Euclid preparation. Spectroscopy of active galactic nuclei with NISP

Understand

The statistical distribution and evolution of key properties (e.g.

• accretion rate, mass, or spin) of active galactic nuclei (AGN), remain an open debate in astrophysics.
• The ESA Euclid space mission, launched on July 1st 2023, promises a breakthrough in this field.
• We create detailed mock catalogues of AGN spectra, from the rest-frame near-infrared down to the ultraviolet, including emission lines, to simulate what Euclid will observe for both obscured (type 2) and unobscured (type 1) AGN.