Monitoring of the optical and 2.5-11.7 mu m spectrum and mid-IR imaging of the Seyfert 1 galaxy Mrk 279 with ISO
Maria Santos-Lleo,J. Clavel,Benjamin L. Schulz,Bruno Altieri,P. Barr,Danielle Alloin,Perry Berlind,R. Bertram,R. Bertram,D. M. Crenshaw,Rick Edelson,Uriel Giveon,Keith Horne,John P. Huchra,Shai Kaspi,Gerard A. Kriss,Julian H. Krolik,M. A. Malkan,Yu. F. Malkov,Hagai Netzer,P. T. O'Brien,Bradley M. Peterson,Richard W. Pogge,V. I. Pronik,B.-C. Qian,Gail A. Reichert,P. M. Rodriguez-Pascual,S. G. Sergeev,J. Tao,Susan Tokarz,R. M. Wagner,R. M. Wagner,Willem Wamsteker,Belinda Jane Wilkes +33 more
- Vol. 369, Iss: 1, pp 57-64
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In this article, mid-infrared images of the Seyfert 1 galaxy Mrk 279 obtained with the ISO satellite are presented together with the results of a one-year monitoring campaign of the 2.5-11.7 mum spectrum.Abstract:
Mid-infrared images of the Seyfert 1 galaxy Mrk 279 obtained with the ISO satellite are presented together with the results of a one-year monitoring campaign of the 2.5-11.7 mum spectrum. Contemporaneous optical photometric and spectrophotometric observations are also presented. The galaxy appears as a point-like source at the resolution of the ISOCAM instrument (4-5 "). The 2.5-11.7 mum average spectrum of the nucleus in Mrk 279 shows a strong power law continuum with alpha = -0.80 +/- 0.05 (F nu proportional to nu (alpha)) and weak PAK emission features. The Mrk 279 spectral energy distribution shows a mid-IR bump, which extends from 2 to 15-20 mum The mid-IR bump is consistent with thermal emission from dust grains at a distance of greater than or similar to 100 It-d. No significant variations of the mid-IR flux have been detected during our observing campaign, consistent with the relatively low amplitude (similar to 10% rms) of the optical variability during the campaign. The time delay for H beta line emission in response to the optical continuum variations is tau = 16.7(-5.6)(+5.3), days, consistent with previous measurements.read more
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