Mid-infrared diagnostics to distinguish AGNs from starbursts

We present new mid-infrared (MIR) diagnostics to distinguish emission of active galactic nuclei (AGN) from that originating in starburst regions. Our method uses empirical spectroscopic criteria based on the fact that MIR emission from star forming or active galaxies arises mostly from HII regions,...

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Autores principales: Laurent, O., Mirabel, I.F., Charmandaris, V., Gallais, P., Madden, S.C., Sauvage, M., Vigroux, L., Cesarsky, C.
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Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_00046361_v359_n3_p887_Laurent
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