Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Jan 1987
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1987osuc.rept.....f&link_type=abstract
Final Report, 1 Jul. 1985 - 30 Jun. 1986 Ohio State Univ., Columbus. Dept. of Astronomy.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
Emission Spectra, Galactic Nuclei, Kinematics, Line Spectra, Seyfert Galaxies, Active Galactic Nuclei, Black Holes (Astronomy), Galactic Radiation, Iue, Molecular Clouds, Stellar Mass Accretion
Scientific paper
The kinematic state of the emission line regions of active galactic nuclei (AGN) is a fundamental problem which addresses the very nature of these objects. The currently popular model of the energy source of the latter is accretion onto the supermassive black hole which is believed to reside in the nuclear regions of galaxies. If this picture is correct then the emission line gas may be expected to be infalling, and may eventually provide the fuel to power them. It is very difficult to determine the kinematic state of the emission line gas because of the technical problems associated with their small apparent sizes, as seen from the earth. One can only observe the net emission from a large ensemble of clouds, so the emission lines are by necessity composite. Several very long exposures of NGC 1068, one of the very nearest Seyfert galaxies, were obtained. Because of its proximity, it is expected to have the best resolved emission line regions as seen from earth. The La emission line of neutral hydrogen will radiate preferentially in the direction of the central object because of the effects of emission line gas opacity on the transfer of radiation out of the clouds. By obtaining high dispersion observations of Doppler broadening of the line through the small entrance aperture of the IUE one can determine whether this material is in a state of outflow (expected if explosions power the central engine), inflow (expected for accretion onto a massive black hole), or rotation (expected for gas with significant angular momentum near the central regions of a galaxy).
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