2000A&A...361....5M -
Astronomy and Astrophysics, volume 361, 5-12 (2000/9-1)
Integral field spectroscopy of the radio galaxy 3C 171.
MARQUEZ I., PECONTAL E., DURRET F. and PETITJEAN P.
Abstract (from CDS):
We have performed integral field spectroscopy of the radio galaxy 3C 171 (redshift z=0.238) with the TIGER instrument at the Canada France Hawaii telescope in the Hβ-[OIII]4959-5007 wavelength region. We present the reconstructed Hβ and [OIII] images and compare them to the HST and radio maps. We discuss the variations of the [OIII]/Hβ line ratio throughout the nebulosity. We also analyze the velocity field in detail, in particular the presence of several components. We find that the kinematics derived with emission lines in the central region (inside 1 arcsec) are compatible with a disk-like rotation of low amplitude (50km/s). The continuum surface brightness profile follows an r1/4 law, suggesting that the underlying galaxy is an elliptical with an effective radius of 15kpc. We have fit two components in the region centered 2.7arcsec to the West and of extension 3arcsec2. We find that the blueshifted component is an extension of the central part, whereas the second one is redshifted by 600km/s. In both components, line ratios and FWHM are compatible with the presence of shocks induced by jet-cloud interactions.
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Journal keyword(s):
galaxies: active - galaxies: individual: 3C 171 - galaxies: ISM - galaxies: kinematics and dynamics - galaxies: quasars: emission lines
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