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2006ApJ...644..829K - Astrophys. J., 644, 829-842 (2006/June-3)

Chandra Multiwavelength Project: normal galaxies at intermediate redshift.

KIM D.-W., BARKHOUSE W.A., ROMERO-COLMENERO E., GREEN P.J., KIM M., MOSSMAN A., SCHLEGEL E., SILVERMAN J.D., ALDCROFT T., ANDERSON C., IVEZIC Z., KASHYAP V., TANANBAUM H. and WILKES B.J.

Abstract (from CDS):

We have investigated 136 Chandra extragalactic sources, including 93 galaxies with narrow emission lines (NELGs) and 43 with only absorption lines (ALGs). Based on fX/fO, LX, X-ray spectral hardness, and optical emission-line diagnostics, we have conservatively classified 36 normal galaxies and 71 AGNs. Their redshift ranges from 0.01 to 1.2, with normal galaxies in the range z=0.01-0.3. Our normal galaxies appear to share characteristics with local galaxies, as expected from the X-ray binary populations and the hot interstellar matter (ISM). In conjunction with normal galaxies found in other surveys, we found no statistically significant evolution in LX/LB, within the limited z range (≲0.1). The best-fit slope of our log(N)-log(S) relationship is -1.5 for both S (0.5-2 keV) and B (0.5-8 keV) energy bands, which is considerably steeper than that of the AGN-dominated cosmic background sources, but slightly flatter than the previous estimate, indicating that normal galaxies will not exceed the AGN population until fX(0.5-2.0 keV)∼2x10–18 ergs/s/cm2 (a factor of ∼5 lower than the previous estimate). A group of NELGs appear to be heavily obscured in X-rays. After correcting for intrinsic absorption, their X-ray luminosities could be LX>1044 ergs/s, making them type 2 quasar candidates. While most X-ray-luminous ALGs do not appear to be significantly absorbed, we found two heavily obscured objects that could be as luminous as an unobscured broad-line quasar. Among 43 ALGs, we found two E+A galaxy candidates. The X-ray spectra of both galaxies are soft, and one of them has a nearby close companion galaxy, supporting the merger/interaction scenario rather than the dusty starburst hypothesis.

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Journal keyword(s): Surveys - X-Rays: Galaxies - X-Rays: General

VizieR on-line data: <Available at CDS (J/ApJ/644/829): table2.dat table456.dat>

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