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| The Swift BAT Hard X-ray Survey - A New Window on the Local AGN Universe | |||
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| Abstract: | The Swift Burst and Transient telescope (BAT) has surveyed the entire sky for the last 3.5 years obtaining the first sensitive all sky survey of the 14-195 keV sky. At high galactic latitudes the vast majority of the detected sources are AGN. Since hard x-rays penetrate all but Compton thick obscuring material (Column densities of 1.6E24 atms/cm2) this survey is unbiased with respect to obscuration, host galaxy type, optical , radio or IR properties. We will present results on the broad band x-ray properties, the nature of the host galaxies, the luminosity function and will discuss a few of the optical, IR and x-ray results in detail. | ||
| Publication Date: | Apr 28, 2009 | ||
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20090015892
(Acquired Apr 23, 2009)
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| Subject Category: | ASTRONOMY | ||
| Document Type: | Conference Paper | ||
| Meeting Information: | Conference at the University of California; 28 Apr - 1 May 2009; California; United States | ||
| Meeting Sponsor: | California Univ.; Los Angeles, CA, United States | ||
| Financial Sponsor: | NASA Goddard Space Flight Center; Greenbelt, MD, United States | ||
| Organization Source: | NASA Goddard Space Flight Center; Greenbelt, MD, United States | ||
| Description: | 1p; In English | ||
| Distribution Limits: | Unclassified; Publicly available; Unlimited | ||
| Rights: | No Copyright | ||
| NASA Terms: | SWIFT OBSERVATORY; X RAY ASTRONOMY; SKY SURVEYS (ASTRONOMY); ACTIVE GALACTIC NUCLEI; LUMINOSITY; ACTIVE GALAXIES | ||
| Availability Source: | Other Sources | ||
| Availability Notes: | Abstract Only | ||