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| Paper: |
Silicate Emission in AGN: Emission from the Torus or (and) Extended Emission? |
| Volume: |
373, The Central Engine of Active Galactic Nuclei |
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501 |
| Authors: |
Schweitzer, M.; Lutz, D.; Sturm, E.; Genzel, R.; Veilleux, S.; Rupke, D.; Kim, D.-C.; Baker, A.J.; Groves, B.; Tomono, D.; Netzer, H.; Sternberg, A. |
| Abstract: |
Spitzer spectroscopy has recently given a new boost to AGN studies by detecting long-sought silicate emission features in quasars, but it remains uncertain how they can be interpreted in unified scenarios. Hot silicate emission may arise from a compact torus, but the moderate temperature of the actually observed silicate emission and our detection of this feature in QSO- 2s argue for a more extended nature. Support for this comes from our recent detection of extended silicate emission in the low-luminosity LINER NGC 3998 and spectral modelling of our QSO-1 sample. |
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