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不寻常的AGN宿主NGC 1266:具有低光度核的分子气体丰富的S0星系中激波的证据

The Unusual AGN Host NGC 1266: Evidence for Shocks in a Molecular Gas Rich S0 Galaxy with a Low Luminosity Nucleus

Peibin Chen, Yinghe Zhao, Junfeng Wang

摘要:

NGC 1266是一个透镜状星系(S 0),拥有活动星系核(AGN),并且已知含有大量的冲击气体。我们比较了恒星形成星系(SFG)中\emph{J} CO谱线与红外连续谱线的光度比,并对CO谱线能量分布(SLED)进行了模拟。我们证实,在中、高\emph{J}区($J_{\rm up}$ = 4- 13),C型激波($v_{\rm s}$ = 25 km s $^{-1}$,$n_{\rm H}$ = $5\times10^{4}$ cm $^{-3}$)能很好地再现CO观测。利用程序{ \tt X-CIGALE}对星系光谱能量分布进行了建模,得到了包括恒星形成率(SFR,1.17 $\pm$ 0.47 \emph{M$_{\odot}$} yr $^{-1}$)在内的一组物理参数。此外,我们的工作提供了仅从中性氢区域的[Cl,{ \sc ii}]的SFR衍生(1.38 $\pm$ 0.14 $M_{\odot}$ yr $^{-1}$)。以前的研究对NGC 1266核的活动星系核或星暴性质得出了错误的结论。我们的SED模型表明,隐藏在系统中的活动星系核本质上是低光度的,因此活动星系核的红外光度没有达到预期的水平。从\emph{NuSTAR}在3- 79 keV波段的硬X射线观测中获得的存档数据显示了一个边缘探测,不利于一个被遮蔽的发光活动星系核的存在,并暗示一个紧凑的星暴更可能是NGC 1266核的主导。

英文摘要:

NGC 1266 is a lenticular galaxy (S0) hosting an active galactic nucleus (AGN), and known to contain a large amount of shocked gas. We compare the luminosity ratio of mid-\emph{J} CO lines to IR continuum with star-forming galaxies (SFGs), and then model the CO spectral line energy distribution (SLED). We confirm that in the mid- and high-\emph{J} regions ($J_{\rm up}$ = 4--13), the C-type shock ($v_{\rm s}$ = 25 km s$^{-1}$, $n_{\rm H}$ = $5\times10^{4}$ cm$^{-3}$) can reproduce the CO observations well. The galaxy spectral energy distribution (SED) is constructed and modeled by the code {\tt X-CIGALE} and obtains a set of physical parameters including the star formation rate (SFR, 1.17 $\pm$ 0.47 \emph{M$_{\odot}$}yr$^{-1}$). Also, our work provides SFR derivation of [C\,{\sc ii}] from the neutral hydrogen regions only (1.38 $\pm$ 0.14 $M_{\odot}$yr$^{-1}$). Previous studies have illusive conclusions on the AGN or starburst nature of the NGC 1266 nucleus. Our SED model shows that the hidden AGN in the system is intrinsically low-luminosity, consequently the infrared luminosity of the AGN does not reach the expected level. Archival data from \emph{NuSTAR} hard X-ray observations in the 3--79 keV band shows a marginal detection, disfavoring presence of an obscured luminous AGN and implying that a compact starburst is more likely dominant for the NGC 1266 nucleus.

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