Variable AGN in the GALEX Time Domain Survey
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| author | Wasleske, Erik J. Baldassare, Vivienne F. Carroll, Christopher M. |
| author_facet | Wasleske, Erik J. Baldassare, Vivienne F. Carroll, Christopher M. |
| contents | We searched the Northern Hemisphere Fields of the GALEX Time-Domain Survey (TDS) for galaxies with UV variability indicative of active galactic nuclei (AGNs). We identified 48 high-probability candidate AGNs from a parent sample of 1819 galaxies in the NASA Sloan Atlas (NSA) catalog. We further characterized these systems using optical spectroscopic diagnostics, WISE IR color selection criteria, and spectral energy distribution (SED) modeling. Of the 48 candidates, eight were identified as AGNs from optical emission lines, two were identified by their IR colors, and 28 were identified through spectral energy decomposition. Observational biases of each selection method are discussed in connecting these AGNs subsamples to another. By selecting AGNs based on UV variability, we also identified six low-mass AGNs candidates, all of which would have been missed by spectroscopic selection. |
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| spellingShingle | Variable AGN in the GALEX Time Domain Survey Wasleske, Erik J. Baldassare, Vivienne F. Carroll, Christopher M. Astrophysics of Galaxies High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena We searched the Northern Hemisphere Fields of the GALEX Time-Domain Survey (TDS) for galaxies with UV variability indicative of active galactic nuclei (AGNs). We identified 48 high-probability candidate AGNs from a parent sample of 1819 galaxies in the NASA Sloan Atlas (NSA) catalog. We further characterized these systems using optical spectroscopic diagnostics, WISE IR color selection criteria, and spectral energy distribution (SED) modeling. Of the 48 candidates, eight were identified as AGNs from optical emission lines, two were identified by their IR colors, and 28 were identified through spectral energy decomposition. Observational biases of each selection method are discussed in connecting these AGNs subsamples to another. By selecting AGNs based on UV variability, we also identified six low-mass AGNs candidates, all of which would have been missed by spectroscopic selection. |
| title | Variable AGN in the GALEX Time Domain Survey |
| topic | Astrophysics of Galaxies High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2205.00547 |