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Probing the Heart of an Active Galactic Nucleus: NGC 1068

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 May 2016

Matthias Tecza ,
Niranjan Thatte  and
Roberto Maiolino
Matthias Tecza
Affiliation:
Max-Planck-Instutit für extraterrestrische Physik, Postbox 1312, D-85741 Garching, Germany
Niranjan Thatte
Affiliation:
Max-Planck-Instutit für extraterrestrische Physik, Postbox 1312, D-85741 Garching, Germany
Roberto Maiolino
Affiliation:
Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri, Largo E. Fermi, Firenze, Italy

Abstract

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We present results from integral field spectroscopy of the narrow line region of NGC 1068, carried out with the MPE 3D near infrared imaging spectrometer. A map and velocity field of the [Fe II] fine structure line at 1.64μm is presented. The kinematics of the [Fe II] emission, which arises in partially ionized zones, shows red shifted emission in the north eastern cone of the NLR, and blue shifted emission in the south west, reversed relative to high ionization species such as [Si vI] or [O III]. We propose a model geometry of the narrow line region which is consistent with existing data and explains the observed [Fe II] kinematics.

Type
The Inner Regions of Galaxies
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 205: Galaxies and their Constituents at the Highest Angular Resolutions , 2001 , pp. 216 - 219
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of the Pacific 2001 

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