X-QUEST: A comprehensive X-ray study of local ULIRGs and QSOS

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We present results from the X-ray portion of a multi-wavelength study of local ULIRGs and QSOs called QUEST (Quasar-ULIRG Evolution STudy). The data consist of new and archival X-ray data on 40 ULIRGs and 26 Palomar Green (PG) QSOs taken with Chandra and XMM-Newton. A combination of traditional and hardness ratio spectral fitting methods is used to characterize the X-ray properties of these objects. The absorption-corrected 2-10 keV to bolometric luminosity ratios of the ULIRGs and PG QSOs suggest that the likelihood for dominant nuclear activity increases along the merger sequence from "cool" ULIRGs, "warm" ULIRGs, infrared-bright QSOs, and infrared-faint QSOs. The starburst dominates the total power in ULIRGs prior to the merger, and this is followed by rapid black hole growth during and after coalescence. These results are in general agreement with those obtained in the mid-infrared with Spitzer and recent numerical simulations. © 2010. The American Astronomical Society. All rights reserved.

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Teng, S. H., & Veilleux, S. (2010). X-QUEST: A comprehensive X-ray study of local ULIRGs and QSOS. Astrophysical Journal, 725(2), 1848–1876. https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637X/725/2/1848

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