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We present deep images of the kpc-scale radio continuum emission in 14 edge-on galaxies (ten Seyfert and four starburst galaxies). Observations were taken with the VLA at 4.9~GHz (6~cm). The Seyfert galaxies were selected from a…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-28 E. J. M. Colbert , S. A. Baum , J. F. Gallimore , C. P. O'Dea , J. A. Christensen

We investigate the properties of the two-dimensional distribution and kinematics of ionised gas and stars in the central kiloparsecs of a matched sample of nearby active (Seyfert) and inactive galaxies, using the SAURON Integral Field Unit…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-09-29 Gaelle Dumas , Carole Mundell , Eric Emsellem , Neil Nagar

We have characterized the ionized, neutral, and warm molecular gas kinematics in the Seyfert 1 galaxy NGC 3227 using observations from the Hubble Space Telescope Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph, Apache Point Observatory's Kitt Peak…

We present optical SuperNova Integral Field Spectrograph (SNIFS) integral field spectroscopy, Hubble Space Telescope optical imaging, Chandra X-ray imaging, and Very Large Array radio interferometry of the merging galaxy 2MASX…

We present near-infrared and optical emission-line and stellar kinematics of the Seyfert 2 galaxy Mrk 573 using the Near-Infrared Field Spectrograph (NIFS) at Gemini North and Dual Imaging Spectrograph (DIS) at Apache Point Observatory,…

We present optical integral field spectroscopy of the circum-nuclear gas of the Seyfert 2 galaxy NGC 1386. The data cover the central 7$^{\prime\prime} \times 9^{\prime\prime}$ (530 $\times$ 680 pc) at a spatial resolution of 0.9" (68 pc),…

The Seyfert 1 galaxy NGC 7469 possesses a prominent nuclear starburst ring and a luminous active galactic nucleus (AGN). Evidence of an outflow in the innermost nuclear region has been found in previous works. We detect the ionized gas…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2022-07-20 Xiaoyu Xu , Junfeng Wang

Radio outflows of extents ranging from a few parsecs to a few kiloparsecs are present in Seyfert and LINER galaxies that make up the `radio-quiet' AGN class. AGN jets and/or starburst superwinds have been suggested to produce these…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2018-07-10 Preeti Kharb

We are presenting new results on kinematics and structure of the Mrk 334 Seyfert galaxy. Panoramic (3D) spectroscopy is performed at the 6-m telescope of the Special Astrophysical Observatory of the Russian Academy of Sciences using the…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-14 A. A. Smirnova , A. V. Moiseev

We analyzed near-infrared data of the nearby galaxy IC5063 taken with the Very Large Telescope SINFONI instrument. IC5063 is an elliptical galaxy that has a radio jet nearly aligned with the major axis of a gas disk in its center. The data…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-12-23 K. M. Dasyra , A. C. Bostrom , F. Combes , N. Vlahakis

Previous studies of the Na I D interstellar absorption line doublet have shown that galactic winds occur in most galaxies with high infrared luminosities. However, in infrared-bright composite systems where a starburst coexists with an…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2014-11-20 Hannah B. Krug , David S. N. Rupke , Sylvain Veilleux

We present optical spectra for new infrared Seyfert galaxies obtained with the 2.16m telescope at Beijing Astronomical Observatory (BAO). After wavelength and flux calibration, they are classified by the degree of nuclear activity: nine…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Q. -S. Gu , J. -H. Huang , H. -J. Su , Z. -H. Shang

Recent results from a multiwavelength survey of spatially resolved outflows in nearby active galaxies are presented. Optical Fabry-Perot and long-slit spectroscopic data are combined with VLA and ROSAT images, when available, to probe the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 S. Veilleux , G. Cecil , J. Bland-Hawthorn , P. L. Shopbell

The role of starburst winds versus active galactic nuclei (AGN) jets/winds in the formation of the kiloparsec scale radio emission seen in Seyferts is not yet well understood. In order to be able to disentangle the role of various…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2019-12-23 Biny Sebastian , P. Kharb , C. P. O' Dea , J. F. Gallimore , S. A. Baum , E. J. M. Colbert

We investigate in details the kinematics and morphology of the Seyfert galaxy NGC6104 in order to identify the mechanism of gas transportation to the active galactic nucleus (AGN). Our observational data were obtained at the 6-m Special…

Astrophysics · Physics 2010-11-11 A. A. Smirnova , A. V. Moiseev , V. L. Afanasiev

We explore the properties of ionized gas in the nuclear and circumnuclear environment of the narrow-line Seyfert 1 galaxy NGC 4051 using spectroscopic and imaging observations from the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) and Apache Point…

Previous molecular gas observations at arcsecond-scale resolution of the Seyfert 2 galaxy M51 suggest the presence of a dense circumnuclear rotating disk, which may be the reservoir for fueling the active nucleus and obscures it from direct…

Astrophysics · Physics 2010-05-25 Satoki Matsushita , Sebastien Muller , Jeremy Lim

Using various techniques of optical observations at the 6-m Russian telescope (emission-line images, long-slit and 3D spectroscopy), we have studied large-scale morphology and kinematics of the ionized gas in the Seyfert galaxy Mrk6. Having…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2018-09-26 A. A. Smirnova , A. V. Moiseev , S. N. Dodonov

(Abridged) The two-dimensional distribution and kinematics of the molecular, ionized, and highly ionized gas in the nuclear regions of Seyfert 1 galaxies have been measured using high spatial resolution (~0''.09) near-infrared spectroscopy…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 E. K. S. Hicks , M. A. Malkan

To investigate the connection between radio activity and AGN outflows, we present a study of ionized gas kinematics based on [O III] $\lambda$5007 emission line along the large-scale radio jet for six radio AGNs. These AGNs are selected…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2017-12-20 Huynh Anh N. Le , Jong-Hak Woo , Donghoon Son , Marios Karouzos , Aeree Chung , Taehyun Jung , Evangelia Tremou