Hopkins ultraviolet telescope observations of the far-ultraviolet spectrum of NGC 4151

Details Hopkins ultraviolet telescope observations of the far-ultraviolet spectrum of NGC 4151 Hopkins ultraviolet telescope observations of the far-ultraviolet spectrum of NGC 4151

Jun 1992

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Astrophysical Journal, Part 1 (ISSN 0004-637X), vol. 392, no. 2, June 20, 1992, p. 485-491.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

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Astronomical Spectroscopy, Columbia (Orbiter), Far Ultraviolet Radiation, Seyfert Galaxies, Ultraviolet Telescopes, Active Galactic Nuclei, Emission Spectra, Iue, Lyman Alpha Radiation, Red Shift

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Observations of the FUV spectrum of the Seyfert galaxy NGC 4151 from 912 to 1860 A during the flight of Astro-1 aboard the space shuttle Columbia in December 1990 are reported. Broad emission lines with full-width at half-maximum of about 8500 km/s dominate the spectrum. Numerous absorption features modify the continuum shape, particularly at wavelengths shortward of Ly-alpha. The continuum turns over sharply below 1000 A and disappears by 924 A, well above the redshifted Lyman edge of NGC 4151 at 915 A. The absorption lines have intrinsic widths of about 1000 km/s and are blueshifted relative to the system velocity of NGC 4151 by 200-1300 km/s. Absorption of the continuum by the converging higher-order Lyman lines explains the sharp turnover of the continuum below 1000 A. The blueshifts of the absorption lines, their large intrinsic widths, and the inferred high densities are all consistent with outflowing material originating in the broad-line region.

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