Target:
11 Active Galactic Nuclei (MCG-5-23-16, Mrk 573, NGC 2110, NGC 2992, NGC 3081, NGC 3227, NGC 3281, NGC 4388, NGC 5506, NGC 7469, NGC 7674)
Target Description:
Nuclear dust emission from Active Galactic Nuclei
Instrument:
FORCAST
Spectral Elements:
LWC
Central Wavelength:
31.5 um
Bandwidth:
5.7 um
Exposure times:
3 - 13 minutes
Observation date:
Feb. - Jun. 2014
Proposal ID:
04_0048
Program PI:
E. Lopez-Rodriguez
Publication:
Fuller, L., et al., 2016, MNRAS, 462, 2618
[DOI]
https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stw1780
FORCAST was used to perform 31.5 um imaging observations, which allows us to detect warm dust radiated by the central engine in AGN. Typical symmetric chop-nod techniques were used and a FWHM of 3.4 arc sec was measured.