We present UBVI surface photometry over a 20.5' × 20.5' area of the late-type spiral galaxy NGC 300. We have derived isophotal maps, surface brightness profiles, ellipticity profiles, position angle profi...We present UBVI surface photometry over a 20.5' × 20.5' area of the late-type spiral galaxy NGC 300. We have derived isophotal maps, surface brightness profiles, ellipticity profiles, position angle profiles, and color profiles. By merging our I-band measurements with those of Boker et al. based on Hubble Space Telescope observations, we have obtained combined I-band surface brightness profiles for the region 0.02' < r < 500' and have decomposed the profiles into three components: a nucleus, a bulge, and an exponential disk.展开更多
We present a study of the nearby Seyfert galaxy NGC 3982 using optical, infrared and X-ray data acquired by SDSS, Spitzer and Chandra. Our main results are as follows： （1） A simple stellar population synthesis on t...We present a study of the nearby Seyfert galaxy NGC 3982 using optical, infrared and X-ray data acquired by SDSS, Spitzer and Chandra. Our main results are as follows： （1） A simple stellar population synthesis on the nuclear and circumnuclear SDSS spectra gives unambiguous evidence of young stellar components in both the nuclear and circumnuclear regions. （2） The Spitzer Infrared Spectrograph （IRS） spectrum of the central region （∽ 3＂） shows a power-law continuum, a silicate emission feature at 9.7μm, and significant PAH emission features at 7.7, 8.6, 11.3 and 12.7 pro, suggesting the coexistence of AGN and starburst activities in the central region of NGC 3982. （3） We estimate the star formation rate （SFR） of the circumnuclear （∽ 5＂ - 20＂） region from the Hα luminosity to be SFRHα = 0.52 M⊙ yr^-1, which is consistent with the result from the Spitzer IRAC 8 μm luminosity, SFR8.0μm = 0.57 M⊙ yr^-1. （4） We measure the spectral energy distribution for the active nucleus of NGC 3982 from radio to X-ray, and obtain a bolometric luminosity of Lbol 4.5 × 10^42 erg s-1, corresponding to an Eddington ratio （Lbol//LEdd） of 0.014 The HST image of NGC 3982 shows a nuclear mini-spiral between the circumnuclear starforming region and the nucleus, which could be the channel through which gas is transported to the supermassive black hole from the circumnuclear star-forming region.展开更多
We present total intensity maps of the galaxy NGC 2997 at frequencies 1435.1MHz (λ21cm) and 1652.4MHz (λ18cm) observed with the Very Large Array (VLA). The high spatial resolution allows us to distinguish two domina...We present total intensity maps of the galaxy NGC 2997 at frequencies 1435.1MHz (λ21cm) and 1652.4MHz (λ18cm) observed with the Very Large Array (VLA). The high spatial resolution allows us to distinguish two dominant arms. Using multi-frequency data, we separate the thermal and non-thermal contributions to the radio emission. The thermal emission is about 35% of the total emission at λ3 cm. We use it to estimate a space-averaged thermal electron density, (ne) - 0.049 cm-3. The spectral index map shows that the optical arms and the central part of the galaxy have flatter spectra. We also determine the flux densities of 22 radio sources in the field-of-view of 25'.展开更多
文摘We present UBVI surface photometry over a 20.5' × 20.5' area of the late-type spiral galaxy NGC 300. We have derived isophotal maps, surface brightness profiles, ellipticity profiles, position angle profiles, and color profiles. By merging our I-band measurements with those of Boker et al. based on Hubble Space Telescope observations, we have obtained combined I-band surface brightness profiles for the region 0.02' < r < 500' and have decomposed the profiles into three components: a nucleus, a bulge, and an exponential disk.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China
文摘We present a study of the nearby Seyfert galaxy NGC 3982 using optical, infrared and X-ray data acquired by SDSS, Spitzer and Chandra. Our main results are as follows： （1） A simple stellar population synthesis on the nuclear and circumnuclear SDSS spectra gives unambiguous evidence of young stellar components in both the nuclear and circumnuclear regions. （2） The Spitzer Infrared Spectrograph （IRS） spectrum of the central region （∽ 3＂） shows a power-law continuum, a silicate emission feature at 9.7μm, and significant PAH emission features at 7.7, 8.6, 11.3 and 12.7 pro, suggesting the coexistence of AGN and starburst activities in the central region of NGC 3982. （3） We estimate the star formation rate （SFR） of the circumnuclear （∽ 5＂ - 20＂） region from the Hα luminosity to be SFRHα = 0.52 M⊙ yr^-1, which is consistent with the result from the Spitzer IRAC 8 μm luminosity, SFR8.0μm = 0.57 M⊙ yr^-1. （4） We measure the spectral energy distribution for the active nucleus of NGC 3982 from radio to X-ray, and obtain a bolometric luminosity of Lbol 4.5 × 10^42 erg s-1, corresponding to an Eddington ratio （Lbol//LEdd） of 0.014 The HST image of NGC 3982 shows a nuclear mini-spiral between the circumnuclear starforming region and the nucleus, which could be the channel through which gas is transported to the supermassive black hole from the circumnuclear star-forming region.
文摘We present total intensity maps of the galaxy NGC 2997 at frequencies 1435.1MHz (λ21cm) and 1652.4MHz (λ18cm) observed with the Very Large Array (VLA). The high spatial resolution allows us to distinguish two dominant arms. Using multi-frequency data, we separate the thermal and non-thermal contributions to the radio emission. The thermal emission is about 35% of the total emission at λ3 cm. We use it to estimate a space-averaged thermal electron density, (ne) - 0.049 cm-3. The spectral index map shows that the optical arms and the central part of the galaxy have flatter spectra. We also determine the flux densities of 22 radio sources in the field-of-view of 25'.
