Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2002-10-11
Astrophys.J. 583 (2003) 632-648
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
15 pages with embedded figs, ApJ in press, vol. 583, 2003 Feb. 1. v2: minor corrections to text, some typos removed; updated r
Scientific paper
10.1086/345473
We extend the analysis presented in Tran (2001) of a spectropolarimetric survey of the CfA and 12micron samples of Seyfert 2 galaxies (S2s). We confirm that S2s with hidden broad line regions (HBLRs) tend to have hotter circumnuclear dust temperatures, show mid-IR spectra more characteristic of S1 galaxies, and are intrinsically more luminous than non-HBLR S2s. The level of obscuration and circumnuclear star formation, however, appear to be similar between HBLR and non-HBLR S2 galaxies, based on an examination of various observational indicators. HBLR S2s, on average, share many similar large-scale, presumably isotropic, characteristics with Seyfert 1 galaxies (S1s), as would be expected if the unified model is correct, while non-HBLR S2s generally do not. The active nuclear engines of non-HBLR S2s then, appear to be truly weaker than HBLR S2s, which in turn, are fully consistent with being S1s viewed from another direction. There is also evidence that the fraction of detected HBLR increases with radio power of the AGN. Thus, not all Seyfert 2 galaxies may be intrinsically similar in nature, and we speculate that evolutionary processes may be at work.
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