Mid-Infrared T-ReCS Spectroscopy of Local LIRGs

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2006-10-20

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0610616v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

3 pages, 3 figures, proceedings of "First Light Science with the GTC", Eds. R. Guzman, C. Packham, and J.M. Rodriguez-Espinoza

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We present T-ReCS high spatial resolution N-band (8-13 micron) spectroscopy of the central regions (a few kpc) of 3 local LIRGs. The nuclear spectra show deep 9.7 micron silicate absorption feature and the high ionization [SIV]10.5 micron emission line, consistent with their optical classification as AGN. The two LIRGs with unresolved mid-IR emission do not show PAH emission at 11.3 micron in their nuclear spectra. The spatially resolved mid-IR spectroscopy of NGC 5135 allows us to separate out the spectra of the Seyfert nucleus, an HII region, and the diffuse region between them on scales of less than 2.5 arcsec ~ 600 pc. The diffuse region spectrum is characterized by strong PAH emission with almost no continuum, whereas the HII region shows PAH emission with a smaller equivalent width as well as [NeII]12.8 micron line.

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