Bibcode
DOI
Borne, Kirk D.; Arribas, S.; Colina, Luis
Bibliographical reference
The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 527, Issue 1, pp. L13-L16.
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1999
Journal
Citations
47
Refereed citations
44
Description
Integral field optical spectroscopy with the INTEGRAL fiber-based system
is used to map the extended ionized regions and gas flows in Mrk 273,
one of the closest ultraluminous infrared galaxies. The Hβ and [O
III] λ5007 maps show the presence of two distinct regions
separated by 4" (3.1 kpc) along position angle (P.A.) 240 deg. The
northeastern region coincides with the optical nucleus of the galaxy and
shows the spectral characteristics of LINERs. The southwestern region is
dominated by [O III] emission and is classified as a Seyfert 2.
Therefore, in the optical, Mrk 273 is an ultraluminous infrared galaxy
with a LINER nucleus and an extended off-nucleus Seyfert 2 nebula. The
kinematics of the [O III] ionized gas shows (1) the presence of highly
disturbed gas in the regions around the LINER nucleus, (2) a
high-velocity gas flow with a peak-to-peak amplitude of
2.4x103 km s-1, and (3) quiescent gas in the outer
regions (at 3 kpc). We hypothesize that the high-velocity flow is the
starburst-driven superwind generated in an optically obscured nuclear
starburst and that the quiescent gas is directly ionized by a nuclear
source, similar to the ionization cones typically seen in Seyfert
galaxies.