Heavily obscured AGN in the local Universe
P. Severgnini, A. Caccianiga, R. Della Ceca, A. Moretti, C. Vignali,, V. La Parola, G. Cusumano
TL;DR
This paper introduces a new diagnostic method combining infrared and X-ray data to identify heavily obscured active galactic nuclei (AGN) in the local universe, leading to the discovery of new Compton-thick AGN candidates.
Contribution
A novel diagnostic plot that effectively combines infrared and X-ray data for selecting heavily obscured AGN, enabling the discovery of new Compton-thick candidates.
Findings
Identified seven new Compton-thick AGN candidates.
Developed a diagnostic plot combining Spitzer, IRAS, and XMM data.
Enhanced methods for detecting obscured AGN in the local universe.
Abstract
We present here a new powerful diagnostic plot to select heavily obscured AGN in the local universe by combining infrared (Spitzer, IRAS) and X-ray (XMM) information. On the basis of this plot, we selected a sample of X-ray obscured sources in the 2XMM catalogue and found seven newly discovered Compton-thick AGN candidates.
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