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The Mid-Infrared Spectral Properties of Starburst Galaxies and Active Galactic Nuclei
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 25 May 2016
Abstract
We present a new diagnostic tool based on mid-infrared spectra (5–16μm) for distinguishing the emission triggered by the active galactic nucleus (AGN) and by the star formation activity. We show that the AGN spectra, contrary to the starburst spectra, present an important continuum below 9μm and an absence of Unidentified Infrared Bands (UIBs).
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- I. Observational Properties of AGN
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