Infrared Spectra of Obscuring Dust Tori around Active Galactic Nuclei. II. Comparison with Observations

摘要: In a previous paper we computed the IR properties predicted for dusty obscuring tori believed to surround many AGNs. Here make detailed comparison of predictions with published observations. We find good agreement between model and observed continuum NGC 1068, 3.5-10.5 μm colors type 2 Seyfert galaxies, range in behavior 10 silicate feature 8-13 spectral index both types several examples anisotropy emission from To explain continua 1 galaxies quasars, suggest that small amount dust may exist well inside inner edge torus proper host galaxy often dominates far-infrared