J. Gerssen
GMOS IFU observations of the stellar and gaseous kinematics in the centre of NGC 1068
Gerssen, J.; Allington-Smith, J.R.; Miller, B.W.; Turner, J.E.H.; Walker, A.
Authors
J.R. Allington-Smith
B.W. Miller
J.E.H. Turner
A. Walker
Abstract
We present a data cube covering the central 10 arcsec of the archetypal active galaxy NGC 1068 over a wavelength range 4200–5400 Å obtained during the commissioning of the integral field unit (IFU) of the Gemini Multi-object Spectrograph (GMOS) installed on the Gemini-North telescope. The data cube shows a complex emission line morphology in the [O iii] doublet and Hβ line. To describe this structure phenomenologically we construct an atlas of velocity components derived from multiple Gaussian component fits to the emission lines. The atlas contains many features which cannot be readily associated with distinct physical structures. While some components are likely to be associated with the expected biconical outflow, others are suggestive of high velocity flows or disc-like structures. As a first step towards interpretation, we seek to identify the stellar disc using kinematical maps derived from the Mg b absorption line feature at 5170 Å and make associations between this and gaseous components in the atlas of emission line components.
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Gerssen, J., Allington-Smith, J., Miller, B., Turner, J., & Walker, A. (2006). GMOS IFU observations of the stellar and gaseous kinematics in the centre of NGC 1068. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 365(1), 29-36. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2966.2005.09723.x
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Publication Date | 2006-01 |
Deposit Date | May 2, 2008 |
Publicly Available Date | May 2, 2008 |
Journal | Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society |
Print ISSN | 0035-8711 |
Electronic ISSN | 1365-2966 |
Publisher | Royal Astronomical Society |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 365 |
Issue | 1 |
Pages | 29-36 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2966.2005.09723.x |
Keywords | Instrumentation, Spectograph, Galaxies, Nuceli, Integral field spectroscopy, Narrow-line region, Sauron project, Models, Bars, Gas. |
Public URL | https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1587824 |
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