The Close AGN Reference Survey (CARS) Discovery of a global [C II] 158 mu m line excess in AGN HE 1353-1917

Smirnova-Pinchukova, I. ; Husemann, B. ; Busch, G. ; Appleton, P. ; Bethermin, M. ; Combes, F. ; Croom, S. ; Davis, T.A. ; Fischer, C. ; Gaspari, M. ; Groves, B. ; Klein, R. ; O''Dea, C.P. ; Perez-Torres, M. (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Scharwachter, J. ; Singha, M. ; Tremblay, G.R. ; Urrutia, T.

Resumen: The [C II]lambda 158 mu m line is one of the strongest far-infrared (FIR) lines and an important coolant in the interstellar medium of galaxies that is accessible out to high redshifts. The excitation of [C II] is complex and can best be studied in detail at low redshifts. Here we report the discovery of the highest global [C II] excess with respect to the FIR luminosity in the nearby AGN host galaxy HE 1353-1917. This galaxy is exceptional among a sample of five targets because the AGN ionization cone and radio jet directly intercept the cold galactic disk. As a consequence, a massive multiphase gas outflow on kiloparsec scales is embedded in an extended narrow-line region. Because HE 1353-1917 is distinguished by these special properties from our four bright AGN, we propose that a global [C II] excess in AGN host galaxies could be a direct signature of a multiphase AGN-driven outflow with a high mass-loading factor.

Idioma: Inglés

DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201935577

Año: 2019

Publicado en: Astronomy & astrophysics 626 (2019), L3 [7 pp]
ISSN: 0004-6361

Factor impacto JCR: 5.636 (2019)

Categ. JCR: ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS rank: 11 / 68 = 0.162 (2019) - Q1 - T1

Factor impacto SCIMAGO: 2.174 - Space and Planetary Science (Q1) - Astronomy and Astrophysics (Q1)

Tipo y forma: Artículo (Versión definitiva)

Área (Departamento): Área Astronomía y Astrofísica (Dpto. Física Teórica)