Resolved Mid‐Infrared Emission in the Narrow‐Line Region of NGC 4151
The Astrophysical Journal2003Vol. 587(1), pp. 117–122
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James T. Radomski, R. K. Piña, C. Packham, C. M. Telesco, James M. De Buizer, R. S. Fisher, A. Robinson
Abstract
We present subarcsecond resolution mid infrared images of NGC 4151 at 10.8 micron and 18.2 micron. These images were taken with the University of Florida mid-IR camera/spectrometer OSCIR at the Gemini North 8-m telescope. We resolve emission at both 10.8 micron and 18.2 micron extending ~ 3.5" across at a P.A. of ~ 60 degrees. This coincides with the the narrow line region of NGC 4151 as observed in [OIII] by the Hubble Space Telescope. The most likely explanation for this extended mid-IR emission is dust in the narrow line region heated by a central engine. We find no extended emission associated with the proposed torus and place an upper limit on its mid-IR size of less than or equal to ~ 35 pc.
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