Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Jul 2010
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2010aipc.1248..453k&link_type=abstract
X-RAY ASTRONOMY 2009; PRESENT STATUS, MULTI-WAVELENGTH APPROACH AND FUTURE PERSPECTIVES: Proceedings of the International Confer
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
Galactic Nuclei, Seyfert Galaxies, Redshift, Astronomical Telescopes, Stellar Mass, Galactic Nuclei, Circumnuclear Matter, And Bulges, Active And Peculiar Galaxies And Related Systems, Distances, Redshifts, Radial Velocities, Spatial Distribution Of Galaxies, X- And Gamma-Ray Telescopes And Instrumentation, Masses
Scientific paper
Surveys of AGN taken in the optical, UV, and soft X-rays miss an important population of obscured AGN only visible in the hard X-rays and mid-IR wavelengths. The SWIFT BAT survey in the hard X-ray range (14-195 keV) has provided a uniquely unbiased sample of 246 AGN unaffected by galactic or circumnuclear absorption [1]. Most of the sources in the survey are bright, Seyfert like AGN's with median redshift of 0.03. Of the AGN, 43% are obscured, type II AGN. We obtained 17 nights of imaging of 90 host galaxies of these AGN in 2008 at the Kitt Peak 2.1 m telescope in the SDSS ugriz filters. For the broad line sources we subtracted the AGN contribution using GALFIT. By comparing our sample of AGN to inactive galaxies in the SDSS, we find that AGN are found in the most massive galaxies and are bluer in color than inactive galaxies of comparable stellar mass. We also find a correlation between the point source optical light and hard X-ray luminosity.
Koss Michael
Mushotzky Richard
Veilleux Sylvain
Winter Lisa
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