OASIS Spectral Images of the Seyfert galaxy NGC 5728

시이펏 은하 NGC 5728의 OASIS 분광 영상

  • 형식 (충북대학교 지구과학교육과) ;
  • 송동훈 (경희대학교 유주과학과) ;
  • ;
  • 이우백 (한국천문연구원)
  • Published : 2006.10.30

Abstract

The distribution and kinematic information of the continuum, $H{\alpha},\;H{\beta}$, [O III], & [N II] images based on spectroscopic data secured with the OASIS at the Hawaii CFHT 3.6m telescope have been analyzed to study the physical characteristics of NGC 5728. The three bright regions-northwestern knot, southeastern knot, and the nucleus-exist within a $15"{\times}12"$ sky area which seem to indicate gas flows along the northwestern or western direction from the nucleus. We find that the center of a 10" diameter ring is at the northwestern knot, not at the galactic center. To further analyze the formation mechanism of such a ring, the kinematics of the nucleus and knot have been studied and the central structure of the Active Galactic Nuclei has been investigated by comparing various emission images.

CFHT 천문대 3.6 m 망원경에 부착된 OASIS 분광기를 사용하여 얻은 자료로부터 continuum, $H{\alpha},\;H{\beta}$, [O III], [N II] 등의 영상을 만들어 활동 은하핵 NGC 5728의 물리적 특성을 분석하였다. NGC 5728의 중심부에 NLR 영역으로 판단되는 약 $15"{\times}12"$ 범위 영역에 3개의 밝은 부분(NW knot, SE knot, nucleus)이 존재하고 있고, 이는 핵(nucleus)을 중심으로 북서방향이나 서쪽으로 물질의 흐름이 일어나고 있음을 암시한다. 우리는 직경 10"인 ring과 이의중심에 있는 NW knot의 구조가 은하중심과 일치하지 않음을 발견하였다. 우리는 이러한 구조의 생성 원인에 대해 알아보기 위하여 핵과 knot의 운동학적 특성을 비교하여 보았고, 방출선 영상에서 보이는 차이점을 비교함으로써 활동 은하 중심부의 구조를 살펴보았다.

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