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The Simbol-X view of the unresolved X-ray background

2007/11/08 by A. Comastri, Comastri, A., R. Gilli +9
Physics and Astronomy · #Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations #Astrophysics (astro-ph) #Experimental and Theoretical Physics Studies #FOS: Physical sciences #Relativity and Gravitational Theory #astro-ph

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.0711.1356

6 pages, 5 figures, to appear in proceedings of "Simbol-X: the hard X-ray Universe in focus", held in Bologna (Italy), May 14-16, 2007

arxiv created 2007/11/08 · openalex publication_date 2007/11/08 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28

Abstract

We will briefly discuss the importance of sensitive X-ray observations above 10 keV for a better understanding of the physical mechanisms associated to the Supermassive Black Hole primary emission and to the cosmological evolution of the most obscured Active Galactic Nuclei.

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