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Multiwavelength Study of Massive Galaxies at<i>z</i> ∼ 2. II. Widespread Compton‐thick Active Galactic Nuclei and the Concurrent Growth of Black Holes and Bulges

Multiwavelength Study of Massive Galaxies at<i>z</i> ∼ 2. II. Widespread Compton‐thick Active Galactic Nuclei and the Concurrent Growth of Black Holes and Bulges

Approximately 20%-30% of 1.4 ≲ z ≲ 2.5 galaxies with KVega < 22 detected with Spitzer MIPS at 24 μm show excess mid-IR emission relative to that expected based on the rates of star formation measured from other multiwavelength data. These galaxies also display some near-IR excess in Spitzer IRAC …