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| Paper: |
The Small-Scale Mid-Infrared Emission of Low-Luminosity AGN |
| Volume: |
439, The Galactic Center: a Window to the Nuclear Environment of Disk Galaxies |
| Page: |
487 |
| Authors: |
Mason, R.; Lopez Rodriguez, E.; Packham, C.; Radomski, J.; Levenson, N.; Aretxaga, I.; Alonso Herrero, A.; Colina, L.; Elitzur, M.; Roche, P. |
| Abstract: |
The mid-IR emission from low-luminosity AGN (LLAGN) has not been well studied at high angular resolution, despite potentially providing new constraints on the structure and physics of these objects. We have therefore acquired N band images of 17 nearby LLAGN at ∼0.35″ resolution. These galaxies show a diversity of nuclear morphologies and have a high mid-IR/X-ray luminosity ratio compared to higher-luminosity AGN. It is possible that ongoing star formation may be responsible for this mid-IR excess in at least some of the LLAGN in this sample. |
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