The resolved fraction of the cosmic X-ray background

A Moretti, S Campana, D Lazzati… - The Astrophysical …, 2003 - iopscience.iop.org
We present the X-ray source number counts in two energy bands (0.5–2 and 2–10 keV) from
a very large source sample: we combine data of six different surveys, both shallow wide-field …

Extragalactic background light measurements and applications

A Cooray - Royal Society Open Science, 2016 - royalsocietypublishing.org
This review covers the measurements related to the extragalactic background light intensity
from γ-rays to radio in the electromagnetic spectrum over 20 decades in wavelength. The …

The bolometric quasar luminosity function at z = 0–7

X Shen, PF Hopkins… - Monthly Notices of …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
In this paper, we provide updated constraints on the bolometric quasar luminosity function
(QLF) from z= 0 to z= 7. The constraints are based on an observational compilation that …

The spectrum of isotropic diffuse gamma-ray emission between 100 MeV and 820 GeV

M Ackermann, M Ajello, A Albert… - The Astrophysical …, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
The γ-ray sky can be decomposed into individually detected sources, diffuse emission
attributed to the interactions of Galactic cosmic rays with gas and radiation fields, and a …

The evolution of the X-ray luminosity functions of unabsorbed and absorbed AGNs out to z∼ 5

J Aird, AL Coil, A Georgakakis, K Nandra… - Monthly Notices of …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
We present new measurements of the evolution of the X-ray luminosity functions (XLFs) of
unabsorbed and absorbed active galactic nuclei (AGNs) out to z∼ 5. We construct samples …

The Chandra deep field-south survey: 7 Ms source catalogs

B Luo, WN Brandt, YQ Xue, B Lehmer… - The Astrophysical …, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
We present X-ray source catalogs for the≈ 7 Ms exposure of the Chandra Deep Field-South
(CDF-S), which covers a total area of 484.2 arcmin 2. Utilizing wavdetect for initial source …

Toward the standard population synthesis model of the x-ray background: Evolution of X-ray luminosity and absorption functions of active galactic nuclei including …

Y Ueda, M Akiyama, G Hasinger, T Miyaji… - The Astrophysical …, 2014 - iopscience.iop.org
We present the most up to date X-ray luminosity function (XLF) and absorption function of
active galactic nuclei (AGNs) over the redshift range from 0 to 5, utilizing the largest, highly …

The synthesis of the cosmic X-ray background in the Chandra and XMM-Newton era

R Gilli, A Comastri, G Hasinger - Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2007 - aanda.org
We present a detailed and self-consistent modeling of the cosmic X-ray background (XRB)
based on the most up-to-date X-ray luminosity functions (XLF) and evolution of Active …

The 2–10 keV luminosity as a star formation rate indicator

P Ranalli, A Comastri, G Setti - Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2003 - aanda.org
Radio and far infrared luminosities of star-forming galaxies follow a tight linear relation.
Making use of ASCA and BeppoSAX observations of a well-defined sample of nearby star …

The Chandra deep field north survey. XIII. 2 Ms point-source catalogs

DM Alexander, FE Bauer, WN Brandt… - The Astronomical …, 2003 - iopscience.iop.org
We present point-source catalogs for the≈ 2 Ms exposure of the Chandra Deep Field North,
currently the deepest X-ray observation of the universe in the 0.5–8.0 keV band. Five …