Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2000-10-06
Astronomical Journal (January 1, 2001 issue)
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
28 pages including 8 figures (2 ps, 6 jpeg), Latex w/ aaspp4.sty
Scientific paper
10.1086/318046
We report on a detailed kinematic study of the galactic-scale outflow in the Seyfert galaxy NGC 2992. The TAURUS-2 Imaging Fabry-Perot Interferometer was used on the Anglo-Australian 3.9-m telescope to derive the two-dimensional velocity field of the Halpha-emitting gas over the central arcminute of NGC 2992. The complete two-dimensional coverage of the data combined with simple kinematic models of rotating axisymmetric disks allows us to differentiate the outflowing material from the line-emitting material associated with the galactic disk. The kinematics of the disk component out to R = 3.0 kpc are well modeled by pure circular rotation. The outflow component is distributed into two wide cones with opening angle of 125 -- 135 degrees and extending 2.8 kpc (18") on both sides of the nucleus at nearly right angles to the disk kinematic major axis. The outflow on the SE side of the nucleus is made of two distinct kinematic components interpreted as the front and back walls of a cone. The azimuthal velocity gradient in the back-wall component reflects residual rotational motion which indicates either that the outflowing material was lifted from the disk or that the underlying galactic disk is contributing slightly to this component. A single outflow component is detected in the NW cone. The most likely energy source for this outflow is a hot bipolar thermal wind powered on sub-kpc scale by the AGN and diverted along the galaxy minor axis by the pressure gradient of the ISM in the host galaxy. The data are not consistent with a starburst-driven wind or a collimated outflow powered by radio jets. (abridged)
Miller Scott T.
Shopbell Patrick Lynn
Veilleux Sylvain
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