Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2003-02-18
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
23 pages (incl. 9 figures, 4 tables), to appear in The Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
Scientific paper
10.1086/374724
Narrow Line Seyfert 1 (NLS1) galaxies are remarkable for their extreme continuum and emission line properties which are not well understood. New results bearing on the spectroscopic characteristics of these objects are presented here, with the aim of establishing their typical ultraviolet and optical spectral behavior. We employ HST observations of 22 NLS1s, which represent a substantial improvement over previous work in terms of data quality and sample size. High signal-to-noise NLS1 composite spectra are constructed, allowing accurate measurements of the continuum shape and the strengths, ratios, and widths for lines, including weak features which are barely identifiable in other Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN) composites. We find that the NLS1 sources have redder UV-blue continua than those typically measured in other quasars and Seyferts. Objects with UV line absorption show redder spectra, suggesting that dust is important in modifying the continuum shapes. The data also permit a detailed investigation of the previously proposed link between NLS1s and z >~ 4 quasars. Direct comparison of their composite spectra, as well as a Principal Component Analysis, suggest that high-z QSOs do not show a strong preference toward NLS1 behavior.
Constantin Anca
Shields Joseph C.
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