Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
1997-11-12
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
24 pages, 7 ps figures, AASTEX 4.0, accepted for ApJ April 1, 1998
Scientific paper
10.1086/305417
We present ROSAT PSPC and HRI images of eight galaxies selected from a distance-limited sample of 22 edge-on Seyfert galaxies. Kiloparsec-scale soft X-ray nebulae extend along the galaxy minor axes in three galaxies (NGC 2992, NGC 4388 and NGC 5506). The extended X-ray emission has 0.2-2.4 keV X-ray luminosities of $0.4-3.5 \times 10^{40} erg s^{-1}$. The X-ray nebulae are roughly co-spatial with the large-scale radio emission, suggesting that both are produced by large-scale galactic outflows. Assuming pressure balance between the radio and X-ray plasmas, the X-ray filling factor is $\gapprox 10^4$ times larger than the radio plasma filling factor, suggesting that large-scale outflows in Seyfert galaxies are predominantly winds of thermal X-ray emitting gas. We favor an interpretation in which large-scale outflows originate as AGN-driven jets that entrain and heat gas on kpc scales as they make their way out of the galaxy. AGN- and starburst-driven winds are also possible explanations in cases where the winds are oriented along the rotation axis of the galaxy disk.
Baum Stefi A.
Colbert Edward J. M.
O'Dea Chris P.
Veilleux Sylvain
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