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The X-Ray Properties Of Z~6 Quasars

Journal article published in 2018 by Riccardo Nanni, R. Gilli, C. Vignali, M. Mignoli, B. Balmaverde, F. Vito, A. L. Et
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Abstract

More than 200 quasars (QSOs) with spectroscopic redshift z > 6 have been discovered so far. Multi-wavelength observations showed that these QSOs are evolved systems with large black hole masses (108−10 M⊙), and their broad-band spectral energy distributions (SEDs) and rest-frame NIR/optical/UV spectra have not significantly evolved over cosmic time. The formation of their Super Massive Black Holes in less than 1 Gyr is still a challenge for theory, with many simulations claiming they formed at the center of primordial overdense regions. I report the study of all the 29 z∼6 QSOs observed so far with X-rays, in which our group concluded that the X-ray spectral properties of high-z QSOs do not differ significantly from those of QSOs at lower-z. We also obtained a deep 500 ks Chandra observation to study the environment around the QSO J1030+0524, which shows the best evidence of an overdense region around a z∼6 QSO. This is the deepest X-ray observation ever achieved for a z∼6 QSO. Comparing our results with those from previous XMM observation we found a hardening of the X-ray spectrum and a decrease of the flux by a factor 2.5. This is the first evidence of a variable QSO at such high redshift. I also report the discovery of a diffuse X-ray emission southward the QSO, that could be linked to the feedback of the AGN.

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