An XMM-Newton detection of the z=5.80 X-ray weak quasar SDSSp J104433.04-012502.2

Details An XMM-Newton detection of the z=5.80 X-ray weak quasar SDSSp J104433.04-012502.2 An XMM-Newton detection of the z=5.80 X-ray weak quasar SDSSp J104433.04-012502.2

2000-10-17

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0010328v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

23 pages, AJ, in press, also available at http://www.astro.psu.edu/users/niel/papers/papers.html

Scientific paper

10.1086/318760

We report on an XMM-Newton observation of the most distant known quasar, SDSSp J104433.04-012502.2, at z=5.80. We have detected this quasar with high significance in the rest-frame 3.4-13.6 keV band, making it the most distant cosmic object detected in X-rays; 32 +/- 9 counts were collected. SDSSp J104433.04-012502.2 is notably X-ray weak relative to other luminous, optically selected quasars, with alpha_ox=-1.91 +/- 0.05 and a 3.4-13.6 keV luminosity of about 1.8 x 10^{44} erg/s. The most likely reason for its X-ray weakness is heavy absorption with N_H greater than about 10^{24} 1/cm^2, as is seen in some Broad Absorption Line quasars and related objects; we discuss this and other possibilities. High-quality spectroscopy from 0.95-1.10 microns to search for blueshifted C IV absorption may elucidate the origin of the X-ray weakness.

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