Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Oct 1994
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1994apj...434...54t&link_type=abstract
Astrophysical Journal, Part 1 (ISSN 0004-637X), vol. 434, no. 1, p. 54-66
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
10
Active Galactic Nuclei, Broadband, Radio Frequencies, Spectrum Analysis, Statistical Analysis, X Ray Spectra, Correlation, Heao 2, Mathematical Models, Sky Surveys (Astronomy), Stellar Luminosity
Scientific paper
We survey the broadband spectral properties of approximately 500 X-ray-selected active galactic nuclei (AGNs) observed with the Einstein Observatory. Included in this survey are the approximately 450 AGNs in the Extended Medium Sensitivity Survey (EMSS) of Gioia et al. (1990) and the approximately 50 AGNs in the Ultrasoft Survey of Cordova et al. (1992). We present a revised version of the latter sample, based on the post publication discovery of a software error in the Einstein Rev-1b processing. We find that the mean spectral index of the AGNs between 0.1 and 0.6 keV is softer, and the distribution of indices wider, than previous estimates based on analyses of the X-ray spectra of optically selected AGNs. A subset of these AGNs exhibit flux variability, some on timescales as short as 0.05 days. A correlation between radio and hard X-ray luminosity is confirmed, but the data do not support a correlation between the radio and soft X-ray luminosities, or between radio loudness and soft X-ray spectral slope. Evidence for physically distinct soft and hard X-ray components is found, along with the possibility of a bias in previous optically selected samples toward selection of AGNs with flatter X-ray spectra.
Cordova France A.
Thompson Richard Jule Jr.
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