An Empirical Ultraviolet Iron Spectrum Template Applicable to Active Galaxies
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An Empirical Ultraviolet Iron Spectrum Template Applicable to Active Galaxies. / Vestergaard, Marianne; Wilkes, B. J.
I: Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, Bind 134, 27.06.2001.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt
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T1 - An Empirical Ultraviolet Iron Spectrum Template Applicable to Active Galaxies
AU - Vestergaard, Marianne
AU - Wilkes, B. J.
PY - 2001/6/27
Y1 - 2001/6/27
N2 - Iron emission is often a severe contaminant in optical-ultraviolet spectra of active galaxies. Its presence complicates emission line studies. A viable solution, already successfully applied at optical wavelengths, is to use an empirical iron emission template. We have generated FeII and FeIII templates for ultraviolet active galaxy spectra based on HST archival 1100 - 3100 A spectra of IZw1. Their application allows fitting and subtraction of the iron emission in active galaxy spectra. This work has shown that in particular CIII] lambda 1909 can be heavily contaminated by other line emission, including iron transitions. Details of the data processing, generation, and use of the templates, are given by Vestergaard & Wilkes (2001).
AB - Iron emission is often a severe contaminant in optical-ultraviolet spectra of active galaxies. Its presence complicates emission line studies. A viable solution, already successfully applied at optical wavelengths, is to use an empirical iron emission template. We have generated FeII and FeIII templates for ultraviolet active galaxy spectra based on HST archival 1100 - 3100 A spectra of IZw1. Their application allows fitting and subtraction of the iron emission in active galaxy spectra. This work has shown that in particular CIII] lambda 1909 can be heavily contaminated by other line emission, including iron transitions. Details of the data processing, generation, and use of the templates, are given by Vestergaard & Wilkes (2001).
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M3 - Journal article
VL - 134
JO - Astrophysical Journal
JF - Astrophysical Journal
SN - 0067-0049
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