Re: Hbeta ?

From: clidman@eso.org
Date: Mon Nov 11 2002 - 08:56:36 PST

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    Hi Lifan,
       The 2D FORS2 spectrum is available from http://www.sc.eso.org/~clidman/.

    The line at 9178 is complex.

    Cheers, Chris.

    Lifan Wang wrote:

    > Mamoru,
    >
    > On Keck spectrum, it seems the 9178 A is resolved into a doublet
    > with split being consistent with [O II] identification.
    >
    > Lifan
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    > > Subject: Re: Lifan thinks we see the other NeV line for 026, implying
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    > > Hi,
    > >
    > > I don't see NeV3426 at ~8430A on VLT spectrum.
    > > Plobably in the Keck spectrum?
    > >
    > > Though I understand that this is not
    > > a straight explanation, but how about the
    > > following combinations?
    > >
    > > 9179 Hbeta(4863-4853)
    > > 8263 Hgamma(4342-4346)
    > > at z=0.90
    > >
    > > The latter wavelengths are from SDSS composite QSO
    > > spectra (D.Vanden Berk et al. AJ, 122, 549-564, 2001)
    > > I got this idea from Fig.6 of this paper
    > > when I tried to fit those two lines with
    > > SiIV and CIV (at z=4.92).
    > >
    > > The lines are not broad very much,
    > > but the line at 9179 seems to me slightly
    > > larger than velocity rotation/dispersion
    > > of usual galaxies. There might be weak
    > > broad-line components in this galaxy.
    > >
    > > The both photo-z codes give z=0.8 for this galaxy.
    > >
    > > Do we see [OIII] at 9510? Mmm...
    > >
    > > -Mamoru
    > >
    > > >Lifan thinks we see the other NeV line (restframe 3426 A) for 026,
    > > >implying it is, in fact, an AGN, as we were suspecting. This also fits
    > > >the fact that it is too bright for its redshift (z = 1.46) if were a
    > > >normal SN Ia.
    > >
    > >
    > >
    > > Mamoru Doi
    > > Institute of Astronomy
    > > School of Science
    > > University of Tokyo
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    > > fax. +81-422-34-5041
    > > doi@ioa.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp
    > >



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