Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2004-06-07
Astrophys.J.Suppl.154:178-183,2004
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
Accepted in ApJ Sup. Spitzer Special Issue, 4 pages, 3 figures
Scientific paper
10.1086/422915
We present spectra taken with the Infrared Spectrograph on Spitzer covering the 5-38micron region of three Ultraluminous Infrared Galaxies (ULIRGs): Mrk 1014 (z=0.163), and Mrk 463 (z=0.051), and UGC 5101 (z=0.039). The continua of UGC 5101 and Mrk 463 show strong silicate absorption suggesting significant optical depths to the nuclei at 10microns. UGC 5101 also shows the clear presence of water ice in absorption. PAH emission features are seen in both Mrk 1014 and UGC 5101, including the 16.4micron line in UGC 5101. The fine structure lines are consistent with dominant AGN power sources in both Mrk 1014 and Mrk 463. In UGC 5101 we detect the [NeV] 14.3micron emission line providing the first direct evidence for a buried AGN in the mid-infrared. The detection of the 9.66micron and 17.03micron H$_{2}$ emission lines in both UGC 5101 and Mrk 463 suggest that the warm molecular gas accounts for 22% and 48% of the total molecular gas masses in these galaxies.
Armus Lee
Charmandaris Vassilios
Houck James R.
Soifer Thomas B.
Spoon Henrik W. W.
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