Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2002-11-13
Astron.J.125:383,2003
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
AJ in press (February 2003), 16 pages, includes emulateapj5.sty
Scientific paper
10.1086/346088
We provide X-ray constraints and perform the first X-ray spectral analyses for bright (f_850>=5mJy; S/N>=4) SCUBA sources in an 8.4'x8.4' area of the 2 Ms Chandra Deep Field-North survey containing the Hubble Deep Field-North. X-ray emission is detected from 7 of the 10 bright submm sources in this region, corresponding to an X-ray detected submm source density of ~360 deg^-2 (>~36% of the bright submm source population). Two of the X-ray detected sources have nearby (within 3") X-ray companions, suggesting merging/interacting sources or gravitational lensing effects, and 3 lie within the approximate extent of a proto-cluster candidate. Five of the X-ray detected sources have flat X-ray spectral slopes, suggesting obscured AGN activity. X-ray spectral analyses suggest that one of these AGNs may be a Compton-thick source; of the other 4 AGNs, 3 appear to be Compton-thin sources and one has poor constraints. The rest-frame unabsorbed X-ray luminosities of these AGNs are more consistent with those of Seyfert galaxies than QSOs. Thus, the low X-ray detection rate of bright submm sources by moderately deep X-ray surveys appears to be due to the relatively low luminosities of the AGNs rather than Compton-thick absorption. A comparison of these sources to the well-studied heavily obscured AGN NGC6240 shows that the average AGN contribution is negligible at submm wavelengths. The X-ray properties of the other 2 X-ray detected sources are consistent with those expected from luminous star formation; however, we cannot rule out the possibility that low-luminosity AGNs are present. The 3 X-ray undetected sources appear to lie at high redshift (z>4) and could be either AGNs or starbust galaxies.
Alexander Dave M.
Bauer Franz Erik
Brandt Wiliam N.
Chartas George
Gallagher Sarah C.
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