The Chandra Deep Field-South Survey 7 Ms Source Catalogs
Author(s)
Luo, B.
Brandt, W. N.
Xue, Y. Q.
Paolillo, Maurizio
Date Issued
2017-01-01
Mission(s)
Other
Abstract
We present X-ray source catalogs for the ≈7 Ms exposure of the Chandra Deep Field-South (CDF-S), which covers a total area of 484.2 arcmin<SUP>2</SUP>. Utilizing wavdetect for initial source detection and ACIS Extract for photometric extraction and significance assessment, we create a main source catalog containing 1008 sources that are detected in up to three X-ray bands 0.5--7.0 keV, 0.5--2.0 keV, and 2--7 keV. A supplementary source catalog is also provided, including 47 lower-significance sources that have bright ({K}<SUB>s</SUB><=slant 23) near-infrared counterparts. We identify multiwavelength counterparts for 992 (98.4%) of the main-catalog sources, and we collect redshifts for 986 of these sources, including 653 spectroscopic redshifts and 333 photometric redshifts. Based on the X-ray and multiwavelength properties, we identify 711 active galactic nuclei (AGNs) from the main-catalog sources. Compared to the previous ≈4 Ms CDF-S catalogs, 291 of the main-catalog sources are new detections. We have achieved unprecedented X-ray sensitivity with average flux limits over the central ≈1 arcmin<SUP>2</SUP> region of ≈1.9 10<SUP>-17</SUP>, 6.4 10<SUP>-18</SUP>, and 2.7 10<SUP>-17</SUP> erg cm<SUP>-2</SUP> s<SUP>-1</SUP> in the three X-ray bands, respectively. We provide cumulative number-count measurements observing, for the first time, that normal galaxies start to dominate the X-ray source population at the faintest 0.5--2.0 keV flux levels. The highest X-ray source density reaches ≈50,500 deg<SUP>-2</SUP>, and 47% 4% of these sources are AGNs (≈23,900 deg<SUP>-2</SUP>).