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Jan 2009
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2009aas...21342110m&link_type=abstract
American Astronomical Society, AAS Meeting #213, #421.10; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 41, p.239
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We present our preliminary results of the analysis of Spitzer observations of the first unbiased AGN sample of the local universe. High column densities of absorbing material along our line of sight can significantly change the observed properties of AGNs. Thus, optical, infrared, and soft X-ray selected samples are hampered by extinction, star formation and absorption, respectively. Therefore an unbiased sample of AGNs is important to investigate the "hidden" nature of the nuclear source. The swift BAT survey in the 14-195 keV band represents a complete sample including Compton thin and previously unknown or non-famous AGNs that were missed from previous X-ray surveys in the 2-10 keV band. Our BAT AGN sample contains 130 objects (z < 0.05 and |b| >15 degrees) that have been observed with the Infrared Spectrograph (IRS) on board Spitzer (Spitzer observer proposal 30745 and 50588; PI: K.A. Weaver). This statistically significant unbiased AGN sample and the richness of the infrared spectrum provides a unique opportunity to test our understanding of AGN unification, classification and evolution in general. Strong polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) emission features at 6.2 and 11.25, and low ionization emission lines such as [Ne II] 12.81 are good indicators of stellar activity. On the other hand, high ionization emission lines such as [O IV] 25.89, [Ne III] 15.51 and [Ne V] 14.32,24.32 can be associated with the AGN. The line ratios between the high- and low-ionization emission lines can be used to measure the relative dominance of the AGN and to investigate the ionization state of the emission-line gas. We present the preliminary infrared spectra of our X-ray selected sample, different correlations and implication to the AGN classification and evolution.
Armus Lee
Berghea Ciprian
Dudik Rachel P.
Engle Kimberly
Kraemer Stephan
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