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LIST OF FIGURES
4.6 Soft 1 − P µ (N θ ) versus θ in both Galactic hemispheres . . . . . . . 98
4.7 Correlation tests for a HR selected sample . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
4.8 Selection function for AXIS soft and hard sources . . . . . . . . . . 103
4.9 Redshift distribution of the real and simulated XMS sources . . . 108
4.10 ξ(r) versus r of XMS sources in Soft and Hard bands . . . . . . . . 110
5.1 Intrinsic N H versus L X4.5−7.5 of XMS sources. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
5.2 Observed N H distributions in the hard and ultrahard bands. . . . 120
5.3 Fraction of absorbed Hard AGN as a function of L X and z . . . . . 121
5.4 Fraction of absorbed Ultrahard AGN as a function of L X and z . . 122
5.5 Luminosity-redshift plane of different X-ray surveys . . . . . . . . 126
5.6 Sky area of the survey as a function of flux . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
5.7 X-ray luminosity function in the soft band . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
5.8 X-ray luminosity function in the hard band . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
5.9 X-ray luminosity function in the ultrahard band . . . . . . . . . . 138
5.10 Comoving density of AGN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
5.11 Accretion rate density . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
5.12 Total accreted mass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
A.1 ,§-./ vs. crpoisim for all bands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
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