6Ms Chandra long-term analyses of AGNs

Of the 68 sources, 24 are optical spectral type I AGNs, and the rest (44) are type II AGNs. The timescales probed in this work are among the longest for X-ray variability studies of distant AGNs.

Photometric analyses reveal widespread photon flux variability: 90% of AGNs are variable above a 95% confidence level, including many X-ray obscured AGNs and several optically classified type II quasars. We characterize the intrinsic X-ray luminosity (L_X_) and absorption (N_H_) variability via spectral fitting. Most (74%) sources show L_X_ variability; the variability amplitudes are generally smaller for quasars.