An Unbiased Census of Active Galactic Nuclei in the Two Micron All Sky Survey

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Francis, Paul
Nelson, Brant
Cutri, Roc

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University of Chicago Press

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We present an unbiased near-IR-selected AGN sample, covering 12.56 deg2 down to Ks ∼ 15.5, selected from the Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS). Our only selection effect is a moderate color cut (J-Ks > 1.2) designed to reduce contamination from Galactic

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Astronomical Journal

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