Chemistry and Physics Faculty Articles

Title

Characteristics of Active Galactic Nuclei in the Ultraviolet

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2002

Publication Title

HVAR Observatory Bulletin

Keywords

Active galactic nuclei, Stellar populations, UV spectral range

ISSN

0351-2657

Volume

26

Issue/No.

1

First Page

69

Last Page

72

Abstract

A sample of UV spectra of the central region of 28 early-type galaxies with signatures of nuclear activity is produced by collecting spectra from the on-line archive of the International Ultraviolet Explorer (IUE) satellite mission. We present a comparison of line flux measurements and the spectral energy distribution (SED) of these objects. The results show that the SED and line emission depend on the different activity classes and these signatures probably affect the central ionizing source.

Comments

Conference Paper: UDC 524.7-82:52.74

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