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GALEX时域巡天中的变AGN

Variable AGN in the GALEX Time Domain Survey

Erik J. Wasleske, Vivienne F. Baldassare, Christopher M. Carroll

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本研究在GALEX时域巡天北天区中,通过紫外变星性从1819个星系中识别出48个高概率活动星系核(AGN)候选体,结合光学光谱、WISE红外颜色和SED建模进行分类,并发现6个光谱选择会漏掉的候选低质量AGN。

摘要:

我们在GALEX时域巡天(TDS)的北天区场中搜寻了具有指示活动星系核(AGN)的紫外变星系。我们从NASA Sloan Atlas(NSA)星表中包含1819个星系的母样本里,识别出48个高概率AGN候选体。我们利用光学光谱诊断、WISE红外颜色选择标准以及光谱能量分布(SED)建模进一步刻画了这些系统。在这48个候选体中,8个通过光学发射线被识别为AGN,2个通过其红外颜色被识别,28个通过光谱能量分解被识别。我们讨论了每种选择方法的观测偏差,以将这些AGN子样本相互联系起来。通过基于紫外变星性选择AGN,我们还识别出6个低质量AGN候选体,所有这些候选体都会被光谱选择方法漏掉。

英文摘要:

We searched the Northern Hemisphere Fields of the GALEX Time-Domain Survey (TDS) for galaxies with UV variability indicative of active galactic nuclei (AGNs). We identified 48 high-probability candidate AGNs from a parent sample of 1819 galaxies in the NASA Sloan Atlas (NSA) catalog. We further characterized these systems using optical spectroscopic diagnostics, WISE IR color selection criteria, and spectral energy distribution (SED) modeling. Of the 48 candidates, eight were identified as AGNs from optical emission lines, two were identified by their IR colors, and 28 were identified through spectral energy decomposition. Observational biases of each selection method are discussed in connecting these AGNs subsamples to another. By selecting AGNs based on UV variability, we also identified six low-mass AGNs candidates, all of which would have been missed by spectroscopic selection.

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