We have investigated optical properties of 4248 infrared galaxies (IRGs) by positionally matching data from the IRAS and the SDSS DR3. Our sample includes 3 hyper luminous infrared galaxies (L >10^13Lsun) and 178 ultra luminous infrared galaxies (10^12Lsun 10^11Lsun) may be in a post-starburst phase, sharing a similar (but not the same) merger/interaction origin with E+A galaxies. (abridged)

Optical Properties of 4248 IRAS Galaxies

Author(s): Wang, Ting-Wen; Goto, Tomotsugu; Kim, Seong Jin; Hashimoto, Tetsuya; Burgarella, Denis; Toba, Yoshiki; Shim, Hyunjin; Miyaji, Takamitsu; Hwang, Ho Seong; Jeong, Woong-Seob; Kim, Eunbin; Ikeda, Hiroyuki; Pearson, Chris; Malkan, Matthew; Oi, Nagisa; Santos, Daryl Joe D; Pollo, Agnieszka; Ho, Simon C-C; Matsuhara, Hideo; On, Alvina YL; Kim, Helen K; Hsiao, Tiger Yu-Yang; Huang, Ting-Chi | Abstract: ABSTRACT In order to understand the interaction between the central black hole and the whole galaxy or their co-evolution history along with cosmic time, a complete census of active galactic nucleus (AGN) is crucial. However, AGNs are often missed in optical, UV, and soft X-ray observations since they could be obscured by gas and dust. A mid-infrared (MIR) survey supported by multiwavelength data is one of the best ways to find obscured AGN activities because it suffers less from extinction. Previous large IR photometric surveys, e.g. Wide field Infrared Survey Explorer and Spitzer, have gaps between the MIR filters. Therefore, star-forming galaxy-AGN diagnostics in the MIR were limited. The AKARI satellite has a unique continuous nine-band filter coverage in the near to MIR wavelengths. In this work, we take advantage of the state-of-the-art spectral energy distribution modelling software, cigale, to find AGNs in MIR. We found 126 AGNs in the North Ecliptic Pole-Wide field with this method. We also investigate the energy released from the AGN as a fraction of the total IR luminosity of a galaxy. We found that the AGN contribution is larger at higher redshifts for a given IR luminosity. With the upcoming deep IR surveys, e.g. JWST, we expect to find more AGNs with our method.

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Extinction-free Census of AGNs in the AKARI/IRC North Ecliptic Pole Field from 23-band infrared photometry from Space Telescopes

Author(s): Huang, Ting-Chi; Matsuhara, Hideo; Goto, Tomotsugu; Shim, Hyunjin; Kim, Seong Jin; Malkan, Matthew A; Hashimoto, Tetsuya; Hwang, Ho Seong; Oi, Nagisa; Toba, Yoshiki; Lee, Dongseob; Santos, Daryl Joe D; Takagi, Toshinobu | Abstract: ABSTRACT The $AKARI$ infrared (IR) space telescope conducted two surveys (Deep and Wide) in the North Ecliptic Pole (NEP) field to find more than 100 000 IR sources using its infrared camera (IRC). IRC’s nine filters, which cover wavebands from 2 to 24 μm continuously, make $AKARI$ unique in comparison with other IR observatories such as $Spitzer$ or $WISE$. However, studies of the $AKARI$ NEP-Wide field sources had been limited due to the lack of follow-up observations in the ultraviolet (UV) and optical. In this work, we present the Canada–France–Hawaii Telescope MegaPrime/MegaCam u-band source catalogue of the $AKARI$ NEP-Wide field. The observations were taken in seven nights in 2015 and 2016, resulting in 82 observed frames covering 3.6ndeg$^2$. The data reduction, image processing, and source extraction were performed in a standard procedure using the elixir pipeline and the astromatic software, and eventually 351 635 sources have been extracted. The data quality is discussed in two regions (shallow and deep) separately, due to the difference in the total integration time (4520 and 13 910 s). The 5$\sigma$ limiting magnitude, seeing full width at half-maximum, and the magnitude at 50nper cent completeness are 25.38 mag (25.79 mag in the deep region), 0.82 arcsec (0.94 arcsec), and 25.06 mag (25.45 mag), respectively. The u-band data provide us with critical improvements to photometric redshifts and UV estimates of the precious infrared sources from the $AKARI$ space telescope.

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CFHT MegaPrime/MegaCam u-band source catalogue of the AKARI North Ecliptic Pole Wide field

Author(s): Kim, Seong Jin; Oi, Nagisa; Goto, Tomotsugu; Ikeda, Hiroyuki; Ho, Simon C-C; Shim, Hyunjin; Toba, Yoshiki; Hwang, Ho Seong; Hashimoto, Tetsuya; Barrufet, Laia; Malkan, Matthew; Kim, Helen K; Huang, Ting-Chi; Matsuhara, Hideo; Miyaji, Takamitsu; Pearson, Chris; Serjeant, Stephen; Santos, Daryl Joe D; Kim, Eunbin; Pollo, Agnieszka; Jeong, Woong-Seob; Wang, Ting-Wen; Momose, Rieko; Takagi, Toshinobu | Abstract: ABSTRACT The North Ecliptic Pole field is a natural deep-field location for many satellite observations. It has been targeted many times since it was surveyed by the AKARI space telescope with its unique wavelength coverage from the near- to mid-infrared (mid-IR). Many follow-up observations have been carried out, making this field one of the most frequently observed areas with a variety of facilities, accumulating abundant panchromatic data from the X-ray to the radio wavelength range. Recently, a deep optical survey with the Hyper Suprime-Cam (HSC) at the Subaru telescope covered the NEP-Wide (NEPW) field, which enabled us to identify faint sources in the near- and mid-IR bands, and to improve the photometric redshift (photo-z) estimation. In this work, we present newly identified AKARI sources by the HSC survey, along with multiband photometry for 91 861 AKARI sources observed over the NEPW field. We release a new band-merged catalogue combining various photometric data from the GALEX UV to submillimetre (sub-mm) bands (e.g. Herschel/SPIRE, JCMT/SCUBA-2). About ∼20 000 AKARI sources are newly matched to the HSC data, most of which seem to be faint galaxies in the near- to mid-infrared AKARI bands. This catalogue is motivating a variety of current research, and will be increasingly useful as recently launched (eROSITA/ART-XC) and future space missions (such as JWST, Euclid, and SPHEREx) plan to take deep observations in the NEP field.

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Identification of AKARI infrared sources by the Deep HSC Optical Survey: construction of a new band-merged catalogue in the North Ecliptic Pole Wide field

Author(s): Ho, Simon C-C; Goto, Tomotsugu; Oi, Nagisa; Kim, Seong Jin; Malkan, Matthew A; Pollo, Agnieszka; Hashimoto, Tetsuya; Toba, Yoshiki; Kim, Helen K; Hwang, Ho Seong; Shim, Hyunjin; Huang, Ting-Chi; Kim, Eunbin; Wang, Ting-Wen; Santos, Daryl Joe D; Matsuhara, Hideo | Abstract: ABSTRACT The AKARI space infrared telescope has performed near-infrared to mid-infrared (MIR) observations on the North Ecliptic Pole Wide (NEPW) field (5.4ndeg2) for about 1 yr. AKARI took advantage of its continuous nine photometric bands, compared with NASA's Spitzer and Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer(WISE) space telescopes, which had only four filters with a wide gap in the MIR. The AKARI NEPW field lacked deep and homogeneous optical data, limiting the use of nearly half of the IR sources for extragalactic studies, because of the absence of photometric redshift (photo-z). To remedy this, we have recently obtained deep optical imaging over the NEPW field with five bands (g, r, i, z and Y) of the Hyper Suprime-Camera (HSC) on the Subaru 8-m telescope. We optically identify AKARI-IR sources along with supplementary Spitzer and WISE data as well as pre-existing optical data. In this work, we derive new photo-z using a χ2 template-fitting method code, PHotometric Analysis for Redshift Estimate (Le Phare) and reliable photometry from 26 selected filters including HSC, AKARI, Canada–France–Hawaii Telescope, Maidanak, Kitt Peak National Observatory, Spitzer and WISE data. We take 2026 spectroscopic redshifts (spec-z) from all available spectroscopic surveys over the NEPW field to calibrate and assess the accuracy of the photo-z. At z l 1.5, we achieve a weighted photo-z dispersion of σΔz/(1+z) = 0.053 with η = 11.3nperncent catastrophic errors.

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Photometric redshifts in the North Ecliptic Pole Wide field based on a deep optical survey with Hyper Suprime-Cam

The extragalactic background suggests half the energy generated by stars reprocessed into the infrared (IR) by dust. At z$\sim$1.3, 90\% of star formation is obscured by dust. To fully understand the cosmic star formation history, it is critical to investigate infrared emission. AKARI has made deep mid-IR observation using its continuous 9-band filters in the NEP field (5.4 deg$^2$), using $\sim$10\% of the entire pointed observations available throughout its lifetime. However, there remain 11,000 AKARI's infrared sources undetected with the previous CFHT/Megacam imaging ($r\sim$25.9ABmag). Redshift and IR luminosity of these sources are unknown. These sources may contribute significantly to the cosmic star-formation rate density (CSFRD). For example, if they all lie at 1$<z<$2, the CSFRD will be twice as high at the epoch. 
We are carrying out deep imaging of the NEP field in 5 broad bands ($g,r,i,z,$ and $y$) using Hyper Suprime-Camera (HSC), which has 1.5 deg field of view in diameter on Subaru 8m telescope. This will provide photometric redshift information, and thereby IR luminosity for the previously-undetected 11,000 faint AKARI IR sources. Combined with AKARI's mid-IR AGN/SF diagnosis, and accurate mid-IR luminosity measurement, this will allow a complete census of cosmic star-formation/AGN accretion history obscured by dust.

Hyper Suprime-Camera Survey of the AKARI NEP wide field

Understanding infrared (IR) luminosity is fundamental to understanding the cosmic star formation history and AGN evolution, since their most intense stages are often obscured by dust. Japanese infrared satellite, AKARI, provided unique data sets to probe this both at low and high redshifts. The AKARI performed an all sky survey in 6 IR bands (9, 18, 65, 90, 140, and ) with 3-10 times better sensitivity than IRAS, covering the crucial far-IR wavelengths across the peak of the dust emission. Combined with a better spatial resolution, AKARI can measure the total infrared luminosity () of individual galaxies much more precisely, and thus, the total infrared luminosity density of the local Universe. In the AKARI NEP deep field, we construct restframe , , and total infrared (TIR) luminosity functions (LFs) at 0.15 ) by the AKARI satellite allows us to estimate restframe and luminosities without using a large extrapolation based on a SED fit, which was the largest uncertainty in previous work. By combining these two results, we reveal dust-hidden cosmic star formation history and AGN evolution from z

Cosmic star formation history and agn evolution near and far: akari reveals both

Understanding infrared (IR) luminosity is fundamental to understanding the cosmic star formation history and AGN evolution, since their most intense stages are often obscured by dust. Japanese infrared satellite, AKARI, provided unique data sets to probe this both at low and high redshifts. The AKARI performed all sky survey in 6 IR bands (9, 18, 65, 90, 140, and 160$\mu$m) with 3-10 times better sensitivity than IRAS, covering the crucial far-IR wavelengths across the peak of the dust emission. Combined with a better spatial resolution, AKARI can much more precisely measure the total infrared luminosity ($L_{TIR}$) of individual galaxies, and thus, the total infrared luminosity density of the local Universe. In the AKARI NEP deep field, we construct restframe 8$\mu$m, 12$\mu$m, and total infrared (TIR) luminosity functions (LFs) at 0.15$<z<$2.2 using 4128 infrared sources. A continuous filter coverage in the mid-IR wavelength (2.4, 3.2, 4.1, 7, 9, 11, 15, 18, and 24$\mu$m) by the AKARI satellite allows us to estimate restframe 8$\mu$m and 12$\mu$m luminosities without using a large extrapolation based on a SED fit, which was the largest uncertainty in previous work. By combining these two results, we reveal dust-hidden cosmic star formation history and AGN evolution from $z$=0 to $z$=2.2, all probed by the AKARI satellite.

Cosmic star formation history and AGN evolution near and far: AKARI reveals both

Understanding infrared (IR) luminosity is fundamental to understanding the cosmic star formation history and AGN evolution, since their most intense stages are often obscured by dust. Japanese infrared satellite, AKARI, provided unique data sets to probe this both at low and high redshifts. The AKARI performed an all sky survey in 6 IR bands (9, 18, 65, 90, 140, and 160 ㎛) with 3-10 times better sensitivity than IRAS, covering the crucial far-IR wavelengths across the peak of the dust emission. Combined with a better spatial resolution, AKARI can measure the total infrared luminosity (L TIR ) of individual galaxies much more precisely, and thus, the total infrared luminosity density of the local Universe. In the AKARI NEP deep field, we construct restframe 8 ㎛, 12 ㎛, and total infrared (TIR) luminosity functions (LFs) at 0.15 < z < 2.2 using 4,128 infrared sources. A continuous filter coverage in the mid-IR wavelength (2.4, 3.2, 4.1, 7, 9, 11, 15, 18, and 24 ㎛) by the AKARI satellite allows us to estimate restframe 8 ㎛ and 12 ¹m luminosities without using a large extrapolation based on a SED fit, which was the largest uncertainty in previous work. By combining these two results, we reveal dust-hidden cosmic star formation history and AGN evolution from z = 0 to z = 2.2, all probed by the AKARI satellite.

Akari Nep team

Papers

Hyper Suprime-Camera Survey of the AKARI NEP wide field

Cosmic star formation history and agn evolution near and far: akari reveals both

Cosmic star formation history and AGN evolution near and far: AKARI reveals both

Cosmic star formation history and agn evolution near and far