xmmservs.html