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低电离核发射线区的斯皮策光谱巡天:中心源的特征

A Spitzer Spectroscopic Survey of Low Ionization Nuclear Emission-line Regions: Characterization of the Central Source

R. P. Dudik, S. Satyapal, D. Marcu

摘要:

我们已经进行了全面的中红外光谱调查67低电离核发射线区域(LINER)使用档案观测的高分辨率模块的红外光谱仪上的斯皮策太空望远镜。使用[NeV] 14和24 μ m线作为活动星系核(AGN)的诊断,我们在我们的样本中的39%的星系中检测到活跃的黑洞,其中许多在光学或X射线波段都没有显示出活动的迹象。特别是,多波长诊断的详细比较表明,光学研究未能检测大的远红外光度星系AGN。这些观测结果强调,在大部分LINER中,核动力源在光学上是模糊的。事实上,大多数LINER显示中红外[NeV]14/[NeV] 24 μ m的通量比远低于理论低密度极限,这表明即使在[NeV]发射区域也存在大量消光。结合光学,X射线和中红外诊断,我们发现一个活动星系核的探测率为74%,高于先前报道的统计数据的部分LINER托管活动星系核。活动星系核LINER中的[NeV] 24 μ m/[OIV] 26 μ m中红外线通量比与标准活动星系核相似,表明两者的内禀光学/紫外连续谱的光谱能量分布(SED)相似。这一结果是在对比以前的建议,在AGN-LINERS的固有的宽带连续发射的紫外赤字。与我们发现的[NeV]发射区的消光一致,我们提出消光也可能是至少在一些活动星系核LINER中观察到的光学/紫外缺陷的原因。

英文摘要:

We have conducted a comprehensive mid-IR spectroscopic investigation of 67 Low Ionization Nuclear Emission Line Regions (LINERs) using archival observations from the high resolution modules of the Infrared Spectrograph on board the Spitzer Space Telescope. Using the [NeV] 14 and 24um lines as active galactic nuclei (AGN) diagnostics, we detect active black holes in 39% of the galaxies in our sample, many of which show no signs of activity in either the optical or X-ray bands. In particular, a detailed comparison of multi-wavelength diagnostics shows that optical studies fail to detect AGN in galaxies with large far-IR luminosities. These observations emphasize that the nuclear power source in a large percentage of LINERs is obscured in the optical. Indeed, the majority of LINERs show mid-IR [NeV]14/[NeV]24um flux ratios well below the theoretical low-density limit, suggesting that there is substantial extinction toward even the [NeV]-emitting region . Combining optical, X-ray, and mid-IR diagnostics, we find an AGN detection rate in LINERs of 74%, higher than previously reported statistics of the fraction of LINERs hosting AGN. The [NeV]24um /[OIV]26um mid-IR line flux ratio in "AGN-LINERs" is similar to that of standard AGN, suggesting that the spectral energy distribution (SED) of the intrinsic optical/UV continuum is similar in the two. This result is in contrast to previous suggestions of a UV deficit in the intrinsic broadband continuum emission in AGN-LINERs. Consistent with our finding of extinction to the [NeV]-emitting region, we propose that extinction may also be responsible for the observed optical/UV deficit seen in at least some AGN-LINERs.

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