THE INTRINSIC NUCLEAR-SPECTRUM OF NGC-1068

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作者
PIER, EA
ANTONUCCI, R
HURT, T
KRISS, G
KROLIK, J
机构
[1] JOHNS HOPKINS UNIV,DEPT PHYS & ASTRON,BALTIMORE,MD 21218
[2] UNIV CALIF SANTA BARBARA,DEPT PHYS,SANTA BARBARA,CA 93106
关键词
GALAXIES; INDIVIDUAL; (NGC; 1068); NUCLEI; SEYFERT; ULTRAVIOLET; X-RAYS;
D O I
10.1086/174225
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
We have inferred the intrinsic optical, UV and X-ray continuum of the obscured Seyfert nucleus of NGC 1068, using small aperture and polarized flux data to separate host galaxy contamination from reflected nuclear light. In support of popular unification models, we find it to be similar to typical type 1 Seyfert galaxy and quasar continua. The bolometric luminosity of the active nucleus is 2.2 x 10(11)(f(refl)/0.01)-1(D/22Mpc)2L., where f(refl) is the fraction of nuclear flux reflected into our line of sight and D is the distance to NGC 1068.
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