Broad Paschen-alpha emission in two extremely infrared luminous Seyfert 2 galaxies

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Emission Spectra, Infrared Sources (Astronomy), Luminosity, Paschen Series, Quasars, Seyfert Galaxies, Astronomical Spectroscopy, Broadband, Infrared Astronomy Satellite, Infrared Spectra, Spectral Energy Distribution

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The Paschen-alpha emission line in the extremely luminous IRAS-selected galaxies IRAS 20460 + 1925 and IRAS 23060 + 0505 is observed. The observed width of H-alpha of Pa-alpha in IRAS 20460 + 1925 is 3300 km/s, with a possible broader component of about 3860 km/s, while the observed width of H-alpha of Pa-alpha in IRAS 23060 + 0505 is 3270 km/s, with a possible broader component of about 4780 km/s. Considering these results as well as their bolometric luminosities, IRAS 20460 + 1925 and IRAS 23060 + 0505 are proposed to be classified as QSO's. It is suggested that there is a population of obscured QSO's, and that they can be selected by their warmth infrared energy distributions and QSO-like luminosities.

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