Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
1999-07-14
Astrophys.J. 526 (1999) 130
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
To appear in the November 20, 1999, issue of the Astrophysical Journal. 13 pages, 7 PostScript figures, uses emulateapj.sty
Scientific paper
10.1086/307957
We present spatially resolved far-UV spectra (912-1840 A) of NGC 1068 obtained using the Hopkins Ultraviolet Telescope (HUT) during the March 1995 Astro-2 mission. Three spectra of this prototypical Seyfert 2 galaxy were obtained through a 12 arcsec diameter aperture centered on different locations near the nucleus. The first pointing (A1) was centered west of the optical nucleus; the nucleus was on the eastern edge of the aperture. The second (A2) was centered southwest of the optical nucleus with the nucleus well inside the aperture. The third (B) was centered on the ionization cone, with the nucleus on the southwestern edge of the aperture. While all three aperture locations have spectra similar to the Astro-1 observations of Kriss et al., these new spatially resolved observations localize the source of the far-UV line and continuum emission. The ionization cone (B) has both brighter emission lines and continuum than the nucleus (A2). A1 is fainter than either A2 or B in both lines and continuum. The far-UV emission lines observed with HUT have a spatial distribution that most similar to [O III] 5007, but appear to be more extended and offset to the northeast along the axis of the radio jet. This supports the previous conclusion of Kriss et al. that the bright C III 977 and N III 991 arises in shock-heated gas. The UV continuum radiation has a more extended spatial distribution than the line-emitting gas. At wavelengths longward of 1200 A the inferred continuum distribution is consistent with that seen in archival HST/WFPC2 F218W images, and it appears to contain a substantial contribution from starlight. At wavelengths shorter than 1200 A, the UV continuum becomes more concentrated in the ionization cone, consistent with nuclear flux scattered by hot electrons and dust.
Espey Brian R.
Grimes John P.
Kriss Gerard Anthony
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