A Large, Uniform Sample of X-ray Emitting AGN: Selection Approach and an Initial Catalog from the ROSAT All-Sky and Sloan Digital Sky Surveys

Details A Large, Uniform Sample of X-ray Emitting AGN: Selection Approach and an Initial Catalog from the ROSAT All-Sky and Sloan Digital Sky Surveys A Large, Uniform Sample of X-ray Emitting AGN: Selection Approach and an Initial Catalog from the ROSAT All-Sky and Sloan Digital Sky Surveys

2003-05-07

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0305093v2

Astron.J.126:2209,2003

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

39 pages, 11 bitmapped figs (PDF view or print OK). Version accepted by AJ: slightly expanded sample, 1 new fig, minor modific

Scientific paper

10.1086/378999

Many open questions in X-ray astronomy are limited by the relatively small number of objects in uniform optically-identified samples, especially when rare subclasses are considered, or subsets isolated to search for evolution or correlations between wavebands. We describe initial results of a program aimed to ultimately yield 10^4 X-ray source identifications--a sample about an order of magnitude larger than earlier efforts. The technique employs X-ray data from the ROSAT All-Sky Survey (RASS), and optical imaging and spectroscopic followup from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS). Optical objects in the SDSS catalogs are automatically cross-correlated with RASS X-ray source positions; then priorities for follow-on SDSS optical spectra of candidate counterparts are automatically assigned using an algorithm based on the known fx/fopt ratios for various classes of X-ray emitters. SDSS parameters for optical morphology, magnitude, colors, plus FIRST radio data, serve as proxies for object class. Initial application of this approach to 1400 deg^2 of sky provides a catalog of 1200 spectroscopically confirmed quasars/AGN that are probable RASS identifications. Most of the IDs are new, and only a few percent of the AGN are likely to be random superpositions. The magnitude and redshift ranges of the counterparts extend over 15

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