Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2007-07-18
Astrophys.J. 669(2007) 841
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
Accepted for publication in ApJ, 24 pages, 13 figures
Scientific paper
10.1086/521594
We describe observations of aromatic features at 7.7 and 11.3 um in AGN of three types including PG, 2MASS and 3CR objects. The feature has been demonstrated to originate predominantly from star formation. Based on the aromatic-derived star forming luminosity, we find that the far-IR emission of AGN can be dominated by either star formation or nuclear emission; the average contribution from star formation is around 25% at 70 and 160 um. The star-forming infrared luminosity functions of the three types of AGN are flatter than that of field galaxies, implying nuclear activity and star formation tend to be enhanced together. The star-forming luminosity function is also a function of the strength of nuclear activity from normal galaxies to the bright quasars, with luminosity functions becoming flatter for more intense nuclear activity. Different types of AGN show different distributions in the level of star formation activity, with 2MASS> PG> 3CR star formation rates.
Antonucci Robert
Bouwman Jeroen
Hines Dean Carter
Low Frank J.
Ogle Patrick
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