| Description |
We propose to obtain PACS and SPIRE imaging observations of a sample of nearby (d<60Mpc) Seyfert galaxies. The main goal of this proposal is to understand the processes heating the dust in nearby Seyfert galaxies, including dust heated by the AGN, by on-going star formation activity, and by the general ISM radiation field. The galaxies are part of our own survey of local AGN to be observed with the mid-infrared CanariCam instrument on the 10.4-m Gran Telescopio Canarias. The sample contains 31 Seyferts of different types (1, 1.5, 1.8, 1.9, 2) and covers a large range in AGN luminosities. In this proposal we only apply for observing time for those galaxies not observed previously with PACS and SPIRE. The unprecedented angular resolution and sensitivity of the proposed PACS and SPIRE imaging observations will be used to: (1) map and quantify the on-going star formation activity across the host galaxies of local AGN, (2) obtain spatially-resolved and integrated accurate estimates of the dust temperature and content of the host galaxies, and (3) put tighter constraints on the properties of the clumpy torus by fitting their nuclear IR spectral energy distributions. |
| Publication |
The post-Herschel view of intrinsic AGN emission: constructing templates for galaxy and AGN emission at IR wavelengths . Bernhard E. et al. . Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society . null . null . 2021MNRAS.503.2598B ,
Infrared colours and spectral energy distributions of hard X-ray selected obscured and Compton-thick active galactic nuclei . Kilerci Eser Ece et al. . Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society . null . null . 2020MNRAS.494.5793K ,
[C II] and CO Emission along the Bar and Counter-arms of NGC 7479 . Fadda Dario et al. . The Astrophysical Journal . null . null . 2021ApJ...909..204F ,
The nuclear and integrated far-infrared emission of nearby Seyfert galaxies . García-González J. et al. . Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Volume 458, Issue 4, p.4512-4529 . 458 . 10.1093/mnras/stw626 . 2016MNRAS.458.4512G ,
The far-infrared emitting region in local galaxies and QSOs: Size and scaling relations . Lutz D. et al. . Astronomy & Astrophysics, Volume 591, id.A136, 23 pp. . 591 . 10.1051/0004-6361/201527706 . 2016A&A...591A.136L ,
BAT AGN Spectroscopic Survey. XI. The Covering Factor of Dust and Gas in Swift-BAT Active Galactic Nuclei . Ichikawa Kohei et al. . The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 870, Issue 1, article id. 31, 16 pp. (2019). . 870 . 10.3847/1538-4357/aaef8f . 2019ApJ...870...31I ,
Local Swift-BAT active galactic nuclei prefer circumnuclear star formation . Lutz D. et al. . Astronomy & Astrophysics, Volume 609, id.A9, 7 pp. . 609 . 10.1051/0004-6361/201731423 . 2018A&A...609A...9L ,
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