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We present high spatial resolution MIR observations for several nearby radio loud active galactic nuclei (RLAGN), which were obtained using the Gemini North and South telescopes. Of the six observed objects, we detected five in the Si-2…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2013-01-24 Eric S. Perlman , Matthew Merlo , Christopher Packham , Rachel Mason , Los Piratas

In order to constrain the properties of dense and warm gas around active galactic nuclei, we have searched Infrared Space Observatory spectra of local active galactic nuclei for the signature of the 4.7micron fundamental ro-vibrational band…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 D. Lutz , E. Sturm , R. Genzel , H. W. W. Spoon , G. J. Stacey

We present an atlas of mid-infrared (mid-IR) ~7.5-13micron spectra of 45 local active galactic nuclei (AGN) obtained with CanariCam on the 10.4m Gran Telescopio CANARIAS (GTC) as part of an ESO/GTC large program. The sample includes…

We report results from the simultaneous XRISM (183 ks) and NuSTAR (62 ks) observations of the Seyfert-2 galaxy NGC 4388. This AGN has the brightest Fe K$\alpha$ line among Compton-thin, obscured sources. To model the reflection continuum…

A hot, dusty torus located around the outer edge of the broad-line region of AGNs is a fundamental ingredient in unified AGN models. While the existence of circumnuclear dust around AGNs at pc-scale radii is now widely accepted, questions…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-06-11 K. Schnuelle , J. -U. Pott , H. -W. Rix , B. M. Peterson , G. De Rosa , B. Shappee

We present near-infrared and millimeter investigations of the nucleus of the infrared luminous galaxy NGC 4418, which previous observations suggest possesses a powerful buried AGN. We found the following main results: (1) The infrared…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 Masatoshi Imanishi , Kouichiro Nakanishi , Nario Kuno , Kotaro Kohno

Dust reprocesses the intrinsic radiation of active galactic nuclei (AGNs) to emerge at longer wavelengths. The observed mid-infrared (MIR) luminosity depends fundamentally on the luminosity of the central engine, but in detail it also…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-13 N. A. Levenson , J. T. Radomski , C. Packham , R. E. Mason , J. J. Schaefer , C. M. Telesco

We have obtained high-resolution mid-infrared (MIR) imaging, nuclear spectral energy distributions (SEDs) and archival Spitzer spectra for 22 low-luminosity active galactic nuclei (LLAGN; L_bol < 5 x 10^42 erg/s). Infrared (IR) observations…

Context. Although heavily obscured active galactic nuclei (AGNs) have been found by many observational studies, the properties of the surrounding dust are poorly understood. Using AKARI/IRC spectroscopy, we discover a new sample of a…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2019-07-03 T. Tsuchikawa , H. Kaneda , S. Oyabu , T. Kokusho , K. Morihana , H. Kobayashi , M. Yamagishi , Y. Toba

We present the first results from a JWST program studying the role played by powerful radio jets in the evolution of the most massive galaxies at the onset of Cosmic Noon. Using NIRSpec integral field spectroscopy, we detect 24 rest-frame…

Infrared observations of complete samples of active galactic nuclei (AGN) have shown that a substantial fraction of their bolometric luminosity is emitted at wavelengths ~8-1000microns. In radio-loud and Blazar-like objects much of this…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 D. B. Sanders

The excitation of the gas phase of the interstellar medium can be driven by various mechanisms. In galaxies with an active nucleus, such as Seyfert galaxies, both radiative and mechanical energy from the central black hole, or the stars in…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2014-01-31 T. P. R. van der Laan , E. Schinnerer , T. Boeker , L. Armus

In order to examine the relative importance of powerful starbursts and Compton-thick AGNs in NGC 6240, we have obtained mid-infrared images and low-resolution spectra of the galaxy with sub-arcsecond spatial resolution using the Keck…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 E. Egami , G. Neugebauer , B. T. Soifer , K. Matthews , E. E. Becklin , M. E. Ressler

Observations of the Seyfert 2 and starburst galaxy NGC 5135 with the Chandra X-ray Observatory demonstrate that both of these phenomena contribute significantly to its X-ray emission. We spatially isolate the active galactic nucleus (AGN)…

Astrophysics · Physics 2016-08-30 N. A. Levenson , K. A. Weaver , T. M. Heckman , H. Awaki , Y. Terashima

We probe the dusty environment of the archetypical type-1 AGN in NGC 4151 with comprehensive IR reverberation mapping over several decades, in J ($\sim1.22\mu$m), H ($\sim1.63\mu$m), K ($\sim2.19\mu$m), L ($\sim3.45\mu$m) and N-band…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2021-05-14 Jianwei Lyu , George H. Rieke

We present mid-IR observations of the prototypical Seyfert 2 galaxy NGC 1068 obtained with ISOCAM between 5 and 16micron. The proximity of this galaxy coupled with the spectro-imaging capabilities of the instrument allow us to separate the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 O. Laurent , I. F. Mirabel , V. Charmandaris , E. Le Floc'h , D. Lutz , R. Genzel

The size and structure of the dusty circumnuclear torus in active galactic nuclei (AGN) can be investigated by analyzing the temporal response of the torus's infrared (IR) dust emission to variations in the AGN ultraviolet/optical…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2020-03-02 Triana Almeyda , Andrew Robinson , Michael Richmond , Robert Nikutta , Bryanne McDonough

To investigate how the radio-identified active galactic nuclei (AGN) fraction varies with cluster-centric radius, we present the projected and de-projected distributions of a large sample of LOFAR-identified radio AGN out to $30R_{500}$…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2024-10-18 K de Vos , N. A. Hatch , M. R. Merrifield

We present a study of the central 2.3 kpc of NGC 5135, a nearby Luminous Infrared Galaxy (LIRG) with an AGN and circumnuclear starburst. Our main results are based on intermediate spectral resolution (~ 3000-4000) near infrared data taken…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2014-11-18 A. G. Bedregal , L. Colina , A. Alonso-Herrero , S. Arribas

How do active galactic nuclei with low optical luminosities produce powerful radio emission? Recent studies of active galactic nuclei with moderate radio and low optical luminosities (Fanaroff & Riley class I, FR I) searching for broad…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2021-01-19 R. C. Gleisinger , C. P. O'Dea , J. F. Gallimore , S. Wykes , S. A. Baum
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