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MMTF在MR 2251-178中发现巨电离锥:类星体辐射反馈的意义

MMTF Discovery of Giant Ionization Cones in MR 2251-178: Implications for Quasar Radiative Feedback

Kory Kreimeyer, Sylvain Veilleux

摘要:

利用Baade-Magellan 6.5米望远镜上的Maryland-Magellan可调谐滤波器(MMTF)获得的[O III] 5007/H-beta和[N II] 6583/H-alpha深通量比图,在类星体MR 2251-178周围的140 kpc星云中发现了巨大的电离锥。这些锥与在较小尺度(<30 kpc)上观察到的弱双叶射电源对齐。它们的开度角约为120度+/-10度,对向约为4pi球面度的65-90%,其中较大的不确定性考虑了可能的投影效应。外层电离锥中的物质是物质束缚的,这表明所有通过电离锥发射的电离光子都从系统中逃逸。尽管在[O III]中星云的几何形状很大程度上是对称的,但在这些锥体之外,类星体的电离通量要暗2-3倍。总的来说,把锥体内外的贡献加起来,我们发现大约65-95%的类星体电离辐射会离开系统。这些结果强调需要线比地图量化逃逸分数的电离辐射从类星体和星系际介质上的类星体辐射反馈的重要性。

英文摘要:

We report the discovery of giant ionization cones in the 140-kpc nebula around quasar MR 2251-178 based on deep [O III] 5007/H-beta and [N II] 6583/H-alpha flux ratio maps obtained with the Maryland-Magellan Tunable Filter (MMTF) on the Baade-Magellan 6.5m telescope. These cones are aligned with the weak double-lobed radio source observed on smaller scale <30 kpc). They have an opening angle ~120deg +/- 10deg and subtend ~65-90% of 4pi steradians, where the large uncertainty takes into account possible projection effects. The material in the outer ionization cones is matter-bounded, indicating that all ionizing photons emitted through the cones escape from the system. The quasar ionizing flux is ~2-3 times fainter outside of these cones, despite the largely symmetric geometry of the nebula in [O III]. Overall, adding up the contributions from both inside and outside the cones, we find that ~65-95% of the quasar ionizing radiation makes its way out of the system. These results emphasize the need for line ratio maps to quantify the escape fraction of ionizing radiation from quasars and the importance of quasar radiative feedback on the intergalactic medium.

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