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AGN in supercluster A901/2

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We present XMM data for the supercluster A901/2, at z~0.17, which is combined with deep imaging and 17-band photometric redshifts (from the COMBO-17 survey), two degree field (2dF) spectra and Spitzer 24um data, to identify active galactic nuclei (AGN) in the supercluster.

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The 90ks XMM image contains 139 point sources, of which 11 are identified as supercluster AGN with LX(0.5-7.5keV)>1.7x10^41^erg/cm^2^/s. The host galaxies have M_R_<-20 and only two of eight sources with spectra could have been identified as AGN by the detected optical emission lines.

Using a large sample of 795 supercluster galaxies, we define control samples of massive galaxies with no detected AGN. The local environments of the AGN and control samples differ at >~98 per cent significance. The AGN host galaxies lie predominantly in areas of moderate projected galaxy density and with more local blue galaxies than the control sample, with the exception of one very bright type I AGN very near the centre of a cluster.

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These environments are similar to, but not limited to, cluster outskirts and blue groups. Despite the large number of potential host galaxies, no AGN are found in regions with the highest galaxy density (excluding some cluster cores where emission from the intra-cluster medium obscures moderate luminosity AGN). AGN are also absent from the areas with lowest galaxy density.

We conclude that the prevalence of cluster AGN is linked to their environment.

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