Bibcode
Ramos Almeida, C.; Bessiere, P. S.; Villar-Martín, M.; Piqueras López, J.
Bibliographical reference
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Volume 470, Issue 1, p.964-976
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2017
Citations
37
Refereed citations
36
Description
We present near-infrared integral field spectroscopy data obtained with
Very Large Telescope/Spectrograph for INtegral Field Observations in the
Near Infrared (SINFONI) of `the Teacup galaxy'. The nuclear K-band
(1.95-2.45 μm) spectrum of this radio-quiet type-2 quasar reveals a
blueshifted broad component of FWHM ˜ 1600-1800 km s-1
in the hydrogen recombination lines (Pa α, Br δ and Br
γ) and also in the coronal line [Si vi] λ1.963 μm. Thus,
the data confirm the presence of the nuclear ionized outflow previously
detected in the optical range and reveal its coronal counterpart. Both
the ionized and coronal nuclear outflows are resolved, with
seeing-deconvolved full widths at half-maximum of 1.1 ± 0.1 and
0.9 ± 0.1 kpc along position angle (PA) ˜ 72°-74°.
This orientation is almost coincident with the radio axis (PA =
77°), suggesting that the radio jet could have triggered the nuclear
outflow. In the case of the H2 lines, we do not require a
broad component to reproduce the profiles, but the narrow lines are
blueshifted by ˜50 km s-1 on average from the galaxy
systemic velocity. This could be an indication of the presence of a
nuclear molecular outflow, although the bulk of the H2
emission in the inner ˜2 arcsec (˜3 kpc) of the galaxy
follows a rotation pattern. We find evidence for kinematically disrupted
gas (FWHM > 250 km s-1) at up to 5.6 kpc from the AGN,
which can be naturally explained by the action of the outflow. The
narrow component of [Si vi] is redshifted with respect to the systemic
velocity, unlike any other emission line in the K-band spectrum. This
indicates that the region where the coronal lines are produced is not
cospatial with the narrow-line region.
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Nuclear Activity in Galaxies: a 3D Perspective from the Nucleus to the Outskirts
This project consists of two main research lines. First, the study of quasar-driven outflows in luminous and nearby obscured active galactic nuclei (AGN) and the impact that they have on their massive host galaxies (AGN feedback). To do so, we have obtained Gran Telescopio CANARIAS (GTC) infrared and optical observations with the instruments
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