The AGN and Gas Disk in the Low Surface Brightness Galaxy PGC045080

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dc.contributor.authorDas, M.
dc.contributor.authorKantharia, N.
dc.contributor.authorRamya, S.
dc.contributor.authorPrabhu, T. P.
dc.contributor.authorMcGaugh, S. S.
dc.contributor.authorVogel, S. N.
dc.date.accessioned2009-01-08T17:51:04Z
dc.date.available2009-01-08T17:51:04Z
dc.date.issued2007
dc.description.abstractWe present radio observations and optical spectroscopy of the giant low surface brightness (LSB) galaxy PGC 045080 (or 1300+0144). PGC 045080 is a moderately distant galaxy having a highly inclined optical disk and massive HI gas content. Radio continuum observations of the galaxy were carried out at 320 MHz, 610 MHz and 1.4 GHz. Continuum emission was detected and mapped in the galaxy. The emission appears extended over the inner disk at all three frequencies. At 1.4 GHz and 610 MHz it appears to have two distinct lobes. We also did optical spectroscopy of the galaxy nucleus; the spectrum did not show any strong emission lines associated with AGN activity but the presence of a weak AGN cannot be ruled out. Furthermore, comparison of the H flux and radio continuum at 1.4 GHz suggests that a significant fraction of the emission is non-thermal in nature. Hence we conclude that a weak or hidden AGN may be present in PGC 045080. The extended radio emission represents lobes/jets from the AGN. These observations show that although LSB galaxies are metal poor and have very little star formation, their centers can host significant AGN activity. We also mapped the HI gas disk and velocity field in PGC 045080. The HI disk extends well beyond the optical disk and appears warped. In the HI intensity maps, the disk appears distinctly lopsided. The velocity field is disturbed on the lopsided side of the disk but is fairly uniform in the other half. We derived the HI rotation curve for the galaxy from the velocity field. The rotation curve has a flat rotation speed of 190km s−1.en
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dc.identifier.citationThe AGN and Gas Disk in the Low Surface Brightness Galaxy PGC045080. Das, M., Kantharia, N., Ramya, S., Prabhu, T.P., McGaugh, S.S., & Vogel, S.N. 2007, MNRAS, 379, 11-20.en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/8714
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.publisherBlackwellen
dc.relation.isAvailableAtAstronomyen_us
dc.relation.isAvailableAtCollege of Computer, Mathematical & Physical Sciencesen_us
dc.relation.isAvailableAtDigital Repository at the University of Marylanden_us
dc.relation.isAvailableAtUniversity of Maryland (College Park, MD)en_us
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dc.subjectGalaxies: spiralen
dc.subjectGalaxies: individualen
dc.subjectGalaxies: nucleien
dc.subjectGalaxies: activeen
dc.subjectGalaxies: jetsen
dc.subjectGalaxies: ISMen
dc.subjectGalaxies:kinematics and dynamicsen
dc.titleThe AGN and Gas Disk in the Low Surface Brightness Galaxy PGC045080en
dc.typeArticleen

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