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The AGN-Starburst Connection in the Mid-Infrared

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 November 2011

B. Rocca-Volmerange ,
H. Sol ,
O. Laurent ,
I.F. Mirabel ,
V. Charmandaris ,
P. Gallais ,
M. Sauvage ,
L. Vigroux  and
C. Cesarsky
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Abstract

We present a new method based on mid-IR (5 — 16 µm) emissionfor classifying the origin of the mid-IR activity in galaxies. Ourmethod was devefoped using a set of 33 ISOCAM spectra of extragalacticsources which exhibit diverse mid-IR spectral features. Detailedanalysis of our sample enables us to identify the general properties ofmid-IR emission from active galactic nuclei (AGNs), starbursts, andquiescent star forming regions. The benefits of this mid-IR classificationfor identifying obscured or faint AGNs and for estimating the starformation intensity in star-forming regions are investigated.

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European Astronomical Society Publications Series , Volume 1: AGN in their cosmic environment , 2001 , pp. 153 - 161
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© EAS, EDP Sciences 2002

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