Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
Jan 1982
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Astrophysical Journal, Part 2 - Letters to the Editor, vol. 252, Jan. 15, 1982, p. L49-L52. Research sponsored by the U.S. Depar
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
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Galactic Nuclei, Gas Dynamics, Interstellar Gas, Seyfert Galaxies, Spectral Line Width, Active Galactic Nuclei, Galactic Radiation, Spiral Galaxies
Scientific paper
No correlation is found in nearby Seyfert 1 galaxy analyses between broad permitted line widths and observed galaxy spiral disk inclination, suggesting that the lines are not rotationally broadened. It is however, noted that there remain observational and theoretical grounds for maintaining that rapidly rotating gas in the nucleus of a spiral galaxy need not be confined to the same plane as that of the primary disk of the galaxy. The lack of correlation noted therefore does not preclude rotation as the primary broadening mechanism, for lines emitted from the broad-line gas in Seyfert 1 galaxies, and models of nuclear gas dynamics in active galactic nuclei should allow for possible tilted orientation of the gas.
Osterbrock Donald E.
Tohline Joel E.
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