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We present a catalog of physical properties for galaxies hosting active galactic nuclei (AGN) detected by the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE). By fitting broadband spectral energy distributions of sources in the WISE AGN Catalog…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2021-12-08 R. Scott Barrows , Julia M. Comerford , Daniel Stern , Roberto J. Assef

We present the properties of the ensemble variability $V$ for nearly 5000 near-infrared (NIR) AGNs selected from the catalog of Quasars and Active Galactic Nuclei (13th Ed.) and the SDSS-DR7 quasar catalog. From 2MASS, DENIS, and UKIDSS/LAS…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-06-03 Shinjirou Kouzuma , Hitoshi Yamaoka

Targeted searches for dual active galactic nuclei (AGN), with separations 1 -- 10 kpc, have yielded relatively few successes. A recent pilot survey by Satyapal et al. has demonstrated that mid-infrared (mid-IR) pre-selection has the…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2017-07-26 Sara L. Ellison , Nathan J. Secrest , J. Trevor Mendel , Shobita Satyapal , Luc Simard

We report the discovery of a mid-infrared variable AGN which is hosted by an ultraluminous infrared galaxy (ULIRG) candidate in the Sloan Stripe 82 field. \textit{WISE} \textit{J030654.88+010833.6} is a red, extended galaxy, which we…

We present an analysis of four complete samples of radio-loud AGN (3CRR, 2Jy, 6CE and 7CE) using near- and mid-IR data taken by the Wide-Field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE). The combined sample consists of 79 quasars and 273 radio…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2013-11-25 G. Gurkan , M. J. Hardcastle , M. J. Jarvis

We identify 85 variable galaxies in the GOODS North and South fields using 5 epochs of HST ACS V-band (F606W) images spanning 6 months. The variables are identified through significant flux changes in the galaxy's nucleus and represent ~2%…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-05-27 Vicki L. Sarajedini , David C. Koo , Alison J. Klesman , Elise S. Laird , Pablo G. Perez Gonzalez , Mark Mozena

We present a phenomenological forward Monte Carlo model for forecasting the population of active galactic nuclei (AGNs) in dwarf galaxies observable via their optical variability. Our model accounts for expected changes in the spectral…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2023-08-14 Colin J. Burke , Yue Shen , Xin Liu , Priyamvada Natarajan , Neven Caplar , Jillian M. Bellovary , Z. Franklin Wang

We conduct a deep mid-infrared census of nine massive galaxy clusters at (0<z<1.3) with a total of ~1500 spectroscopically confirmed member galaxies using Spitzer/IRAC photometry and established mid-infrared color selection techniques. Of…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-05-28 Adam R. Tomczak , Kim-Vy H. Tran , Amélie Saintonge

We present results on low-resolution mid-infrared (MIR) spectra of 70 infrared-luminous galaxies obtained with the Infrared Spectrograph (IRS) onboard Spitzer. We selected sources from the European Large Area Infrared Survey (ELAIS) with…

We investigate infrared colours and spectral energy distributions (SEDs) of 338 X-ray selected AGN from Swift-BAT 105-month survey catalogue that have AKARI detection, in order to find a new selection criteria for Compton-thick AGN. By…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2020-05-20 Ece Kilerci-Eser , Tomotsugu Goto , Tolga Guver , Asli Tuncer , Oguz Han Atas

Revealing what fraction of galaxies harbor AGN is central in understanding black hole accretion history of the Universe. However, optical and soft X-ray surveys miss the most highly obscured AGNs. Infrared (IR), instead, is more robust…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2019-03-20 Chia-Ying Chiang , Tomotsugu Goto , Tetsuya Hashimoto , Seong-Jin Kim , Hideo Matsuhara , Nagisa Oi

Context: Finding Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN) behind the Magellanic Clouds (MCs) is difficult because of the high stellar density in these fields. Although the first AGN behind the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC) were reported in the 1980s, it…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-01-30 C. Maitra , F. Haberl , V. D. Ivanov , Maria-Rosa L. Cioni , Jacco Th. van Loon

We have studied the star-formation and AGN activity of massive galaxies in the redshift range $z=0.4-2$, which are detected in a deep survey field using the AKARI InfraRed (IR) astronomical satellite and {\em Subaru} telescope toward the…

Identifying active galactic nuclei (AGN) is extremely important for understanding galaxy evolution and its connection with the assembly of supermassive black holes (SMBH). With the advent of deep and high angular resolution imaging surveys…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2026-02-18 Berta Margalef-Bentabol , Lingyu Wang , Antonio La Marca , Vicente Rodriguez-Gomez

While it is generally believed that supermassive black holes (SMBH) lie in most galaxies with bulges, few SMBHs have been confirmed in bulgeless galaxies. Identifying such a population could provide important insights to the BH seed…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2022-06-01 Thomas Bohn , Gabriela Canalizo , Shobita Satyapal , Laura Sales

We have used FMOS on Subaru to obtain near-infrared spectroscopy of 123 far-infrared selected galaxies in COSMOS and obtain the key rest-frame optical emission lines. This is the largest sample of infrared galaxies with near-infrared…

(abridged) Infrared selection is a potentially powerful way to identify heavily obscured AGN missed in even the deepest X-ray surveys. Using a 24 micron-selected sample in GOODS-S, we test the reliability and completeness of three infrared…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 J. L. Donley , G. H. Rieke , P. G. Perez-Gonzalez , G. Barro

We analyze the Spitzer spectra of 140 active galactic nuclei (AGN) detected in the hard X-rays (14-195 keV) by the Burst Alert Telescope (BAT) on board Swift. This sample allows us to probe several orders of magnitude in black hole masses…

We present a catalog of mid-infrared (MIR) spectra of 150 infrared (IR) luminous galaxies in the Spitzer extragalactic first look survey obtained with IRS on board Spitzer. The sample is selected to be brighter than ~0.9 mJy at 24 micron…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2009-08-05 Kalliopi M. Dasyra , Lin Yan , George Helou , Anna Sajina , Dario Fadda , Michel Zamojski , Lee Armus , Bruce Draine , David Frayer