X-Ray Selected Type 2 QSOs and Their Host Galaxies

Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy

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Galaxies: Active, Quasars: General, X-Rays: General

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We present a large sample of X-ray selected type 2 QSOs from the XMM-COSMOS survey. Type 2 QSOs are luminous AGN whose central engines are obscured by large amounts of gas and dust. The selection criteria we have used are based on high X-ray luminosity (LX > 1044 erg s-1) and heavy obscuration (NH > 1022 cm-2). We derived stellar masses and star-formation rate estimates for the host galaxies from the best fit of the observed photometry. Type 2 QSOs are generally hosted in massive galaxies with on-going star formation.

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