Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2005-01-03
Astrophys.J. 623 (2005) 123-136
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
Accepted in The Astrophysical Journal, 2nd January 2005, 20 pages
Scientific paper
10.1086/428495
The first complete far-infrared spectrum (43-197um) of the Seyfert 2 galaxy NGC 1068 as observed with the LWS onboard ISO is reported. In addition to the expected ionic fine structure emission lines, the OH rotational lines at 79, 119 and 163um were all detected in emission. The line intensities were modelled together with ISO SWS and optical and UV line intensities from the literature, considering two independent emission components: the AGN component and the starburst component in the circumnuclear ring of 3 kpc in size. Using the UV to mid-IR emission line spectrum to constrain the nuclear ionizing continuum, we have confirmed previous results: a canonical power-law ionizing spectrum is a poorer fit than one with a deep absorption trough, while the presence of a big blue bump is ruled out. Based on starburst synthesis models, we were able to fit the mid- and far-infrared fine-structure line emission, with a low ionization parameter (logU=-3.5) and low densities (n=100 cm^-3). Combining AGN and starburst components, we succeeded in modeling the overall UV to far-IR atomic spectrum of NGC1068, reproducing the line fluxes to within a factor 2.0 on average with a standard deviation of 1.3 and the overall continuum as the sum of the contribution of the thermal dust emission in the ionized and neutral components. TheOH 119 um emission indicates that the line is collisionally excited and arises in a warm and dense region. The OH emission has been modeled using spherically symmetric, non-local, non-LTE radiative transfer models. The models indicate that the bulk of the emission arises from the nuclear region, although some extended contribution from the starburst is not ruled out. The OH abundance in the nuclear region is expected to be $\sim10^{-5}$, characteristic of X-ray dominated regions.
Fischer Jacqueline
Gonzalez-Alfonso Eduardo
Malkan Matthew A.
Smith Howard A.
Spinoglio Luigi
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