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AGN dusty tori as a clumpy two-phase medium: the 10 µm silicate feature

Marko Stalevski (UGent) , Jacopo Fritz (UGent) , Maarten Baes (UGent) , Theodoros Nakos (UGent) and Luka Č Popović
(2011) BALTIC ASTRONOMY. 20(3). p.490-494
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We investigated the emission of active galactic nuclei dusty tori in the infrared domain, with a focus on the 10 mu m silicate feature. We modeled the dusty torus as a clumpy two-phase medium with high-density clumps and a low-density medium filling the space between the clumps. We used a three-dimensional radiative transfer code to obtain spectral energy distributions and images of tori at different wavelengths. We calculated a grid of models for different parameters and analyzed the influence of these parameters on the shape of the mid-infrared emission. A corresponding set of clumps-only models and models with a smooth dust distribution is calculated for comparison. We found that the dust distribution, the optical depth and a random arrangement of clumps in the innermost region, all have an impact on the shape and strength of the silicate feature. The 10 mu m silicate feature can be suppressed for some parameters, but models with smooth dust distribution are also able to produce a wide range of the silicate feature strength.
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RADIATIVE-TRANSFER, ACTIVE GALACTIC NUCLEI, radiative transfer, Seyfert, nuclei, galaxies: active, GALAXIES, EMISSION, QUASARS

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Stalevski, Marko, et al. “AGN Dusty Tori as a Clumpy Two-Phase Medium: The 10 Μm Silicate Feature.” BALTIC ASTRONOMY, vol. 20, no. 3, 2011, pp. 490–94.
APA
Stalevski, M., Fritz, J., Baes, M., Nakos, T., & Popović, L. Č. (2011). AGN dusty tori as a clumpy two-phase medium: the 10 µm silicate feature. BALTIC ASTRONOMY, 20(3), 490–494.
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Stalevski, Marko, Jacopo Fritz, Maarten Baes, Theodoros Nakos, and Luka Č Popović. 2011. “AGN Dusty Tori as a Clumpy Two-Phase Medium: The 10 Μm Silicate Feature.” BALTIC ASTRONOMY 20 (3): 490–94.
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Stalevski, Marko, Jacopo Fritz, Maarten Baes, Theodoros Nakos, and Luka Č Popović. 2011. “AGN Dusty Tori as a Clumpy Two-Phase Medium: The 10 Μm Silicate Feature.” BALTIC ASTRONOMY 20 (3): 490–494.
Vancouver
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Stalevski M, Fritz J, Baes M, Nakos T, Popović LČ. AGN dusty tori as a clumpy two-phase medium: the 10 µm silicate feature. BALTIC ASTRONOMY. 2011;20(3):490–4.
IEEE
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M. Stalevski, J. Fritz, M. Baes, T. Nakos, and L. Č. Popović, “AGN dusty tori as a clumpy two-phase medium: the 10 µm silicate feature,” BALTIC ASTRONOMY, vol. 20, no. 3, pp. 490–494, 2011.
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  abstract     = {{We investigated the emission of active galactic nuclei dusty tori in the infrared domain, with a focus on the 10 mu m silicate feature. We modeled the dusty torus as a clumpy two-phase medium with high-density clumps and a low-density medium filling the space between the clumps. We used a three-dimensional radiative transfer code to obtain spectral energy distributions and images of tori at different wavelengths. We calculated a grid of models for different parameters and analyzed the influence of these parameters on the shape of the mid-infrared emission. A corresponding set of clumps-only models and models with a smooth dust distribution is calculated for comparison. We found that the dust distribution, the optical depth and a random arrangement of clumps in the innermost region, all have an impact on the shape and strength of the silicate feature. The 10 mu m silicate feature can be suppressed for some parameters, but models with smooth dust distribution are also able to produce a wide range of the silicate feature strength.}},
  author       = {{Stalevski, Marko and Fritz, Jacopo and Baes, Maarten and Nakos, Theodoros and Popović, Luka Č}},
  issn         = {{1392-0049}},
  journal      = {{BALTIC ASTRONOMY}},
  keywords     = {{RADIATIVE-TRANSFER,ACTIVE GALACTIC NUCLEI,radiative transfer,Seyfert,nuclei,galaxies: active,GALAXIES,EMISSION,QUASARS}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  location     = {{Divčibare, Serbia}},
  number       = {{3}},
  pages        = {{490--494}},
  title        = {{AGN dusty tori as a clumpy two-phase medium: the 10 µm silicate feature}},
  volume       = {{20}},
  year         = {{2011}},
}

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