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Seyfert星系的巨脉泽探测和核遮蔽

Megamaser detection and nuclear obscuration in Seyfert galaxies

Michael Ramolla, Martin Haas, Vardha Nicola Bennert, Rolf Chini

摘要:

本文以CfA、12 μ m和IRAS F25/F60星表中的114个Seyfert星系为样本,重新研究了H2O脉泽探测率与核遮蔽之间的关系。这些来源具有来自斯皮策太空望远镜的中红外光谱,并从文献中搜索X射线和[O III],5007埃通量。我们用[O Ⅳ] 25.9 μ m发射线的强度作为活动星系核内禀强度的示踪剂。通过[O IV]归一化后,观察到的X射线通量提供了有关X射线吸收的信息。脉泽和非脉泽的X射线/ [O IV]通量比的分布有很大的不同:脉泽探测到的Seyfert-2s(Sy 1.8-2.0)占据了一个明显的X射线/ [O IV]范围,平均来说,这个范围比Seyfert-2非脉泽的范围低4倍,比Seyfert-1 s(Sy 1.0-1.5)的范围低10倍。非脉泽几乎均匀地分布在整个X射线/ [O IV]范围内。这提供了证据,高核遮蔽的微波激射探测的概率起着至关重要的作用。此外,归一化后与[O IV],我们发现一个类似的,但较弱的趋势与7微米尘埃连续吸收的脉泽探测率的分布。这表明7 μ m连续谱的遮蔽发生在比X射线更大的空间尺度上。因此,在活动星系核统一模型中,在中等偏离边缘的情况下,7 μ m的尘埃吸收可能发生,而不成比例的X射线吸收。[O III]的吸收似乎与脉泽探测无关。在被遮蔽的活动星系核中未能探测到脉泽,很可能是由于观测灵敏度不够。

英文摘要:

We revisit the relation between H2O maser detection rate and nuclear obscuration for a sample of 114 Seyfert galaxies, drawn from the CfA, 12um and IRAS F25/F60 catalogs. These sources have mid-infrared spectra from the Spitzer Space Telescope and they are searched for X-ray and [O III], 5007Angstrom fluxes from the literature. We use the strength of the [O IV], 25.9um emission line as tracer for the intrinsic AGN strength. After normalization by [O IV] the observed X-ray flux provides information about X-ray absorption. The distribution of X-ray / [O IV] flux ratios is significantly different for masers and non-masers: The maser detected Seyfert-2s (Sy 1.8-2.0) populate a distinct X-ray / [O IV] range which is, on average, about a factor four lower than the range of Seyfert-2 non-masers and about a factor of ten lower than the range of Seyfert-1s (Sy 1.0-1.5). Non-masers are almost equally distributed over the entire X-ray / [O IV] range. This provides evidence that high nuclear obscuration plays a crucial role for the probability of maser detection. Furthermore, after normalization with [O IV], we find a similar but weaker trend for the distribution of the maser detection rate with the absorption of the 7um dust continuum. This suggests that the obscuration of the 7 um continuum occurs on larger spatial scales than that of the X-rays. Hence, in the AGN unified model, at moderate deviation from edge-on, the 7um dust absorption may occur without proportionate X-ray absorption. The absorption of [O III] appears unrelated to maser detections. The failure to detect masers in obscured AGN is most likely due to insufficient observational sensitivity.

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