Spectropolarimetry of Compton-thin Seyfert 2s

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dc.creatorLumsden, S. L.
dc.creatorAlexander, D. M.
dc.creatorHough, J. H.
dc.date2003-11-28
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T02:11:22Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T02:11:22Z
dc.descriptionWe present new spectropolarimetry of a sample of nearby Compton-thin Seyfert 2 galaxies (ie those with N_H<10^23 cm^-2). We show that the detection rate of scattered broad Halpha in this sample is considerably higher than in Seyfert 2 galaxies as a whole. Our results also show that in this low obscuration set it is possible to find scattered broad Halpha even when the global properties of the galaxy are largely dominated by the host galaxy and not the active galactic nucleus. These results argue against the existence of a population of `pure' Seyfert 2 galaxies.
dc.descriptionAccepted for publication in MNRAS
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0311615
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0311615
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/7057
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.titleSpectropolarimetry of Compton-thin Seyfert 2s
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