Reddening, Emission-Line, and Intrinsic Absorption Properties in the Narrow-Line Seyfert 1 Galaxy Akn 564

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2001-10-12

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0110303v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

25 pages, 4 figures. LaTeX with encapsulated postscript figures. Accepted for publication in the Astrophysical Journal

Scientific paper

10.1086/338058

We use Hubble Space Telescope UV and optical spectra of the narrow-line Seyfert 1 (NLS1) galaxy Akn 564 to investigate its internal reddening and properties of its emission-line and intrinsic UV absorption gas. We find that the extinction curve of Akn 564, derived from a comparison of its UV/optical continuum to that of an unreddened NLS1, lacks a 2200 A bump and turns up towards the UV at a longer wavelength (4000 A) than the standard Galactic, LMC, and SMC curves. However, it does not show the extremely steep rise to 1200 A that characterizes the extinction curve of the Seyfert 1 galaxy NGC 3227. The emission-lines and continuum experience the same amount of reddening, indicating the presence of a dust screen that is external to the narrow-line region (NLR). Echelle spectra from the Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph show intrinsic UV absorption lines due to Ly-alpha, N V, C IV, Si IV, and Si III, centered at a radial velocity of -190 km/s (relative to the host galaxy). Photoionization models of the UV absorber indicate that it has a sufficient columnand is at a sufficient distance from the nucleus (D > 95 pc) to be the source of the dust screen. Thus, Akn 564 contains a dusty ``lukewarm absorber'' similar to that seen in NGC 3227.

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