Recommended Citation
Published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, Volume 448, Issue 1, March 1, 2006, pages 165-169.
NOTE: At the time of publication, the author N. Bennert was not yet affiliated with Cal Poly.
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20054459.
Abstract
Interactions between the radio jet and the optical emission of the narrow-line region (NLR) are a well known phenomenon in Seyfert galaxies. Here, we present the study of possible jet-NLR interactions in five radio-quiet PG quasars with double or triple radio structure. High spatial and spectral resolution observations were carried out in the H-[O III] 5007 wavelength range. In all cases, there is evidence for [O III] profile substructure (shoulders, subpeaks, blueshifted "broad'' components) with different clarity. To measure the velocity, line width, intensity, and location of these [O III] components, several Gaussians were fitted. Often, the substructures are more pronounced close to the radio lobes, suggestive of jet-NLR interactions. Our observations support the unification scheme in which radio-quiet quasars are assumed to be the luminous cousins of Seyfert galaxies.
Disciplines
Physics
Copyright
2006 EDP Sciences.
URL: https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/phy_fac/412
