2018A&A...618A..28Z -
Astronomy and Astrophysics, volume 618A28-28 (2018/1-0)
The hyperluminous Compton-thick z ∼ 2 quasar nucleus of the hot DOG W1835+4355 observed by NuSTAR.
ZAPPACOSTA L., PICONCELLI E., DURAS F., VIGNALI C., VALIANTE R., BIANCHI S., BONGIORNO A., FIORE F., FERUGLIO C., LANZUISI G., MAIOLINO R., MATHUR S., MINIUTTI G. and RICCI C.
Abstract (from CDS):
We present a 155 ks NuSTAR observation of the z∼2 hot dust-obscured galaxy (hot DOG) W1835+4355. We extracted spectra from the two NuSTAR detectors and analyzed them jointly with the archival XMM-Newton PN and MOS spectra. We performed a spectroscopic analysis based on both phenomenological and physically motivated models employing toroidal and spherical geometry for the obscurer. In all the modelings, the source exhibits a Compton-thick column density NH≥1024cm–2, a 2-10keV luminosity L2–10~=2x1045erg/s, and a prominent soft excess (∼5-10% of the primary radiative output), which translates into a luminosity ∼1044erg/s. We modeled the spectral energy distribution from 1.6 to 850 µm using a clumpy two-phase dusty torus model plus a modified blackbody to account for emission powered by star formation in the far-infrared. We employed several geometrical configurations consistent with those applied in the X-ray analysis. In all cases we obtained a bolometric luminosity Lbol~=3-5x1047erg/s, which confirms the hyperluminous nature of this active galactic nucleus. Finally, we estimate a prodigious star formation rate of ∼3000M☉/yr, which is consistent with the rates inferred for z~=2-4 hyperluminous type I quasars. The heavily obscured nature, together with Lbol, the ratio of X-ray to mid-infrared luminosity, the rest-frame optical morphology, and the host star formation rate are indicative of its evolutionary stage. We can interpret this as a late-stage merger event in the transitional, dust-enshrouded, evolutionary phase eventually leading to an optically bright AGN.
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© ESO 2018
Journal keyword(s):
X-rays: galaxies - galaxies: active - quasars: general - quasars: individual: WISE J1835+4355
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