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In this paper we present the two-point angular correlation function of the X-ray source population of 1063 XMM-Newton observations at high Galactic latitudes, comprising up to ~30000 sources over a sky area of 125.5 sq. deg, in three energy…

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We present the results of a new analysis of the X-ray selected Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN) population in the vicinity of 135 of the most massive galaxy clusters in the redshift range of 0.2 < z < 0.9 observed with Chandra. With a sample of…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-06-22 S. Ehlert , S. W. Allen , W. N. Brandt , R. E. A. Canning , B. Luo , A. Mantz , R. G. Morris , A. von der Linden , Y. Q. Xue

We present a study of the distribution of X-ray AGN in a representative sample of 26 massive clusters at 0.15<z<0.30, combining Chandra observations with highly complete spectroscopy of cluster members down to M_K*+2. In total we identify…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-05 C. P. Haines , M. J. Pereira , A. J. R. Sanderson , G. P. Smith , E. Egami , A. Babul , A. C. Edge , A. Finoguenov , S. M. Moran , N. Okabe

As part of a program to study the evolution of active galactic nuclei (AGN) in clusters of galaxies, we present our results for Abell 2104. A deep Chandra observation of this massive, z = 0.154 cluster reveals a significant X-ray point…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 Paul Martini , Daniel D. Kelson , John S. Mulchaey , Scott C. Trager

In our search for ``hidden'' AGN we present results from a Chandra observation of the nearby cluster Abell 2255. Eight cluster galaxies are associated with point-like X-ray emission, and we classify these galaxies based on their X-ray,…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 D. S. Davis , N. A. Miller , R. F. Mushotzky

We investigate the effect of environment on the presence and fuelling of Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN) by identifying galaxies hosting AGN in massive galaxy clusters and the fields around them. We have identified AGN candidates via optical…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2014-07-29 Alison J. Klesman , Vicki L. Sarajedini

To better understand the mechanism or mechanisms that lead to AGN activity today, we measure the X-ray AGN fraction in a new sample of nearby clusters and examine how it varies with galaxy properties, projected cluster-centric radius, and…

Based on archival {\it Chandra} observations with a total exposure of 1.3 Ms, we study X-ray point sources in the Fornax cluster of galaxies, with the primary aim of searching for intra-cluster X-ray source populations. We detect 1177 point…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2019-05-08 Xiangyu Jin , Meicun Hou , Zhenlin Zhu , Zhiyuan Li

We present a measurement of the fraction of cluster galaxies hosting X-ray bright Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN) as a function of clustercentric distance scaled in units of $r_{500}$. Our analysis employs high quality Chandra X-ray and Subaru…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-17 S. Ehlert , A. von der Linden , S. W. Allen , W. N. Brandt , Y. Q. Xue , B. Luo , A. Mantz , R. G. Morris , D. Applegate , P. Kelly

We present X-ray and optical analysis of 188 AGN identified from 497 hard X-ray (f (2.0-8.0 keV) > 2.7x10^-15 erg cm^-2 s^-1) sources in 20 Chandra fields (1.5 deg^2) forming part of the Chandra Multi-wavelength Project. These medium depth…

We present XMM data for the supercluster A901/2, at z ~ 0.17, which is combined with deep imaging and 17-band photometric redshifts (from the COMBO-17 survey), 2dF spectra and Spitzer 24um data, to identify AGN in the supercluster. The…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 R. Gilmour , M. E. Gray , O. Almaini , P. Best , C. Wolf , K. Meisenheimer , C. Papovich , E. Bell

We present the first results of a wide area X-ray survey within the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) Stripe 82, a 300 deg$^2$ region of the sky with a substantial investment in multi-wavelength coverage. We analyzed archival {\it Chandra}…

We present a study of the distribution of X-ray detected active galactic nuclei (AGN) in the five most massive, $M_{500}^{SZ}>10^{14} M_{\odot}$ , and distant, z$\sim$1, galaxy clusters in the \textit{Planck} and South Pole Telescope…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2019-03-20 E. Koulouridis , I. Bartalucci

We present results from a Chandra X-ray Observatory study of the field X-ray source population in the vicinity of the radio galaxy MRC 1138-262. Many serendipitous X-ray sources are detected in an area of 8'x8' around the radio source and…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 L. Pentericci , J. D. Kurk , C. L. Carilli , D. E. Harris , G. K. Miley , H. J. A. Rottgering

We explore the role of the group environment in the evolution of AGN at the redshift interval 0.7<z<1.4, by combining deep Chandra observations with extensive optical spectroscopy from the All-wavelength Extended Groth strip International…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 A. Georgakakis , Brian F. Gerke , K. Nandra , E. S. Laird , A. L. Coil , M. C. Cooper , J. A. Newman

Here we discuss the X-ray properties of clusters of galaxies optically selected in the Red-Sequence Cluster Survey (RCS) observed with the Chandra satellite, at redshifts 0.6 < z < 1.2. We intended to assess the evolutionary stage of…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 A. Bignamini , P. Tozzi , S. Borgani , S. Ettori , P. Rosati

We present a search for nuclear X-ray emission in the brightest cluster galaxies (BCGs) of a sample of groups and clusters of galaxies extracted from the Chandra archive. The exquisite angular resolution of Chandra allows us to obtain…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2018-06-21 Lilan Yang , Paolo Tozzi , Heng Yu , Elisabeta Lusso , Massimo Gaspari , Roberto Gilli , Emanuele Nardini , Guido Risaliti

(abridged) We present a catalog of 2357 point sources detected during 590 ks of Chandra observations of the 17-by-17 arcminute field around Sgr A*. This field encompasses a physical area of 40 by 40 pc at a distance of 8 kpc. The…

We use Chandra data to study the incidence and properties of Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN) in 16 intermediate redshift ($0.5 < z < 1.1$) X-ray-selected galaxy groups in the Chandra Deep Field-South. We measure an AGN fraction of $f(L_{X,H} >…

We describe X-ray observations with Chandra and XMM-Newton of 18 galaxy groups (M_group ~ 1-6x10^13 Msolar, z~0.05) from the Zurich Environmental Study (ZENS). We aim to establish the frequency and properties, unaffected by host galaxy…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-17 J. D. Silverman , F. Miniati , A. Finoguenov , C. M. Carollo , A. Cibinel , S. J. Lilly , K. Schawinski