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Mrk 231的红外偏振测量:中心核心热尘埃颗粒的散射

Infrared polarimetry of Mrk 231: Scattering off hot dust grains in the central core

E. Lopez-Rodriguez, C. Packham, T. J. Jones, R. Siebenmorgen, P. F. Roche, N. A. Levenson, A. Alonso-Herrero, E. Perlman, K. Ichikawa, C. Ramos Almeida, O. Gonz… 展开作者

E. Lopez-Rodriguez, C. Packham, T. J. Jones, R. Siebenmorgen, P. F. Roche, N. A. Levenson, A. Alonso-Herrero, E. Perlman, K. Ichikawa, C. Ramos Almeida, O. Gonzalez-Martin, R. Nikutta, M. Martinez-Paredes, D. Shenoy, M. S. Gordon, C. M. Telesco

摘要:

我们在6.5 m MMT上使用MMT-Pol在3.1 $μ$ m滤波器中,以及在10.4 m Gran Telescopio CANARIAS上使用CanariCam在8.7 $μ$ m、10.3 $μ$ m和11.6 $μ$ m滤波器中,呈现了Mrk 231的高角(0.17 $-$ 0.35角秒)分辨率成像偏振观测。结合已发表的观测结果,我们编制了1 $-$ 12 $μ$ m总的和极化的核谱能量分布(SED)。在中心400 pc的总通量SED被解释为1)热的组合(731 $\pm$ 4 K)尘埃结构,由中央发动机直接照射,距离1.6 $\pm$ 0.1 pc,并被认为是在pc尺度的极地区域,2)光学厚度,围绕中央发动机的光滑盘状尘埃结构(“圆环”),倾角为48 $\pm$ 23 $^{\circ}$,以及3)熄灭的(A $_{\mbox{V}} =$ 36 $\pm$ 5 mag)星爆组件。极化SED从0.77 $\pm$ 0.14%(1.2 $μ$ m)下降到0.31 $\pm$ 0.15%(11.6 $μ$ m),并遵循幂律函数$λ^{\sim0.57}$。偏振角在1 $-$ ~ 12 $μ$ m波长范围内保持恒定($\sim$ 108 $^{\circ}$)。主导的偏振机制被解释为散射的热尘埃颗粒在pc尺度的极地地区。

英文摘要:

We present high-angular (0.17$-$0.35 arcsec) resolution imaging polarimetric observations of Mrk 231 in the 3.1 $μ$m filter using MMT-Pol on the 6.5-m MMT, and in the 8.7 $μ$m, 10.3 $μ$m, and 11.6 $μ$m filters using CanariCam on the 10.4-m Gran Telescopio CANARIAS. In combination with already published observations, we compile the 1$-$12 $μ$m total and polarized nuclear spectral energy distribution (SED). The total flux SED in the central 400 pc is explained as the combination of 1) a hot (731 $\pm$ 4 K) dusty structure, directly irradiated by the central engine, which is at 1.6 $\pm$ 0.1 pc away and attributed to be in the pc-scale polar region, 2) an optically-thick, smooth and disk-like dusty structure (`torus') with an inclination of 48 $\pm$ 23$^{\circ}$ surrounding the central engine, and 3) an extinguished (A$_{\mbox{V}} =$ 36 $\pm$ 5 mag) starburst component. The polarized SED decreases from 0.77 $\pm$ 0.14 per cent at 1.2 $μ$m to 0.31 $\pm$ 0.15 per cent at 11.6 $μ$m and follows a power-law function, $λ^{\sim0.57}$. The polarization angle remains constant ($\sim$108$^{\circ}$) in the 1$-$12 $μ$m wavelength range. The dominant polarization mechanism is explained as scattering off hot dust grains in the pc-scale polar regions.

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