Bibcode
Lipari, S.; Sanchez, S. F.; Bergmann, M.; Terlevich, R.; Punsly, B.; Mediavilla, E.; Dottori, H.; Taniguchi, Y.; Ajiki, M.; García-Lorenzo, B.; Zheng, W.; Acosta-Pulido, J.; Jahnke, J.
Referencia bibliográfica
Boletín de la Asociación Argentina de Astronomía, vol.49, p.267-270
Fecha de publicación:
2006
Número de citas
2
Número de citas referidas
2
Descripción
In this work we present the first results of a study of BAL QSOs (at low
and high redshift), based on very deep Gemini GMOS integral field
spectroscopy. Three-dimensional (3D) spectra and maps of Mrk 231 clearly
show that the BAL systems I and II are extended (reaching 1.2--1.3 kpc,
from the nucleus) and elongated at the position angle (PA) close to the
radio jet PA. For the nuclear region of Mrk 231, the QSO and host-galaxy
components were modelled, using a new technique of decoupling 3D
spectra. From this study, the following main result were found: in the
pure host galaxy spectrum an extreme blue nuclear starburst component
was clearly observed. 3D GMOS individual spectra (specially in the near
IR Ca II triplet) and maps confirm the presence of an extreme and young
nuclear starburst (8 < age < 15 Myr), which was detected mainly in
a ring/toroid (r = 0.3" = 200 pc). The physical properties of the 4
expanding nuclear bubbles (in Mrk 231) and the NLR were analysed.
Finally, the composite hyper-wind scenario is suggested for the origin
of BALs and giant Ly-alpha blobs. The importance of study the end phase
of BAL+IR QSOs, and ellipticals (i.e. galaxy remnants) is discussed.