The obscured quasar population from optical, mid-infrared, and X-ray surveys

dc.creatorVignali, C.
dc.creatorComastri, A.
dc.creatorAlexander, D. M.
dc.date2007-04-10
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T07:56:04Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T07:56:04Z
dc.descriptionOver the last few years, optical, mid-infrared and X-ray surveys have brought to light a significant number of candidate obscured AGN and, among them, many Type 2 quasars, the long-sought after "big cousins'' of local Seyfert 2 galaxies. However, despite the large amount of multi-wavelength data currently available, a proper census and a panchromatic view of the obscured AGN/quasar population are still missing, mainly due to observational limitations. Here we provide a review of recent results on the identification of obscured AGN, focusing primarily on the population of Type 2 quasars selected in the optical band from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey.
dc.description6 pages, 2 figures, to appear in "At the Edge of the Universe: Latest results from the deepest astronomical surveys" (Sintra, Portugal, October 2006). Eds. J. Afonso, H. Ferguson, R. Norris, ASP conference series
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0704.1298
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0704.1298
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/127177
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.titleThe obscured quasar population from optical, mid-infrared, and X-ray surveys
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