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Infrared spectroscopy of pa-beta and [fe ii] emission in ngc 4151
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Shupe, D. L. Soifer, B. T. Larkin, J. E. Knop, R. A. Armus, L. Matthews, K. |
| Copyright Year | 1996 |
| Description | We present spatially resolved 1.24-1.30 micron spectroscopy with a resolution of 240 km/s of the Seyfert 1.5 galaxy NGC 4151. Broad Pa-beta, narrow Pa-beta, and narrow [Fe II] (lambda = 1.2567 micron) emission lines are identified in the spectrum. Additionally, a spatially unresolved narrow component probably due to [S ix] (lambda = 1.25235 micron) is observed on the nucleus. The narrow Pa-beta and [Fe II] lines are observed to be extended over a scale of 5 sec. The spatial variation of the velocity centers of the Pa-beta and [Fe II] lines show remarkable similarity, and additionally show similarities to the velocity structure previously observed in ground based spectroscopy of [O III] emission in NGC 4151. This leads to the conclusion that the [Fe II] emission arises in clouds in the Seyfert narrow line region that are physically correlated with those narrow line clouds responsible for the optical emission. The [Fe II] emission line, however, is significantly wider than the Pa-beta emission line along the full spatial extent of the observed emission. This result suggests that despite the correlation between the bulk kinematics of Pa-beta and [Fe II], there is an additional process, perhaps fast shocks from a wind in the Seyfert nucleus, contributing to the [Fe II] emission. |
| File Size | 880789 |
| Page Count | 10 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19970027519 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t1jh8gt56 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1996-07-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Astronomy Near Infrared Radiation Seyfert Galaxies Infrared Spectroscopy Active Galactic Nuclei Emission Spectra Spectroscopic Analysis Line Spectra Spatial Resolution Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports ServerĀ (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |