The Close AGN Reference Survey (CARS): SOFIA Detects Spatially Resolved [C II] Emission in the Luminous AGN HE 0433-1028

DOI: 
10.3847/2041-8213/aae25d
Publication date: 
01/10/2018
Main author: 
Busch, G.
IAA authors: 
Perez-Torres, M. A.
Authors: 
Busch, G.;Husemann, B.;Smirnova-Pinchukova, I.;Eckart, A.;Baum, S. A.;Combes, F.;Croom, S. M.;Davis, T. A.;Fazeli, N.;Fischer, C.;Gaspari, M.;Klein, R.;Krumpe, M.;McElroy, R.;O’Dea, C. P.;Perez-Torres, M. A.;Powell, M. C.;Sánchez-Monge, Á.;Scharwächter, J.;Tremblay, G. R.;Urrutia, T.
Journal: 
The Astrophysical Journal
Publication type: 
Article
Volume: 
866
Pages: 
L9
Abstract: 
We report spatially resolved [C II] λ158 μm observations of HE 0433-1028, which is the first detection of a nearby luminous active galactic nucleus (AGN; redshift 0.0355) with the Field-Imaging Far-Infrared Line Spectrometer (FIFI-LS) on board the airborne Stratospheric Observatory For Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA). We compare the spatially resolved star formation tracers [C II], as provided by our SOFIA observations, and Hα from the Multi Unit Spectroscopic Explorer (MUSE) optical integral-field spectroscopy. We find that the [C II] emission is mainly matching the extended star formation as traced by the extinction-corrected Hα line emission but some additional flux is present. While a larger sample is needed to statistically confirm our findings and investigate possible dependencies on AGN luminosity and star formation rate, our study underlines the necessity of collecting a spatially resolved optical─far-infrared data set for nearby AGNs, and shows that it is technically feasible to collect such data sets with FIFI-LS on board SOFIA. Based on observations made with the NASA/DLR Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) and on observations collected at the European Organisation for Astronomical Research in the Southern Hemisphere under ESO programme 094.B-0354(A).
Database: 
ADS
SCOPUS
URL: 
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2018ApJ...866L...9B/abstract
ADS Bibcode: 
2018ApJ...866L...9B
Keywords: 
galaxies: active;galaxies: individual: HE 0433-1028;galaxies: starburst;Astrophysics - Astrophysics of Galaxies