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Deriving stellar parameters from GALANTE photometry: bias and precision
(Oxford Academics: Oxford University Press, 2020-04-09) Lorenzo Gutiérrez, A.; Alfaro, E. J.; Maíz Apellániz, J.; Barbá, R. H.; Marín Franch, A.; Ederoclite, A.; Cristóbal Hornillos, D.; Varela, J.; Vázquez Ramió, H.; Cenarro, A. J.; Lennon, D. J.; García Lario, P.; Daflon, S.; Borges Fernandes, M.; Agencia Estatal de Investigación (AEI); Maíz Apellániz, J. [0000-0003-0825-3443]; Marín Franch, A. [0000-0002-9026-3933]; Centros de Excelencia Severo Ochoa, INSTITUTO DE ASTROFISICA DE ANDALUCIA (IAA), SEV-2017-0709; Unidad de Excelencia Científica María de Maeztu Centro de Astrobiología del Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial y CSIC, MDM-2017-0737
In this paper, we analyse how to extract the physical properties from the GALANTE photometry of a stellar sample. We propose a direct comparison between the observational colours (photometric bands normalized to the 515 nm central wavelength) and the synthetic colours derived from different stellar libraries. We use the reduced χ2 as the figure of merit for selecting the best fitting between both colour sets. The synthetic colours of the Next Generation Spectral Library (NGSL) provide a valuable sample for testing the uncertainty and precision of the stellar parameters derived from observational data. Reddening, as an extrinsic stellar physical parameter becomes a crucial variable for accounting for the errors and bias in the derived estimates: the higher the reddenings, the larger the errors and uncertainties in the derived parameters. NGSL colours also enable us to compare different theoretical stellar libraries for the same set of physical parameters, where we see how different catalogues of models can provide very different solutions in a, sometimes, non-linear way. This peculiar behaviour makes us to be cautious with the derived physical parameters obtained from GALANTE photometry without previous detailed knowledge of the theoretical libraries used to this end. In addition, we carry out the experiment of deriving physical stellar parameters from some theoretical libraries, using some other libraries as observational data. In particular, we use the Kurucz and Coelho libraries, as input observational data, to derive stellar parameters from Coelho + TLUSTY and Kurucz + TLUSTY stellar libraries, respectively, for different photometric errors and colour excesses.© 2020 The Author(s) Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Royal Astronomical Society
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Galaxy classification: Deep learning on the OTELO and COSMOS databases
(EDP Sciences, 2020-06-25) De Diego, J. A.; Nadolny, J.; Bongiovanni, Á.; Cepa, J.; Povic, M.; Pérez García, A. M.; Padilla Torres, C. P.; Lara López, M. A.; Cerviño, M.; Pérez Martínez, R.; Alfaro, Emilio J.; Castañeda, H. O.; Fernández Lorenzo, M.; Gallego, J.; González, J. J.; González Serrano, J. I.; Pintos Castro, I.; Sánchez Portal, M.; Cedrés, B.; González Otero, M.; Jones, D. Heath; Bland Hawthorn, J.; Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (MINECO); Agencia Estatal de Investigación (AEI); De Diego, J. A. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7040-069X; Centros de Excelencia Severo Ochoa, INSTITUTO DE ASTROFISICA DE ANDALUCIA (IAA), SEV-2017-0709; Unidad de Excelencia Científica María de Maeztu Centro de Astrobiología del Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial y CSIC, MDM-2017-0737
Context. The accurate classification of hundreds of thousands of galaxies observed in modern deep surveys is imperative if we want to understand the universe and its evolution.Aims. Here, we report the use of machine learning techniques to classify early- and late-type galaxies in the OTELO and COSMOS databases using optical and infrared photometry and available shape parameters: either the Sersic index or the concentration index.Methods. We used three classification methods for the OTELO database: (1) u-r color separation, (2) linear discriminant analysis using u-r and a shape parameter classification, and (3) a deep neural network using the r magnitude, several colors, and a shape parameter. We analyzed the performance of each method by sample bootstrapping and tested the performance of our neural network architecture using COSMOS data.Results. The accuracy achieved by the deep neural network is greater than that of the other classification methods, and it can also operate with missing data. Our neural network architecture is able to classify both OTELO and COSMOS datasets regardless of small differences in the photometric bands used in each catalog.Conclusions. In this study we show that the use of deep neural networks is a robust method to mine the cataloged data.
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Hierarchical Bayesian approach for estimating physical properties in nearby galaxies: Age Maps (Paper II)
(Oxford Academics: Oxford University Press, 2019-02-15) Sánchez Gil, M. C.; Alfaro, Emilio J.; Cerviño, M.; Pérez, E.; Bland Hawthorn, J.; Death Jones, D.; Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (MINECO); Junta de Andalucia; Agencia Estatal de Investigación (AEI); 0000-0002-2234-7035; 0000-0001-8009-231X; 0000-0001-9737-4559; Unidad de Excelencia Científica María de Maeztu Centro de Astrobiología del Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial y CSIC, MDM-2017-0737
One of the fundamental goals of modern astrophysics is to estimate the physical parameters of galaxies. We present a hierarchical Bayesian model to compute age maps from images in the H α line (taken with Taurus tunable filter, TTF), ultraviolet band (GALEX far UV, FUV), and infrared bands (Spitzer 24, 70, and 160 μm). We present the burst ages for young stellar populations in a sample of nearby and nearly face-on galaxies. The H α to FUV flux ratio is a good relative indicator of the very recent star formation history (SFH). As a nascent star-forming region evolves, the H α line emission declines earlier than the UV continuum, leading to a decrease in the H α/FUV ratio. Using star-forming galaxy models, sampled with a probabilistic formalism, and allowing for a variable fraction of ionizing photons in the clusters, we obtain the corresponding theoretical ratio H α/FUV to compare with our observed flux ratios, and thus to estimate the ages of the observed regions. We take into account the mean uncertainties and the interrelationships between parameters when computing H α/FUV. We propose a Bayesian hierarchical model where a joint probability distribution is defined to determine the parameters (age, metallicity, IMF) from the observed data (the observed flux ratios H α/FUV). The joint distribution of the parameters is described through independent and identically distributed (i.i.d.) random variables generated through MCMC (Markov Chain Monte Carlo) techniques.
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Lucky Spectroscopy, an equivalent technique to Lucky Imaging Spatially resolved spectroscopy of massive close visual binaries using the William Herschel Telescope
(EDP Sciences, 2018-07-01) Maíz Apellániz, J.; Barbá, R. H.; Simón Díaz, S.; Sota, A.; Trigueros Páez, E.; Caballero, J. A.; Alfaro, Emilio J.; Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (MINECO); Agencia Estatal de Investigación (AEI); Maíz Apellániz, J. [0000-0003-0825-3443]; Barbá, R. H. [0000-0003-1086-1579]; Simón Díaz, S. [0000-0003-1168-3524]; Trigueros Páez, E. [0000-0001-6770-1977]
Context. Many massive stars have nearby companions whose presence hamper their characterization through spectroscopy. Aims. We want to obtain spatially resolved spectroscopy of close massive visual binaries to derive their spectral types. Methods. We obtained a large number of short long-slit spectroscopic exposures of five close binaries under good seeing conditions. We selected those with the best characteristics, extracted the spectra using multiple-profile fitting, and combined the results to derive spatially separated spectra. Results. We demonstrate the usefulness of Lucky Spectroscopy by presenting the spatially resolved spectra of the components of each system, in two cases with separations of only ~0.′′3. Those are δ Ori Aa+Ab (resolved in the optical for the first time) and σ Ori AaAb+B (first time ever resolved). We also spatially resolve 15 Mon AaAb+B, ζ Ori AaAb+B (both previously resolved with GOSSS, the Galactic O-Star Spectroscopic Survey), and η Ori AaAb+B, a system with two spectroscopic B+B binaries and a fifth visual component. The systems have in common that they are composed of an inner pair of slow rotators orbited by one or more fast rotators, a characteristic that could have consequences for the theories of massive star formation.
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MONOS: Multiplicity Of Northern O-type Spectroscopic systems I. Project description and spectral classifications and visual multiplicity of previously known objects
(EDP Sciences, 2019-06-05) Maíz Apellániz, J.; Trigueros Páez, E.; Negueruela, I.; Barbá, R. H.; Simón Díaz, S.; Lorenzo, J.; Sota, A.; Gamen, R. C.; Fariña, C.; Salas, J.; Caballero, J. A.; Morrell, N. I.; Pellerín, A.; Alfaro, E. J.; Herrero, A.; Arias, J. I.; Marco, A.; Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (MINECO); Agencia Estatal de Investigación (AEI); Cabildo de Gran Canaria; 0000-0003-0825-3443; 0000-0001-6770-1977; 0000-0003-1952-3680; 0000-0001-5358-0932; 0000-0002-9404-6952; 0000-0002-5227-9627; 0000-0002-7349-1387; 0000-0003-1887-1966; 0000-0001-8768-2179; 0000-0002-9594-1879; Centros de Excelencia Severo Ochoa, INSTITUTO DE ASTROFÍSICA DE CANARIAS (IAC), SEV-2015-0548; Unidad de Excelencia Científica María de Maeztu Centro de Astrobiología del Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial y CSIC, MDM-2017-0737
Context. Multiplicity in massive stars is key to understanding the chemical and dynamical evolution of galaxies. Among massive stars, those of O type play a crucial role due to their high masses and short lifetimes. Aims. MONOS (Multiplicity Of Northern O-type Spectroscopic systems) is a project designed to collect information and study O-type spectroscopic binaries with δ > −20°. In this first paper we describe the sample and provide spectral classifications and additional information for objects with previous spectroscopic and/or eclipsing binary orbits. In future papers we will test the validity of previous solutions and calculate new spectroscopic orbits. Methods. The spectra in this paper have two sources: the Galactic O-Star Spectroscopic Survey (GOSSS), a project that obtains blue-violet R ∼ 2500 spectroscopy of thousands of massive stars, and LiLiMaRlin, a library of libraries of high-resolution spectroscopy of massive stars obtained from four different surveys (CAFÉ-BEANS, OWN, IACOB, and NoMaDS) and additional data from our own observing programs and public archives. We have also used lucky images obtained with AstraLux. Results. We present homogeneous spectral classifications for 92 O-type spectroscopic multiple systems and ten optical companions, many of them original. We discuss the visual multiplicity of each system with the support of AstraLux images and additional sources. For eleven O-type objects and for six B-type objects we present their first GOSSS spectral classifications. For two known eclipsing binaries we detect double absorption lines (SB2) or a single moving line (SB1) for the first time, to which we add a third system reported by us recently. For two previous SB1 systems we detect their SB2 nature for the first time and give their first separate spectral classifications, something we have also done for a third object just recently identified as a SB2. We also detect nine new astrometric companions and provide updated information on several others. We emphasize the results for two stars: for σ Ori AaAbB we provide spectral classifications for the three components with a single observation for the first time thanks to a lucky spectroscopy observation obtained close to the Aa,Ab periastron and for θ1 Ori CaCb we add it to the class of Galactic Of?p stars, raising the number of its members to six. Our sample of O-type spectroscopic binaries contains more triple- or higher-order systems than double systems.
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The Gaia -ESO Survey: A new approach to chemically characterising young open clusters: I. Stellar parameters, and iron-peak, α -, and proton-capture elements
(EDP Sciences, 2020-01-31) Baratella, M.; D´Orazi, V.; Carraro, G.; Desidera, S.; Randich, S.; Magrini, L.; Adibekyan, V.; Smiljanic, R.; Spina, L.; Tsantaki, M.; Tautvaisilenè, G.; Sousa, S. G.; Jofre, P.; Jiménez Esteban, F. M.; Delgado Mena, E.; Martell, S.; Van der Swaelmen, M.; Roccatagliata, V.; Gilmore, G.; Alfaro, Emilio J.; Bayo, A.; Bensby, T.; Bragaglia, A.; Franciosini, E.; Gonneau, A.; Heiter, U.; Hourihane, A.; Jeffries, R. D.; Koposov, S. E.; Morbidelli, L.; Prisinzano, L.; Sacco, G.; Sbordone, L.; Worley, Christopher; Zaggia, S.; Lewis, J.; European Commission (EC); Leverhulme Trust; Fundacao para a Ciencia e a Tecnologia (FCT); Agencia Estatal de Investigación (AEI); Jeffries, R. D. [0000-0001-5668-1288]; Magrini, L. [0000-0003-4486-6802]; Mena, E. D. [0000-0003-4434-2195]; Smiljanic, R. [0000-0003-0942-7855]; Koposov, S. [0000-0003-2644-135X]; Carraro, G. [0000-0002-0155-9434]; Unidad de Excelencia Científica María de Maeztu Centro de Astrobiología del Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial y CSIC, MDM-2017-0737
Context. Open clusters are recognised as excellent tracers of Galactic thin-disc properties. At variance with intermediate-age and old open clusters, for which a significant number of studies is now available, clusters younger than ≲ 150 Myr have been mostly overlooked in terms of their chemical composition until recently (with few exceptions). On the other hand, previous investigations seem to indicate an anomalous behaviour of young clusters, which includes (but is not limited to) slightly sub-solar iron (Fe) abundances and extreme, unexpectedly high barium (Ba) enhancements. Aims. In a series of papers, we plan to expand our understanding of this topic and investigate whether these chemical peculiarities are instead related to abundance analysis techniques. Methods. We present a new determination of the atmospheric parameters for 23 dwarf stars observed by the Gaia-ESO survey in five young open clusters (τ < 150 Myr) and one star-forming region (NGC 2264). We exploit a new method based on titanium (Ti) lines to derive the spectroscopic surface gravity, and most importantly, the microturbulence parameter. A combination of Ti and Fe lines is used to obtain effective temperatures. We also infer the abundances of Fe » I, Fe » II, Ti » I, Ti » II, Na » I, Mg » I, Al » I, Si » I, Ca » I, Cr » I, and Ni » I. Results. Our findings are in fair agreement with Gaia-ESO iDR5 results for effective temperatures and surface gravities, but suggest that for very young stars, the microturbulence parameter is over-estimated when Fe lines are employed. This affects the derived chemical composition and causes the metal content of very young clusters to be under-estimated. Conclusions. Our clusters display a metallicity [Fe/H] between +0.04 ± 0.01 and +0.12 ± 0.02; they are not more metal poor than the Sun. Although based on a relatively small sample size, our explorative study suggests that we may not need to call for ad hoc explanations to reconcile the chemical composition of young open clusters with Galactic chemical evolution models. © ESO 2020.
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The Gaia-ESO Survey: Age spread in the star forming region NGC 6530 from the HR diagram and gravity indicators
(EDP Sciences, 2019-03-26) Prisinzano, L.; Damiani, F.; Kalari, V.; Jeffries, R. D.; Bonito, R.; Micela, G.; Wright, N. James; Jackson, R. J.; Tognelli, E.; Guarcello, M. G.; Vink, Jorick S.; Klutsch, A.; Jiménez Esteban, F. M.; Roccatagliata, V.; Tautvaisilenè, G.; Gilmore, G.; Randich, S.; Alfaro, Emilio J.; Flaccomio, E.; Koposov, S.; Lanzafame, A. C.; Pancino, E.; Bergemann, M.; Carraro, G.; Franciosini, E.; Frasca, A.; Gonneau, A.; Hourihane, A.; Jofre, P.; Lewis, J.; Magrini, L.; Monaco, L.; Morbidelli, L.; Sacco, G. G.; Worley, Charlotte C.; Zaggia, S.; European Commission (EC); Leverhulme Trust; Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF); Ministero dell'Istruzione, dell'Università e della Ricerca (MIUR); Unidad de Excelencia Científica María de Maeztu Centro de Astrobiología del Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial y CSIC, MDM-2017-0737
Context. In very young clusters, stellar age distribution is empirical proof of the duration of star cluster formation and thus it gives indications of the physical mechanisms involved in the star formation process. Determining the amount of interstellar extinction and the correct reddening law are crucial steps to derive fundamental stellar parameters and in particular accurate ages from the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram. Aims. In this context, we seek to derive accurate stellar ages for NGC 6530, the young cluster associated with the Lagoon Nebula to infer the star formation history of this region. Methods. We used the Gaia-ESO survey observations of the Lagoon Nebula, together with photometric literature data and Gaia DR2 kinematics, to derive cluster membership and fundamental stellar parameters. Using spectroscopic effective temperatures, we analysed the reddening properties of all objects and derived accurate stellar ages for cluster members. Results. We identified 652 confirmed and 9 probable members. The reddening inferred for members and non-members allows us to distinguish foreground objects, mainly main-sequence stars, and background objects, mainly giants, and to trace the three-dimensional structure of the nebula. This classification is in agreement with the distances inferred from Gaia DR2 parallaxes for these objects. Finally, we derive stellar ages for 382 confirmed cluster members for which we obtained the individual reddening values. In addition, we find that the gravity-sensitive γ index distribution for the M-type stars is correlated with stellar age. Conclusions. For all members with Teff < 5500 K, the mean logarithmic age is 5.84 (units of years) with a dispersion of 0.36 dex. The age distribution of stars with accretion or discs, i.e. classical T Tauri stars with excess (CTTSe), is similar to that of stars without accretion and without discs, i.e. weak T Tauri stars with photospheric emission (WTTSp). We interpret this dispersion as evidence of a real age spread since the total uncertainties on age determinations, derived from Monte Carlo simulations, are significantly smaller than the observed spread. This conclusion is supported by evidence of the decrease of the gravity-sensitive γ index as a function of stellar ages. The presence of a small age spread is also supported by the spatial distribution and kinematics of old and young members. In particular, members with accretion or discs, formed in the last 1 Myr, show evidence of subclustering around the cluster centre, in the Hourglass Nebula and in the M8-E region, suggesting a possible triggering of star formation events by the O-type star ionization fronts.
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The GALANTE photometric survey of the northern Galactic plane: project description and pipeline
(Oxford Academics: Oxford University Press, 2021-07-02) Maíz Apellániz, J.; Alfaro, E. J.; Barbá, R. H.; Holgado, G.; Vázquez Ramió, H.; Varela, J.; Ederoclite, A.; Lorenzo Gutiérrez, A.; García Lario, P.; García Escudero, H.; García, M.; Coelho, P. R. T.; Centros de Excelencia Severo Ochoa, INSTITUTO DE ASTROFISICA DE ANDALUCIA (IAA), SEV-2017-0709; European Space Agency (ESA); Gobierno de Aragón; Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP); Agencia Estatal de Investigación (AEI); Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (MINECO); Coelho, P. R. T. [0000-0003-1846-4826]
The GALANTE optical photometric survey is observing the northern Galactic plane and some adjacent regions using seven narrow- and intermediate-filters, covering a total of 1618 deg2. The survey has been designed with multiple exposure times and at least two different air masses per field to maximize its photometric dynamic range, comparable to that of Gaia, and ensure the accuracy of its photometric calibration. The goal is to reach at least 1 per cent accuracy and precision in the seven bands for all stars brighter than AB magnitude 17 while detecting fainter stars with lower values of the signal-to-noise ratio. The main purposes of GALANTE are the identification and study of extinguished O+B+WR stars, the derivation of their extinction characteristics, and the cataloguing of F and G stars in the solar neighbourhood. Its data will be also used for a variety of other stellar studies and to generate a high-resolution continuum-free map of the Hα emission in the Galactic plane. We describe the techniques and the pipeline that are being used to process the data, including the basis of an innovative calibration system based on Gaia DR2 and 2MASS photometry.
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The OTELO survey Faint end of the luminosity function of [O II]3727 emitters at ⟨z⟩ = 1.43
(EDP Sciences, 2021-05-13) Cedrés, B.; Bongiovanni, Á.; Cerviño, M.; Nadolny, J.; Cepa, J.; De Diego, J. A.; Pérez García, A. M.; Gallego, J.; Lara López, M. A.; Sánchez Portal, M.; González Serrano, J. I.; Alfaro, E. J.; Navarro Martínez, R.; Pérez Martínez, R.; González, J. J.; Padilla Torres, C. P.; Castañeda, H. O.; González Otero, Mauro; Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (MINECO); Agencia Estatal de Investigación (AEI); Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR); Pérez Martínez, R. [0000-0002-9127-5522]; Lara López, M. A. [0000-0001-7327-3489]; Cedrés, B. [0000-0002-7382-6407]; Unidad de Excelencia Científica María de Maeztu Centro de Astrobiología del Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial y CSIC (MDM-2017-0737)
Aims. In this paper, we aim to study the main properties and luminosity function (LF) of the [O II]3727 emitters detected in the OTELO survey in order to characterise the star formation processes in low-mass galaxies at z ∼ 1.43 and to constrain the faint-end of the LF. Methods. Here, we describe the selection method and analysis of the emitters obtained from narrow-band scanning techniques. In addition, we present several relevant properties of the emitters and discuss the selection biases and uncertainties in the determination of the LF and the star formation rate density (SFRD). Results. We confirmed a total of 60 sources from a preliminary list of 332 candidates as [O II]3727 emitters. Approximately 93% of the emitters have masses in the range of 108 < M*/M⊙ < 109. All of our emitters are classified as late-type galaxies, with a lower value of (u − v) when compared with the rest of the emitters of the OTELO survey. We find that the cosmic variance strongly affects the normalisation (ϕ*) of the LF and explains the discrepancy of our results when compared with those obtained from surveys of much larger volumes. However, we are able to determine the faint-end slope of the LF, namely, α = −1.42 ± 0.06, by sampling the LF down to ∼1 dex lower than in previous works. We present our calculation of the SFRD of our sample and compare it to the value obtained in previous studies from the literature.
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The OTELO survey III. Demography, morphology, IR luminosity and environment of AGN hosts
(EDP Sciences, 2019-10-14) Ramón Pérez, M.; Bongiovanni, Á.; Pérez García, A. M.; Cepa, J.; Nadolny, J.; Pintos Castro, I.; Lara López, M. A.; Alfaro, Emilio J.; Castañeda, H. O.; Cerviño, M.; De Diego, J. A.; Fernández Lorenzo, M.; Gallego, J.; González, J. J.; González Serrano, J. I.; Oteo Martínez, R.; Povic, M.; Sánchez Portal, M.; Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (MINECO); Agencia Estatal de Investigación (AEI); Unidad de Excelencia Científica María de Maeztu Centro de Astrobiología del Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial y CSIC, MDM-2017-0737; Centros de Excelencia Severo Ochoa, INSTITUTO DE ASTROFISICA DE ANDALUCIA (IAA), SEV-2017-0709
Aims. We take advantage of the capabilities of the OSIRIS Tunable Emission Line Object (OTELO) survey to select and study the AGN population in the field. In particular, we aim to perform an analysis of the properties of these objects, including their demography, morphology, and IR luminosity. Focusing on the population of Hα emitters at z ∼ 0.4, we also aim to study the environments of AGN and non-AGN galaxies at that redshift. methods. We make use of the multiwavelength catalogue of objects in the field compiled by the OTELO survey, unique in terms of minimum flux and equivalent width. We also take advantage of the pseudo-spectra built for each source, which allow the identification of emission lines and the discrimination of different types of objects. Results. We obtained a sample of 72 AGNs in the field of OTELO, selected with four different methods in the optical, X-rays, and mid-infrared bands. We find that using X-rays is the most efficient way to select AGNs. An analysis was performed on the AGN population of OTELO in order to characterise its members. At z ∼ 0.4, we find that up to 26% of our Hα emitters are AGNs. At that redshift, AGNs are found in identical environments to non-AGNs, although they represent the most clustered group when compared to passive and star-forming galaxies. The majority of our AGNs at any redshift were classified as late-type galaxies, including a 16% proportion of irregulars. Another 16% of AGNs show signs of interactions or mergers. Regarding the infrared luminosity, we are able to recover all the luminous infrared galaxies (LIRGs) in the field of OTELO up to z ∼ 1.6. We find that the proportion of LIRGs and ultra-luminous infraed galaxies (ULIRGs) is higher among the AGN population, and that ULIRGs show a higher fraction of AGNs than LIRGs.