A mid-IR survey of local AGN with GTC/CanariCam
A. Alonso-Herrero (1), C. Packham (2)((1) IFCA, CSIC-UC, Spain, (2), University of Florida)
TL;DR
This paper outlines a mid-infrared survey of approximately 100 local active galactic nuclei (AGN) using GTC/CanariCam, aiming to investigate AGN unification, star formation, and dusty torus roles across different AGN types.
Contribution
It presents a comprehensive mid-infrared observational program targeting diverse AGN classes to address key questions about their structure and activity.
Findings
Testing unification models of Type 1 and Type 2 AGN
Analyzing star formation activity around AGN
Exploring the dusty torus in low-luminosity AGN
Abstract
We describe a mid-infrared (MIR) survey of local AGN to be conducted with the CanariCam instrument on the Gran Telescopio Canarias (GTC). We will obtain MIR imaging and spectroscopy of a sample of ~100 AGN covering six orders of magnitude in AGN luminosity, and including different AGN classes (e.g., LINERs, Seyfert 1s and 2s, QSO). The main goals are: (1) to test unification of Type 1 and Type 2 AGN, (2) to study the star formation activity around AGN, and (3) to explore the role of the dusty torus in low-luminosity AGN.
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TopicsInfrared Target Detection Methodologies