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2022ApJ...933...37W - Astrophys. J., 933, 37-37 (2022/July-1)

Variable Active Galactic Nuclei in the Galaxy Evolution Explorer Time Domain Survey.

WASLESKE E.J., BALDASSARE V.F. and CARROLL C.M.

Abstract (from CDS):

We searched the northern hemisphere fields of the Galaxy Evolution Explorer Time Domain Survey 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 catalog. We further characterized these systems using optical spectroscopic diagnostics, Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer IR color selection criteria, and spectral energy distribution 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 AGN subsamples to another. By selecting AGNs based on UV variability, we also identified six low-mass AGN candidates, all of which would have been missed by spectroscopic selection.

Abstract Copyright: © 2022. The Author(s). Published by the American Astronomical Society.

Journal keyword(s): Active galactic nuclei - Active galaxies - Time domain astronomy - Ultraviolet photometry - Intermediate-mass black holes - Supermassive black holes

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