On the ionizing continuum in active galactic nuclei: clues from ISO

Details On the ionizing continuum in active galactic nuclei: clues from ISO On the ionizing continuum in active galactic nuclei: clues from ISO

1999-11-15

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9911265v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

19 pages, 9 figures. To be published in ApJ March 20, 2000 issue, volume 532 #1

Scientific paper

10.1086/308532

The ISO coronal line spectrum of the brightest Seyfert galaxies from the CfA sample is presented and modeled. ISO observations of [O IV] 25.9 $\mu$, [Ne V] 14.3 $\mu$, [Mg VIII] 3.02 $\mu$ and [Si IX] 2.58 $\mu$ lines are presented; their relationship with the soft part of the ionizing spectrum from 50 to 300 eV is investigated. Pure photoionization models reproduce the line ratios, setting ranges for the ionization parameter and the optical depth of the emitting clouds. On the basis of the available data alone it is not possible to distinguish between a power-law or a blackbody distribution as the intrinsic shape of the UV ionizing spectrum. However, for the brightest Seyferts analyzed, namely, NGC 1068, Circinus and NGC 4151, a black-body UV continuum is favored.

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