Infrared emission in radio galaxy NGC 4261

Details Infrared emission in radio galaxy NGC 4261 Infrared emission in radio galaxy NGC 4261

2004-12-15

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0412374v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

4 pages, 4 figures. To appear in the proceedings of: "The Spectral Energy Distribution of Gas-Rich Galaxies: Confronting Model

Scientific paper

10.1063/1.1913937

We have analyzed the total and nuclear SED for NGC 4261 and find that the dominant process for the mid- and far-infrared emission in this object is non-thermal emission from the active nucleus. Modeling the emission from the optically detected 300 pc dust disk yields no significant disk contribution at any wavelength. To explain the observations, either the disk has an inflated inner region which partly absorbs the core, or the intrinsic core spectrum is curved. The inner 10 pc of the disk can potentially be conceived as an obscuring torus, albeit with optical depth around unity.

Affiliated with

Also associated with

No associations

Rating

Infrared emission in radio galaxy NGC 4261 does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this scientific paper.

If you have personal experience with Infrared emission in radio galaxy NGC 4261, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Infrared emission in radio galaxy NGC 4261 will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFWR-SCP-O-92069