IONIZATION MECHANISMS OF HBLR AND NON-HBLR SEYFERT 2 GALAXIES

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Title:	IONIZATION MECHANISMS OF HBLR AND NON-HBLR SEYFERT 2 GALAXIES
Authors:	Yu,PC;Hwang,CY
Contributors:	天文研究所
Keywords:	ACTIVE GALACTIC NUCLEI;BROAD-LINE REGIONS;POINT-SOURCE CATALOG;OPTICAL SPECTROSCOPY;HOST GALAXIES;INFRARED GALAXIES;UNIFIED MODEL;EMISSION;CLASSIFICATION;SPECTRA
Date:	2011
Issue Date:	2012-03-27 18:12:03 (UTC+8)
Publisher:	國立中央大學
Abstract:	We investigate the ionization mechanisms for hidden broad-line region (HBLR) and non-HBLR Seyfert 2 galaxies by comparing some optical emission line ratios. We note that the [NII] lambda 6583/H alpha ratio of the non-HBLR Seyfert 2 galaxies is significantly higher than that of the HBLR Seyfert 2 galaxies while other line ratios, such as [OIII]/H beta and [OI]/H alpha, are similar. To probe the origin of this difference, we explore theoretical results of different ionization models, such as photoionization, starburst, and shock models. We find that none of these models can explain the high [NII] lambda 6583/H alpha ratio of the non-HBLR Seyfert 2 galaxies with solar abundance; the high [NII] lambda 6583/H alpha must be reproduced from enhanced nitrogen abundance. Since nitrogen overabundance can be achieved from the dredge-up of red supergiants in the post-main-sequence stage, we suggest that the observed nitrogen overabundance of the non-HBLR Seyfert 2 galaxies might be caused by stellar evolution, and there could be an evolutionary connection between the HBLR and non-HBLR Seyfert 2 galaxies.
Relation:	ASTRONOMICAL JOURNAL
Appears in Collections:	[Graduate Institute of Astronomy] journal & Dissertation

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