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X-ray observations provide a unique probe of the accretion disk corona of supermassive black holes (SMBHs). In this paper, we present a uniform \emph{Chandra} X-ray data analysis of a sample of 152 $z\geq4.5$ quasars. We firmly detect 46…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2021-05-26 Jiang-Tao Li , Feige Wang , Jinyi Yang , Joel N. Bregman , Xiaohui Fan , Yuchen Zhang

An observation of the gravitationally lensed system 2016+112 with the Chandra X-ray Observatory has resolved a mystery regarding the proposed presence of a dark matter object in the lens plane of this system. The Chandra ACIS observation…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-06 G. Chartas , M. Bautz , G. Garmire , C. Jones , D. P. Schneider

Optical identification of hard X-ray selected BeppoSAX and Chandra sources indicates that a large fraction of the sources are ``intermediate'' AGN, i.e. type 1.8-1.9 AGN, broad-line quasars and even X-ray loud but optically dull (apparently…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-06 F. Fiore , A. Comastri , F. La Franca , C. Vignali , G. Matt , G. C. Perola

With its excellent spatial resolution, low background, and hard-band response, the Chandra X-ray Observatory is ideal for performing exploratory surveys. These efficient, sensitive observations can place constraints on fundamental…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 S. C. Gallagher , G. T. Richards , W. N. Brandt , G. Chartas

We report preliminary results from an arcsecond-resolution X-ray survey of nearby galaxies using ACIS on board Chandra. The total sample consists of 41 low-luminosity AGNs, including Seyferts, LINERs, and LINER/H II transition objects. In…

We present Chandra X-ray imaging and spectroscopy for 14 quasars in spatially resolved pairs, part of a complete sample of binary quasars with small transverse separations drawn from Sloan Digital Sky Survey (DR6) photometry. We find no…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-30 Paul J. Green , Adam D. Myers , Wayne A. Barkhouse , Thomas L. Aldcroft , Markos Trichas , Gordon T. Richards , Angel Ruiz , Philip F. Hopkins

(abridged) We have investigated 136 Chandra extragalactic sources without broad optical emission lines, including 93 galaxies with narrow emission lines (NELG) and 43 with only absorption lines (ALG). Based on fx/fo, Lx, X-ray spectral…

To understand the Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN) phenomenon and their impact on the evolution of galaxies, a complete AGN census is required; however, finding heavily obscured AGNs is observationally challenging. Here we use the deep and…

We report the detailed analysis of the X-ray properties of the discrete sources detected in a long (72 ks) \chandra ACIS-S observation of the Antennae galaxies. We detect 49 sources, down to a detection limit of ~ 10^{38} erg\s; 18 sources…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 A. Zezas , G. Fabbiano , A. H. Rots , S. S. Murray

We present near-IR imaging of a sample of the faint, hard X-ray sources discovered in the 2001 Chandra ACIS-I survey towards the Galactic Centre (GC) (Wang et al. 2002). These ~800 discrete sources represent an important and previously…

The results of Chandra snapshot observations of 11 LINERs (Low-Ionization Nuclear Emission-line Regions), three low-luminosity Seyfert galaxies, and one HII-LINER transition object are presented. Our sample consists of all the objects with…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Yuichi Terashima , Andrew S. Wilson

We present followup observations of five hard X-ray sources from the ASCA 5-10 keV SHEEP survey, which has a limiting flux of $\sim 10^{-13}$ erg cm$^{-2}$ s$^{-1}$. Chandra data have been obtained to improve the X-ray positions from a few…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 K. Nandra , I. Georgantopoulos , M. Brotherton , I. E. Papadakis

(abridged) We present the X-ray analysis of a sample of 30 luminous quasars at $z\simeq3.0-3.3$ with deep XMM-Newton observations, selected from the SDSS-DR7 to be representative of the most luminous, intrinsically blue quasar population.…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2019-12-11 E. Nardini , E. Lusso , G. Risaliti , S. Bisogni , F. Civano , M. Elvis , G. Fabbiano , R. Gilli , A. Marconi , F. Salvestrini , C. Vignali

We present $Chandra$ observations of seven broad absorption line (BAL) quasars at $z=0.863$-2.516 with redshifted BAL troughs (RSBALs). Five of our seven targets were detected by $Chandra$ in 4-13 ks exposures with ACIS-S. The $\alpha_{\rm…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2017-04-26 Ning-Xiao Zhang , W. N. Brandt , N. S. Ahmed , P. B. Hall , B. Luo , Scott F. Anderson , N. Filiz Ak , P. Petitjean , D. P. Schneider , Yue Shen , R. Srianand

We explore the relationship between the hard X-ray and sub-mm populations using deep Chandra observations of a large, contiguous SCUBA survey. In agreement with other recent findings, we confirm that the direct overlap is small. Of the 17…

We present the first results from the Cal\'an-Yale Deep Extragalactic Research (CYDER) survey. The main goal of this survey is to study serendipitous X-ray sources detected by Chandra in an intermediate flux range ($10^{-15}-10^{-12}$ ergs…

Hard X-ray surveys have uncovered a large population of heavily obscured AGN. They also reveal a population of quasars with moderate obscuration at both visible and X-ray wavelengths. We use Chandra selected samples of quasars from the…

We present a detailed X-ray spectral analysis of 1152 AGNs selected in the Chandra Deep Fields (CDFs), in order to identify highly obscured AGNs ($N_{\rm H} > 10^{23}\ \rm cm^{-2}$). By fitting spectra with physical models, 436 (38%)…

We present near-infrared long-slit spectra of eight optically-dim X-ray sources obtained with ISAAC on the Very Large Telescope. Six of the sources have hard X-ray emission with a significant fraction of the counts emerging above 2 keV. All…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-09-17 P. Gandhi , C. S. Crawford , A. C. Fabian

We present the results of a detailed spectral analysis of optically faint hard X-ray sources in the Chandra deep fields selected on the basis of their high X-ray to optical flux ratio (X/O). The stacked spectra of high X/O sources in both…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 Francesca Civano , Andrea Comastri , Marcella Brusa