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Keywords

galaxies: active
galaxies: star formation
infrared: galaxies
Astrophysics - Cosmology and Extragalactic Astrophysics

How to Cite

A mid-IR survey of local AGN with GTC/CanariCam. (2013). Revista Mexicana De Astrofísica Y Astronomía Serie De Conferencias, 42(1), 41-43. https://astronomia.unam.mx/journals/rmxac/article/view/2013rmxac..42...41a
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Abstract

We describe a mid-infrared (MIR) survey of local AGN to be conducted with the CanariCam instrument on the Gran Telescopio Canarias (GTC). We will obtain MIR imaging and spectroscopy of a sample of ~100 AGN covering six orders of magnitude in AGN luminosity, and including different AGN classes (e.g., LINERs, Seyfert 1s and 2s, QSO). The main goals are: (1) to test unification of Type 1 and Type 2 AGN, (2) to study the star formation activity around AGN and (3) to explore the role of the dusty torus in low-luminosity AGN.