2014MNRAS.445..414S -
Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc., 445, 414-427 (2014/November-3)
Feeding versus feedback in AGN from near-infrared IFU observations: the case of Mrk 766.
SCHONELL A.J.Jr, RIFFEL R.A., STORCHI-BERGMANN T. and WINGE C.
Abstract (from CDS):
We have mapped the emission-line flux distributions and ratios as well as the gaseous kinematics of the inner 450 pc radius of the type 1 Seyfert galaxy Mrk 766 using integral field near-infrared J- and Kl-band spectra obtained with the Gemini Near Infrared Integral Field Spectrograph at a spatial resolution of 60 pc and velocity resolution of 40 km/s. Emission-line flux distributions in ionized and molecular gas extend up to ~ 300 pc from the nucleus. Coronal [Six] λ1.2523µm line emission is resolved, being extended up to 150 pc from the nucleus. At the highest flux levels, the [Feii] λ1.257µm line emission is most extended to the south-east, where a radio jet has been observed. The emission-line ratios [Feii] λ1.2570µm/Paβ and H2λ2.1218µm/Brγ show a mixture of Starburst and Seyfert excitation; the Seyfert excitation dominates at the nucleus, to the north-west and in an arc-shaped region between 0.2 and 0.6 arcsec to the south-east at the location of the radio jet. A contribution from shocks at this location is supported by enhanced [Feii]/[Pii] line ratios and increased [Feii] velocity dispersion. The gas velocity field is dominated by rotation that is more compact for H2 than for Paβ, indicating that the molecular gas has a colder kinematics and is located in the galaxy plane. There is about 103 M☉ of hot H2, implying ~109 M☉ of cold molecular gas. At the location of the radio jet, we observe an increase in the [Feii] velocity dispersion (150 km/s), as well as both blueshift and redshifts in the channel maps, supporting the presence of an outflow there. The ionized gas mass outflow rate is estimated to be ~10 M☉/yr, and the power of the outflow ~0.08 Lbol.
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© 2014 The Authors Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Royal Astronomical Society (2014)
Journal keyword(s):
galaxies: active - galaxies: individual: Mrk 766 - galaxies: kinematics and dynamics - galaxies: nuclei - galaxies: Seyfert
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