Description |
This proposal is to obtain PACS spectroscopy of 10 bright Seyfert nuclei to observe the 6 ionic fine-structure lines, four high-J CO lines and three OH doublets. The selected targets include four AGN1.s (two Seyfert 1.s and two HBLR-Seyfert 2.s), three AGN2.s and three lower activity objects. These objects have been chosen because they are the brightest at 60-100 micron, their luminosity has been separated between AGN and Starburst components through mid-IR spectroscopy. The immediate goals are to obtain a large set of FIR tracers to be able to classify and model the various levels of non-thermal and starburst activity in local Seyferts, using both atomic (Herschel and Spitzer) and molecular (Herschel and H2 from Spitzer) transitions. The mid-to far-IR classification of activity in galaxies will be essential in the close future to interpret the spectroscopic surveys at long wavelength that will be performed by Herschel, ALMA and SPICA. The range spectroscopy with PACS has been optimized to allow detection of 4 CO lines, 3 OH doublets and 6 fine structure lines in a total time of 14.0 hours. |
Publication |
Far-infrared Line Spectra of Active Galaxies from the Herschel-PACS Spectrometer: The Complete Database . Fernández-Ontiveros Juan Antonio et al. . The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, Volume 226, Issue 2, article id. 19, 26 pp. (2016). . 226 . 10.3847/0067-0049/226/2/19 . 2016ApJS..226...19F , Far-infrared Line Spectra of Seyfert Galaxies from the Herschel-PACS Spectrometer . Spinoglio Luigi et al. . The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 799, Issue 1, article id. 21, 20 pp. (2015). . 799 . 10.1088/0004-637X/799/1/21 . 2015ApJ...799...21S , The Search for Molecular Outflows in Local Volume AGNs with Herschel-PACS . Stone M. et al. . The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 826, Issue 2, article id. 111, 24 pp. (2016). . 826 . 10.3847/0004-637X/826/2/111 . 2016ApJ...826..111S , Neon and [C II] 158 μm Emission Line Profiles in Dusty Starbursts and Active Galactic Nuclei . Samsonyan Anahit et al. . The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, Volume 226, Issue 1, article id. 11, 18 pp. (2016). . 226 . 10.3847/0067-0049/226/1/11 . 2016ApJS..226...11S ,
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