The XMM-Newton Serendipitous Survey. VI. The X-ray Luminosity Function (2008)
Ebrero, J., Carrera, F. J., Page, M. J., Silverman, J. D., Barcons, X., Ceballos, M. T., ...
We present the X-ray luminosity function of AGN in three energy bands (Soft: 0.5-2 keV, Hard: 2-10 keV and Ultrahard: 4.5-7.5 keV). We have used the XMS survey along with other highly complete...
Average Fe K-alpha emission from distant AGN (2008)
Corral, A., Page, M. J., Carrera, F. J., Barcons, X., Mateos, S., Ebrero, J., ...
One of the most important parameters in the XRB (X-ray background) synthesis models is the average efficiency of accretion onto SMBH (super-massive black holes). This can be inferred from the shape...
The XMM-Newton Serendipitous Survey. V. The Second XMM-Newton Serendipitous Source Catalogue (2008)
Watson, M. G., Schröder, A. C., Fyfe, D., Page, C. G., Lamer, G., Mateos, S., ...
Aims: Pointed observations with XMM-Newton provide the basis for creating catalogues of X-ray sources detected serendipitously in each field. This paper describes the creation and characteristics of...
X-ray absorption in distant type II QSOs (2008)
Krumpe, M., Lamer, G., Corral, A., Schwope, A. D., Carrera, F. J., Barcons, X., ...
We present the results of the X-ray spectral analysis of an XMM-Newton-selected type II QSO sample with z>0.5 and 0.5-10 keV flux of 0.3-33 x 10^{-14} erg/s/cm^2. The distribution of absorbing column...
The XMM-Newton bright serendipitous survey: identification and optical spectral properties (2008)
Caccianiga, A., Severgnini, P., Della Ceca, R., Maccacaro, T., Cocchia, F., Barcons, X., ...
XMM-Newton observations of the Lockman hole: X-ray source catalogue and number counts (2008)
Brunner, H., Cappelluti, N., Hasinger, G., Barcons, X., Fabian, A. C., Mainieri, V., ...
XMM-Newton observations of the Lockman Hole: X-ray source catalogue and number counts (2007)
Brunner, H., Cappelluti, N., Hasinger, G., Barcons, X., Fabian, A. C., Mainieri, V., ...
The Lockman Hole field represents the sky area of lowest Galactic line-of-sight column density N_H=5.7X10^19 cm^-2. It was observed by the XMM-Newton X-ray observatory in 18 pointings for a total of...
NGC3147: a "true" Seyfert 2 without the broad-line region (2007)
Bianchi, S., Corral, A., Panessa, F., Barcons, X., Matt, G., Bassani, L., ...
We report on simultaneous optical and X-ray observations of the Seyfert galaxy, NGC3147. The XMM-Newton spectrum shows that the source is unabsorbed in the X-rays ($N_H
The XMM-Newton bright serendipitous survey. Identification and optical spectral properties (2007)
Caccianiga, A., Severgnini, P., Della Ceca, R., Maccacaro, T., Cocchia, F., Barcons, X., ...
AIMS: We present the optical classification and redshift of 348 X-ray selected sources from the XMM-Newton Bright Serendipitous Survey (XBS) which contains a total of 400 objects (identification...
Barcons, X., Carrera, F. J., Ceballos, M. T., Page, M. J., Bussons-Gordo, J., Corral, A., ...
We present the XMM-Newton Medium sensitivity Survey (XMS), including a total of 318 X-ray sources found among the serendipitous content of 25 XMM-Newton target fields. The XMS comprises four largely...
XMM-Newton observations of the Lockman Hole V: time variability of the brightest AGN (2007)
Mateos, S., Barcons, X., Carrera, F. J., Page, M. J., Ceballos, M. T., Hasinger, G., ...
This paper presents the results of a study of X-ray spectral and flux variability on time scales from months to years, of the 123 brightest objects (including 46 type-1 AGN and 28 type-2 AGN)...
The XMM-Newton serendipitous survey IV. The AXIS X-ray source counts and angular clustering (2007)
Carrera, F. J., Ebrero, J., Mateos, S., Ceballos, M. T., Corral, A., Barcons, X., ...
AXIS (An XMM-Newton International Survey) is a survey of 36 high Galactic latitude XMM-Newton observations covering 4.8 deg2 and containing 1433 serendipitous X-ray sources detected with 5-sigma...
The X-ray and Radio Connection in Low-luminosity Active Nuclei (2007)
Panessa, F., Barcons, X., Bassani, L., Cappi, M., Carrera, F. J., Ho, L. C., ...
We present the results of the correlation between the nuclear 2-10 keV X-ray and radio (at 2cm, 6cm and 20cm) luminosities for a well defined sample of local Seyfert galaxies. We use a sample of low...
XMM-Newton observations of the Lockman Hole - V. Time variability of the brightest AGN (2007)
Mateos, S., Barcons, X., Carrera, F. J., Page, M. J., Ceballos, M. T., Hasinger, G., ...
Multi-wavelength and black hole mass properties of Low Luminosity Active Nuclei (2006)
Panessa, F., Bassani, L., Cappi, M., Dadina, M., Barcons, X., Carrera, F. J., ...
We investigate the relation between the X-ray nuclear emission, optical emission line, radio luminosity and black hole mass for a sample of nearby Seyfert galaxies. Strong linear correlations between...
X-ray surveys with XMM-Newton and Chandra (2006)
X-ray surveys with XMM-Newton and Chandra
EURECA: a European-Japanese micro-calorimeter array (2006)
Anquita, J.V., Barcons, X., Bastia, P., Beyer, J., Briones, F., ...
EURECA (EURopean-JapanEse Calorimeter Array) comprises a 5 x 5 pixel imaging TES-based micro-calorimeter array read-out by SQUID-based frequency-domain-multiplexed electronics and cooled down by an...
On the X-ray, optical emission line and black hole mass properties of local Seyfert galaxies (2006)
Panessa, F., Bassani, L., Cappi, M., Dadina, M., Barcons, X., Carrera, F. J., ...
We investigate the relation between X-ray nuclear emission, optical emission line luminosities and black hole masses for a sample of 47 Seyfert galaxies. The sample, which has been selected from the...
Opening a New Window to Fundamental Physics and Astrophysics: X-ray Polarimetry (2006)
Costa, E., Bellazzini, R., Soffitta, P., Di Persio, G., Feroci, M., Morelli, E., ...
An extensive theoretical literature predicts that X-ray Polarimetry can directly determine relevant physical and geometrical parameters of astrophysical sources, and discriminate between models...
On the X-ray, optical emission line and black hole mass properties of local Seyfert galaxies (2006)
Panessa, F., Bassani, L., Cappi, M., Dadina, M., Barcons, X., Carrera, F. J., ...
INTEGRAL and XMM-Newton observations towards the unidentified MeV source GRO J1411-64 (2006)
Torres, D. F., Zhang, S., Reimer, O., Barcons, X., Corral, A., Bosch-Ramon, V., ...
XEUS - the X-ray evolving universe spectroscopy mission (2006)
Parmar, A. N., Arnaud, M., Barcons, X., Bleeker, J., Hasinger, G., Kunieda, H., ...
The new XEUS science case (2006)
Hasinger, G., Arnaud, M., Barcons, X., Barret, D., Bleeker, J., Böhringer, H., ...
The new XEUS science case (2006)
Hasinger, G., Arnaud, M., Barcons, X., Barret, D., Bleeker, J.A., Böhringer, H., ...
XEUS is the potential successor to ESA's XMM-Newton X-ray observatory and is being proposed in response to the Cosmic Vision 2015-2025 long term plan for ESA's Science Programme. A new mission...
In this paper I review the main topics on the energetic Universe that have been put forward as main science goals in the Cosmic Vision 2015-2025 exercise. I discuss the study of matter under extreme...
XMM-Newton observations of the Lockman Hole IV: spectra of the brightest AGN (2005)
Mateos, S., Barcons, X., Carrera, F. J., Ceballos, M. T., Hasinger, G., Lehmann, I., ...
This paper presents the results of a detailed X-ray spectral analysis of a sample of 123 X-ray sources (46 being type-1 AGN and 28 type-2 AGN) detected with XMM-Newton in the Lockman Hole field....
Tentative detection of warm intervening gas towards PKS 0548-322 with XMM-Newton (2005)
Barcons, X., Paerels, F. B. S., Carrera, F. J., Ceballos, M. T., Sako, M.
We present the results of a long (~93 ksec) XMM-Newton observation of the bright BL-Lac object PKS 0548-322 (z=0.069). Our Reflection Grating Spectrometer (RGS) spectrum shows a single absorption...
Probing the X-ray universe: analysis of faint sources with XMM-Newton (2005)
Streblyanska, A., Hasinger, G., Barcons, X., Bergeron, J., Brunner, H., Fabian, A. C., ...
XMM-Newton observations of the Lockman Hole IV: spectra of the brightest AGN (2005)
Mateos, S., Barcons, X., Carrera, F. J., Ceballos, M. T., Hasinger, G., Lehmann, I., ...
Unveiling the high energy obscured universe: hunting explosive and collapsed objects physics (2005)
Ubertini, P., Bazzano, A., Cocchi, M., Natalucci, L., Villa, G. E., Bassani, L., ...
X-ray spectra of XMM-Newton serendipitous medium flux sources (2005)
Mateos, S., Barcons, X., Carrera, F.J., Ceballos, M.T., Caccianiga, A., Lamer, G., ...
XMM-Newton observations of the Lockman Hole IV: spectra of the brightest AGN (2005)
Mateos, S., Barcons, X., Carrera, F.J., Ceballos, M.T., Hasinger, G., Lehmann, I., ...
X-ray spectra of XMM-Newton serendipitous medium flux sources (2004)
Mateos, S., Barcons, X., Carrera, F. J., Ceballos, M. T., Caccianiga, A., Lamer, G., ...
We report on the results of a detailed analysis of the X-ray spectral properties of a large sample of sources detected serendipitously with the XMM-Newton observatory in 25 selected fields. The...
Streblyanska, A., Hasinger, G., Finoguenov, A., Barcons, X., Mateos, S., Fabian, A. C.
Using the 770 ksec XMM-Newton survey of the Lockman Hole field in combination with extensive optical identifications of the AGN population, we derive an average rest-frame spectrum of AGN types-1 and...
Simultaneous X-Ray and optical spectroscopy of the Seyfert galaxy Mrk 993 (2004)
Corral, A., Barcons, X., Carrera, F. J., Ceballos, M. T., Mateos, S.
We present the results of simultaneous XMM-Newton X-ray and 3.5m/CAHA optical spectroscopic observations of the Seyfert galaxy Mrk 993. This galaxy exhibited in the past significant variations of its...
Exploring the X-ray Sky with the XMM-Newton Bright Serendipitous Survey (2004)
Della Ceca, R., Maccacaro, T., Caccianiga, A., Severgnini, P., Braito, V., Barcons, X., ...
ABRIDGED. We present "The XMM-Newton Bright Serendipitous Survey", two flux-limited samples with flux limit fx ~7E-14 cgs in the 0.5-4.5 keV (BSS) and 4.5-7.5 keV (HBSS) energy band, respectively....
The (un)resolved X-ray background in the Lockman Hole (2004)
Worsley, M. A., Fabian, A. C., Barcons, X., Mateos, S., Hasinger, G., Brunner, H.
Most of the soft and a growing fraction of the harder X-ray background has been resolved into emission from point sources, yet the resolved fraction above 7 keV has only been poorly constrained. We...
The (un)resolved X-ray background in the Lockman Hole (2004)
Worsley, M. A., Fabian, A. C., Barcons, X., Mateos, S., Hasinger, G., Brunner, H.
Science with XEUS - the X-ray Evolving Universe Spectroscopy Mission (2004)
Parmar, A. N., Arnaud, M., Barcons, X., Bleeker, J., Hasinger, G., Inoue, H., ...
Exploring the X-ray sky with the XMM-Newton bright serendipitous survey (2004)
Della Ceca, R., Maccacaro, T., Caccianiga, A., Severgnini, P., Braito, V., Barcons, X., ...
Exploring the X-ray sky with the XMM-Newton bright serendipitous survey (2004)
Della Ceca, R., Maccacaro, T., Caccianiga, A., Severgnini, P., Braito, V., Barcons, X., ...
Exploring the X-ray sky with the XMM Newton bright serendipitous survey (2004)
Della Ceca, R., Maccacaro, T., Caccianiga, A., Severgnini, P., Braito, V., Barcons, X., ...
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The XMM-Newton HBS28 sample: studying the obscuration in hard X-ray selected AGNs (2003)
Caccianiga, A., Severgnini, P., Braito, V., Della Ceca, R., Maccacaro, T., Barcons, X., ...
This paper presents the analysis of a statistically complete sample of 28 serendipitous X-ray sources selected in 82 pointed XMM-Newton fields down to a count-rate of 0.002 counts s^-1(4.5-7.5 keV...
Highlights from XMM-Newton (2003)
The launch of the Chandra (NASA) and XMM-Newton (ESA) X-ray observatories in 1999 has revolutionized our view of the Universe, by providing astrophysical information about many classes of sources...
XMM-Newton observations expose AGN in apparently normal galaxies (2003)
Severgnini, P., Caccianiga, A., Braito, V., Della Ceca, R., Maccacaro, T., Wolter, A., ...
We have performed a detailed analysis of 3 optically normal galaxies extracted from the XMM Bright Serendipitous Source Sample. Thanks to the good statistics of the XMM-Newton data, we have unveiled...
The warm absorber of the Seyfert 1 galaxy H1419+480 (2003)
Barcons, X., Carrera, F. J., Ceballos, M. T.
The bright Seyfert 1 galaxy H1419+480 (z~0.072), whose X-ray colours from earlier HEAO-1 and ROSAT missions suggested a complex X-ray spectrum, has been observed with XMM-Newton. The EPIC spectrum...
On the origin of the X-ray emission from a narrow-line radioquasar at z>1 (2003)
Barcons, X., Carballo, R., Carrera, F. J., Ceballos, M. T., Gonzalez-Serrano, J. I., Paredes, J. M., ...
We present new XMM-Newton X-ray observations of the z=1.246 narrow-line radioquasar RX J1011.2+5545 serendipitously discovered by ROSAT. The flat X-ray spectrum previously measured by ROSAT and ASCA...
Diego, J. M., Sliwa, W., Silk, J., Barcons, X., Voges, W.
We use the X-ray power spectrum of the ROSAT all-sky survey in the R6 band (approximately 0.9-1.3 keV) to set an upper limit on the galaxy cluster power spectrum. The cluster power spectrum is...
XEUS: the x-ray evolving universe spectroscopy mission (2003)
Parmar, A.N., Hasinger, G., Arnaud, M., Barcons, X., Barret, D., Blanchard, A., ...
XEUS - the X-ray evolving universe spectroscopy mission (2003)
Parmar, A. N., Hasinger, G., Arnaud, M., Barcons, X., Barret, D., Blanchard, A., ...
XMM-Newton observations reveal AGN in apparently normal galaxies (2003)
Severgnini, P., Caccianiga, A., Braito, V., Della Ceca, R., Maccacaro, T., Wolter, A., ...
XMM-Newton observations reveal AGN in apparently normal galaxies (2003)
Severgnini, P., Caccianiga, A., Braito, V., Della Ceca, R., Maccacaro, T., Wolter, A., ...
The XMM-Newton Survey Science Centre Medium Sensitivity Survey (2002)
Barcons, X., Carrera, F. J., Ceballos, M. T., Mateos, S., Page, M. J., Perez-Fournon, I., ...
We present preliminary results on the XMM-Newton Survey Science Centre medium sensitivity survey (XMS), with 0.5-4.5 keV flux limit 2 10^{-14} erg/cm2/s. At present, 19 fields have been examined with...
H1320+551: A Seyfert 1.8/1.9 galaxy with an unabsorbed X-ray spectrum (2002)
Barcons, X., Carrera, F. J., Ceballos, M. T.
We present new optical spectroscopic and XMM-Newton X-ray observations of the Active Galactic Nucleus H1320+551. The optical data (consistent with but of better quality than a previously published...
On the XMM-Newton spectra of soft X-ray selected QSOs (2002)
Akylas, A., Georgantopoulos, I., Barcons, X.
We study the XMM-Newton spectra of a sample of 32 soft X-ray selected QSOs. Our goal is to check, using the spectra of moderate redshift (z~1.5), faint (f (0.2-8 keV) > 5x10^-15 cgs) broad-line QSOs,...
The XMM-Newton SSC Survey of the Galactic Plane (2002)
Motch, C., Barcons, X., Carrera, F., Guillout, P., Hands, A., Hassal, B. J. M., ...
The XMM-Newton Survey Science Center is currently conducting an optical identification programme of serendipitous EPIC sources at low galactic latitudes. The aim of this study is to quantify the...<