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Emission Line Galaxies in the SHARDS Hubble Frontier Fields II: Limits on Lyman-Continuum Escape Fractions of Lensed Emission Line Galaxies at Redshifts 2 < z < 3.5
Alex Griffiths, Christopher J. Conselice, Leonardo Ferreira +10
We present an investigation on escape fractions of UV photons from a unique sample of lensed low-mass emission line selected galaxies at z < 3.5 found in the SHARDS Hubble Frontier…
GTC Observations of an Overdense Region of LAEs at z=6.5
K. Chanchaiworawit, R. Guzmán, J. M. Rodríguez Espinosa +12
We present the results of our search for the faint galaxies near the end of the Reionisation Epoch. This has been done using very deep OSIRIS images obtained at the Gran Telescopio…
The complex evolutionary paths of local infrared bright galaxies: a high angular resolution mid-infrared view
A. Alonso-Herrero, R. Poulton, P. F. Roche +15
We investigate the evolutionary connection between local IR-bright galaxies () and quasars. We use high angular resolution ( 0.3-0.4 arcsec…
A mid-infrared spectroscopic atlas of local active galactic nuclei on sub-arcsecond resolution using GTC/CanariCam
A. Alonso-Herrero, P. Esquej, P. F. Roche +15
We present an atlas of mid-infrared (mid-IR) ~7.5-13micron spectra of 45 local active galactic nuclei (AGN) obtained with CanariCam on the 10.4m Gran Telescopio CANARIAS (GTC) as p…
A deep look at the nuclear region of UGC 5101 through high angular resolution mid-IR data with GTC/CanariCam
M. Martínez-Paredes, A. Alonso-Herrero, I. Aretxaga +13
We present an analysis of the nuclear infrared (IR, 1.6 to 18 m) emission of the ultraluminous IR galaxy UGC 5101 to derive the properties of its active galactic nucleus (AGN) a…
A mid-infrared view of the inner parsecs of the Seyfert galaxy Mrk 1066 using CanariCam/GTC
C. Ramos Almeida, A. Alonso-Herrero, P. Esquej +10
We present mid-infrared (MIR) imaging and spectroscopic data of the Seyfert 2 galaxy Mrk 1066 obtained with CanariCam (CC) on the 10.4 m Gran Telescopio CANARIAS (GTC). The galaxy…
Nuclear 11.3m PAH emission in local active galactic nuclei
A. Alonso-Herrero, C. Ramos Almeida, P. Esquej +15
We present Gran Telescopio CANARIAS CanariCam 8.7m imaging and 7.5-13m spectroscopy of six local systems known to host an active galactic nucleus (AGN) and have nuclear star…
Interacting LAEs at z = 5.1. Episodic star formation in a group of LAEs at z= 5.07
J. M. Rodriguez Espinosa, O. Gonzalez-Martin, N. Castro Rodriguez +9
We are undertaking a search for high-redshift low luminosity Lyman Alpha sources in the SHARDS survey. Among the pre-selected Lyman Alpha sources 2 candidates were spotted, located…
Uncovering the deeply embedded AGN activity in the nuclear regions of the interacting galaxy Arp299
A. Alonso-Herrero, P. F. Roche, P. Esquej +14
We present mid-infrared (MIR) 8-13micron spectroscopy of the nuclear regions of the interacting galaxy Arp299 (IC694+NGC3690) obtained with CanariCam (CC) on the 10.4m Gran Telesco…
Nuclear star formation activity and black hole accretion in nearby Seyfert galaxies
P. Esquej, A. Alonso-Herrero, O. González-Martín +10
Recent theoretical and observational works indicate the presence of a correlation between the star formation rate (SFR) and the active galactic nuclei (AGN) luminosity (and, theref…
Probing nuclear activity versus star formation at z~0.8 using near-infrared multi-object spectroscopy
Cristina Ramos Almeida, J. M. Rodriguez Espinosa, J. A. Acosta-Pulido +3
We present near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopic observations of 28 X-ray and mid-infrared selected sources at a median redshift of z~0.8 in the Extended Groth Strip (EGS). To date thi…
Testing the AGN Unification Model in the Infrared
Cristina Ramos Almeida, N. A. Levenson, A. Alonso-Herrero +7
We present near-to-mid-infrared spectral energy distributions (SEDs) for 21 Seyfert galaxies, using subarcsecond resolution imaging data. Our aim is to compare the properties Seyfe…
Resolving the nuclear dust distribution of the Seyfert 2 galaxy NGC 3081
C. Ramos Almeida, M. Sanchez-Portal, A. M. Perez-Garcia +13
We report far-infrared (FIR) imaging of the Seyfert 2 galaxy NGC 3081 in the range 70-500 micron, obtained with an unprecedented angular resolution, using the Herschel Space Observ…
Torus and AGN properties of nearby Seyfert galaxies: Results from fitting IR spectral energy distributions and spectroscopy
Almudena Alonso-Herrero, Cristina Ramos Almeida, Rachel Mason +9
We used the CLUMPY torus models and a Bayesian approach to fit the infrared spectral energy distributions (SEDs) and ground-based high-angular resolution mid-infrared spectroscopy…
Testing the Unification Model for AGN in the Infrared: are the obscuring tori of Type 1 and 2 Seyferts different?
C. Ramos Almeida, N. A. Levenson, A. Alonso-Herrero +7
We present new mid-infrared (MIR) imaging data for three Type-1 Seyfert galaxies obtained with T-ReCS on the Gemini-South Telescope at subarcsecond resolution. Our aim is to enlarg…
The spatial distribution of the far-infrared emission in NGC 253
V. P. Melo, A. M. Perez García, J. A. Acosta-Pulido +3
We study the far-infrared emission properties of the nearby starburst galaxy NGC 253 based on IRAS maps and an ISOPHOT map at 180 microns. Based on the analysis of the light profil…
On the relation between the IR continuum and the active galactic nucleus in Seyfert galaxies
M. Almudena Prieto, A. M. Perez Garcia, J. M. Rodriguez Espinosa
A sample of the brightest known Seyfert galaxies from the CfA sample is analyzed on the basis of ISO photometric and spectroscopic data. Regardless of the Seyfert type, the mid-IR…
On the relation between the coronal line emission and the IR/X-ray emission in Seyfert galaxies
M. A. Prieto, A. M. Perez Garcia, J. M. Rodriguez Espinosa
The relation between the X-ray, the coronal line and the infrared (IR) emissions in a sample of the brightest known Seyfert galaxies is analysed. A close relationship between the a…
A subarcsecond resolution near-infrared study of Seyfert and `normal' galaxies: I. Imaging data
R. F. Peletier, J. H. Knapen, I. Shlosman +5
We present new high-resolution near-infrared observations in the J,H and K bands, obtained to study the properties of Seyfert host galaxies. The dataset consists of images in the t…