The Einstein observatory medium sensitivity survey - The quasars sample

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Galactic Nuclei, Heao 2, Quasars, Seyfert Galaxies, X Ray Sources, Active Galactic Nuclei, Extragalactic Radio Sources, Luminosity, Red Shift, Statistical Distributions

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A complete sample of X-ray-selected quasars and Seyfert galaxies extracted from the Einstein Observatory Medium Sensitivity Survey is described, and their physical characteristics are discussed. A Hubble constant of 50 km/s per Mpc and a Friedmann universe with a deceleration parameter of q(0)=0 are assumed throughout the survey, and the sample of X-ray sources was selected according to the following criteria: the significance of the detection exceeds a confidence level of 5 beta; the source is physically unrelated to the target of the IPC observation; and that the source is at a galactic latitude higher than 20 deg. The redshift and optical luminosity distributions of 55 Active Galactic Nuclei (AGNs) detected in the survey are discussed. A number flux relation for the different classes of extragalactic objects are analyzed in detail, using a Maximum Likelihood method and the assumption that the relation can be represented as a power law.

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