BASS.L. Near-infrared Data Release 3: A Spectral Atlas and Characterization of AGN
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| author | Gillette, Jarred Koss, Michael J. Kakkad, Darshan Ricci, Federica Lamperti, Isabella Oh, Kyuseok Rojas, Alejandra Diaz, Yaherlyn Caglar, Turgay Ichikawa, Kohei del Moral-Castro, Ignacio Ricci, Claudio Treister, Ezequiel Bauer, Franz E. Mushotzky, Richard Baloković, Mislav Brok, Jakob S. den Trakhtenbrot, Benny Urry, C. Megan Harrison, Fiona Stern, Daniel |
| author_facet | Gillette, Jarred Koss, Michael J. Kakkad, Darshan Ricci, Federica Lamperti, Isabella Oh, Kyuseok Rojas, Alejandra Diaz, Yaherlyn Caglar, Turgay Ichikawa, Kohei del Moral-Castro, Ignacio Ricci, Claudio Treister, Ezequiel Bauer, Franz E. Mushotzky, Richard Baloković, Mislav Brok, Jakob S. den Trakhtenbrot, Benny Urry, C. Megan Harrison, Fiona Stern, Daniel |
| contents | We present an analysis of near-infrared (NIR) emission-line properties, AGN diagnostics, and circumnuclear gas dynamics for 453 hard X-ray selected (14$-$195 keV) AGN from the BAT AGN Spectroscopic Survey (BASS) NIR Data Release 3 (DR3; $\langle z \rangle=0.036$, $z<1.0$). This dataset is the largest compilation of rest-frame NIR spectroscopic observations of hard-X-ray-selected AGN and includes the full DR2 sample. Observations were obtained with VLT X-shooter, a multiwavelength (0.3$-$2.5$μ$m) spectrograph ($R$ = 4,000$-$18,000), using a $\geq 2 σ$ detection threshold, enabling broad analysis of emission features. We find that NIR coronal lines, particularly SiVI $\lambda1.964$, are more reliable tracers of AGN luminosity than optical [OIII], showing a tighter correlation with hard X-ray luminosity ($σ=0.25$dex) than [OIII] $\lambda5007$ ($σ=0.55$dex). Broad Paschen lines (Pa$α$ and Pa$β$) are detected in 12% of Seyfert 2 and 57% of Seyfert 1.9, consistent with previous hidden BLR studies. We introduce a refined NIR diagnostic diagram (FeII $\lambda1.257$$μ$m/Pa$β$ and H$_2$ $λ2.122$$μ$m/Br$γ$) that effectively distinguishes AGN, star-forming, and composite sources even when contamination limits individual diagnostics or only upper limits are available. Additionally, we find a moderate correlation ($p \approx 7.4 \times 10^{-3}$) between hot molecular gas mass (traced by H$_2$ 2.121$μ$m) and X-ray luminosity, while its relation with Eddington ratio is weaker. The hot-to-cold gas mass ratio spans four orders of magnitude, averaging $\sim 3 \times 10^{-7}$, indicating diverse molecular gas excitation processes likely driven by star formation and AGN feedback. Our results underscore the value of NIR spectroscopy in probing AGN activity, obscured BLRs, and the complex interactions between AGN and their circumnuclear environments. |
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| spellingShingle | BASS.L. Near-infrared Data Release 3: A Spectral Atlas and Characterization of AGN Gillette, Jarred Koss, Michael J. Kakkad, Darshan Ricci, Federica Lamperti, Isabella Oh, Kyuseok Rojas, Alejandra Diaz, Yaherlyn Caglar, Turgay Ichikawa, Kohei del Moral-Castro, Ignacio Ricci, Claudio Treister, Ezequiel Bauer, Franz E. Mushotzky, Richard Baloković, Mislav Brok, Jakob S. den Trakhtenbrot, Benny Urry, C. Megan Harrison, Fiona Stern, Daniel Astrophysics of Galaxies We present an analysis of near-infrared (NIR) emission-line properties, AGN diagnostics, and circumnuclear gas dynamics for 453 hard X-ray selected (14$-$195 keV) AGN from the BAT AGN Spectroscopic Survey (BASS) NIR Data Release 3 (DR3; $\langle z \rangle=0.036$, $z<1.0$). This dataset is the largest compilation of rest-frame NIR spectroscopic observations of hard-X-ray-selected AGN and includes the full DR2 sample. Observations were obtained with VLT X-shooter, a multiwavelength (0.3$-$2.5$μ$m) spectrograph ($R$ = 4,000$-$18,000), using a $\geq 2 σ$ detection threshold, enabling broad analysis of emission features. We find that NIR coronal lines, particularly SiVI $\lambda1.964$, are more reliable tracers of AGN luminosity than optical [OIII], showing a tighter correlation with hard X-ray luminosity ($σ=0.25$dex) than [OIII] $\lambda5007$ ($σ=0.55$dex). Broad Paschen lines (Pa$α$ and Pa$β$) are detected in 12% of Seyfert 2 and 57% of Seyfert 1.9, consistent with previous hidden BLR studies. We introduce a refined NIR diagnostic diagram (FeII $\lambda1.257$$μ$m/Pa$β$ and H$_2$ $λ2.122$$μ$m/Br$γ$) that effectively distinguishes AGN, star-forming, and composite sources even when contamination limits individual diagnostics or only upper limits are available. Additionally, we find a moderate correlation ($p \approx 7.4 \times 10^{-3}$) between hot molecular gas mass (traced by H$_2$ 2.121$μ$m) and X-ray luminosity, while its relation with Eddington ratio is weaker. The hot-to-cold gas mass ratio spans four orders of magnitude, averaging $\sim 3 \times 10^{-7}$, indicating diverse molecular gas excitation processes likely driven by star formation and AGN feedback. Our results underscore the value of NIR spectroscopy in probing AGN activity, obscured BLRs, and the complex interactions between AGN and their circumnuclear environments. |
| title | BASS.L. Near-infrared Data Release 3: A Spectral Atlas and Characterization of AGN |
| topic | Astrophysics of Galaxies |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.20702 |