Abstract:Aims. We study the evolution of the luminosity function (LF) of type-1 and type-2 Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN) in the mid-infrared, and then derive the contribution of the AGN to the Cosmic InfraRed Background (CIRB) and the expected source counts to be observed by Spitzer at 24 µm. Methods. We used a sample of type-1 and type-2 AGN selected at 15 µm (ISO) and 12 µm (IRAS), and classified on the basis of their optical spectra. Local spectral templates of type-1 and type-2 AGN have been used to derive the intri… Show more
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