Gas excitation and SFRs of 62 AGNs

We present maps of the ionized gas flux distributions, excitation, star formation rate (SFR), surface mass density {Sigma}_H+_, and obtain total values of SFR and ionized gas masses M for 62 active galactic nuclei (AGN) observed with SDSS-IV MaNGA and compare them with those of a control sample of 112 non-active galaxies. The most luminous AGN - with L([OIII]{lambda}5007)>=3.8x10^40^erg/s, and those hosted by earlier type galaxies are dominated by Seyfert excitation within 0.2 effective radius R_e_ from the nucleus, surrounded by LINER excitation or transition regions, while the less luminous and hosted by later-type galaxies show equally frequent LINER and Seyfert excitation within 0.2R_e_.

The extent R of the region ionized by the AGN follows the relation R{prop.to}L([OIII])^0.5^ - as in the case of the broad-line region. The SFR distribution over the region ionized by hot stars is similar for AGN and controls, while the integrated SFR - in the range 10^-3^-10M_{sun}_/yr is also similar for the late-type subsample, but higher in the AGN for 75 per cent of the early-type subsample. We thus conclude that there is no signature of AGN quenching star formation in the body of the galaxy in our sample.