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低表面亮度星系PGC045080中的AGN和气盘

The AGN and Gas Disk in the Low Surface Brightness Galaxy PGC045080

M. Das, N. Kantharia, S. Ramya, T. P. Prabhu, S. S. McGaugh, S. N. Vogel

摘要:

本文介绍了巨大的低表面亮度(LSB)星系PGC 045080(或1300+0144)的射电观测和光谱学。PGC 045080是一个中等距离的星系,有一个高度倾斜的光盘和大量的HI气体。在320 MHz、610 MHz和1.4 GHz对该星系进行了无线电连续观测。连续辐射被探测到并绘制在星系中。在所有三个频率上,辐射似乎都扩展到了内盘。在1.4 GHz和610 MHz下,它似乎有两个不同的波瓣。我们还做了星系核的光谱学;光谱没有显示任何与活动星系核活动有关的强发射线,但不能排除存在弱活动星系核。此外,H $α$通量和无线电连续在1.4 GHz的比较表明,一个显着的部分的发射是非热的性质。因此,我们认为PGC 045080中可能存在一个弱的或隐藏的活动星系核。扩展的射电辐射代表活动星系核的叶瓣/喷流。这些观测结果表明,虽然LSB星系金属贫乏,恒星形成很少,但它们的中心可以容纳显着的活动星系核活动。我们还绘制了PGC 045080中的HI气体盘和速度场。HI盘延伸到光盘之外并出现翘曲。在HI强度图中,圆盘出现明显的不平衡。速度场在圆盘的不平衡一侧受到扰动,但在另一半相当均匀。我们从速度场导出了银河系的HI旋转曲线。旋转曲线具有约190 km/s的平坦旋转速度。

英文摘要:

We present radio observations and optical spectroscopy of the giant low surface brightness (LSB) galaxy PGC 045080 (or 1300+0144). PGC 045080 is a moderately distant galaxy having a highly inclined optical disk and massive HI gas content. Radio continuum observations of the galaxy were carried out at 320 MHz, 610 MHz and 1.4 GHz. Continuum emission was detected and mapped in the galaxy. The emission appears extended over the inner disk at all three frequencies. At 1.4 GHz and 610 MHz it appears to have two distinct lobes. We also did optical spectroscopy of the galaxy nucleus; the spectrum did not show any strong emission lines associated with AGN activity but the presence of a weak AGN cannot be ruled out. Furthermore, comparison of the H$α$ flux and radio continuum at 1.4 GHz suggests that a significant fraction of the emission is non-thermal in nature. Hence we conclude that a weak or hidden AGN may be present in PGC 045080. The extended radio emission represents lobes/jets from the AGN. These observations show that although LSB galaxies are metal poor and have very little star formation, their centers can host significant AGN activity. We also mapped the HI gas disk and velocity field in PGC 045080. The HI disk extends well beyond the optical disk and appears warped. In the HI intensity maps, the disk appears distinctly lopsided. The velocity field is disturbed on the lopsided side of the disk but is fairly uniform in the other half. We derived the HI rotation curve for the galaxy from the velocity field. The rotation curve has a flat rotation speed of ~ 190 km/s.

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