Nuclear activity in ULIRGs (Nardini+, 2010)

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Nov 2010

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2010ycat..74052505n&link_type=abstract

VizieR On-line Data Catalog: J/MNRAS/405/2505. Originally published in: 2010MNRAS.405.2505N

Computer Science

Active Gal. Nuclei, Galaxies: Ir

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We present the results of a 5-8um spectral analysis performed on the largest sample of local ultraluminous infrared galaxies (ULIRGs) selected so far, consisting of 164 objects up to a redshift of ~0.35. The unprecedented sensitivity of the Infrared Spectrograph onboard Spitzer allowed us to develop an effective diagnostic method to quantify the active galactic nucleus (AGN) and starburst (SB) contribution to this class of objects. The large AGN over SB brightness ratio at 5-8um and the sharp difference between the spectral properties of AGN and SB galaxies in this wavelength range make it possible to detect even faint or obscured nuclear activity, and disentangle its emission from that of star formation. By defining a simple model we are also able to estimate the intrinsic bolometric corrections for both the AGN and SB components, and obtain the relative AGN/SB contribution to the total luminosity of each source.
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