Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
May 1992
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1992apj...391...39h&link_type=abstract
Astrophysical Journal, Part 1 (ISSN 0004-637X), vol. 391, no. 1, May 20, 1992, p. 39-47. Research supported by NASA.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
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Active Galactic Nuclei, Infrared Astronomy, Quasars, Radio Galaxies, Emission Spectra, Infrared Astronomy Satellite, Spectral Energy Distribution
Scientific paper
The IRAS data base is used to compare the mid-FIR properties of two classes of radio-loud AGN whose LF radio emission arises in large-scale radio lobes. The two primary samples consist of 42 quasars and 75 narrow-line radio galaxies selected on the basis of their 178 MHz radio flux density from the 3 CR catalog and having redshifts of not less than 0.3 and Galactic latitudes of not less than 20 deg. The mid-FIR emission was found to be about four times stronger on average in the quasars than in the radio galaxies. Even though the radio galaxies are systematically weaker mid-FIR sources than the quasars, they are still exceptionally luminous (about 10 exp 12 solar luminosities) in the mid-FIR. These powerful radio galaxies contain potent sources of radiation that are either hidden or energetically unimportant at shorter wavelengths.
Chambers Kenneth C.
Heckman Timothy M.
Postman Marc
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