XMM-Newton Proposal 02027705

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Mar 2003

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2003xmm..prop..145s&link_type=abstract

XMM-Newton Proposal ID #02027705

Computer Science

3C22, 3C41, 3C55, 3C226, Xmm-Newton Proposal 02027705

Scientific paper

The lack of X-ray-selected obscured AGN with QSO-like luminosities appears to be at odds both with models of the Cosmic X-ray Background, and our understanding of AGN unification. A likely reason for the absence of these objects is that they suffer Compton-thick absorption and therefore fall below the survey flux limits. This explanation requires a bimodal distribution of absorption columns which is not seen in lower luminosity Seyfert galaxies. However, the receding torus model can explain why the bimodality only appears in luminuos objects. We propose to test this model by observing a carefully selected sample of obscured luminous radio-loud AGN, primarily to measure their photoelectric absorption column densities, and hence determine whether they all have Compton thick tori.

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