The Chandra Deep Field-North Survey. XVI. The X-ray properties of moderate-luminosity Active Galaxies at z>4

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2002-10-24

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0210552v1

Astrophys.J. 580 (2002) L105-L110

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

4 pages, 3 figures, 2 tables, LaTeX emulateapj5.sty. Accepted for publication by The Astrophysical Journal Letters

Scientific paper

10.1086/345751

We present X-ray spectral analyses of the three z>4 Active Galactic Nuclei (AGNs) thus far spectroscopically identified in the Chandra Deep Field-North Survey, at redshifts of 5.186, 4.424, and 4.137. These analyses are made possible by the extremely deep exposure (2 Ms) and the low Chandra background. The rest-frame 2.5-40 keV spectra are the first for optically faint (two of the three sources have I>24) z>4 AGNs. The z=5.186 quasar is well fitted by a power-law model with photon index Gamma=1.8+/-0.3, consistent with those of lower-redshift, unobscured AGNs. The other two AGNs have flatter effective X-ray photon indices (Gamma approx 1.1-1.5), suggesting the presence of intrinsic absorption (provided their underlying X-ray continua are similar to those of lower-redshift AGNs). It is possible that the flat X-ray continuum of the z=4.424 AGN is partially related to its radio loudness. If the z=4.137 AGN suffers from X-ray absorption, the implied column density is N_H=2x10^23 cm^-2.

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