Program: GS-2004A-Q-41
Title: | Imaging the AGN at the heart of Centaurus A |
PI: | Henry Matthews |
Co-I(s): | Lerothodi Leeuw |
Abstract
We propose T-ReCS mid-infrared imaging observations of the nearest AGN, in Centaurus A. These images should differentiate for the first time the point-like BLLac core from the central nuclear torus, about 15" in size. The field of view of a single frame includes both structures, together with the innermost regions of the galaxy's thin disk. Dust temperatures for the torus are in the range 250 to 750K, and multi-filter observations are requested to determine
the SED's of both components.
Publications using this program's data
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[ADS] The subarcsecond mid-infrared view of local active galactic nuclei - I. The N- and Q-band imaging atlas
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[ADS] Nuclear obscuration in LINERs. Clues from Spitzer/IRS spectra on the Compton thickness and the existence of the dusty torus
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[ADS] The nuclear and extended mid-infrared emission of Seyfert galaxies
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[ADS] A mid-infrared statistical investigation of clumpy torus model predictions
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[ADS] Torus model properties of an ultra-hard X-ray selected sample of Seyfert galaxies
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[ADS] Active Galactic Nucleus Ghosts: A Systematic Search for Faded Nuclei
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[ADS] On the origin of X-ray oxygen emission lines in obscured AGN
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[ADS] Torus and polar dust dependence on active galactic nucleus properties