Balmer and He I absorption in the nuclear spectrum of NGC 4151

J. B. Hutchings; D. M. Crenshaw; S. B. Kraemer; J. R. Gabel; M. E. Kaiser; D. Weistrop; T. R. Gull

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Balmer and He I absorption in the nuclear spectrum of NGC 4151

J. B. Hutchings, D. M. Crenshaw, S. B. Kraemer, J. R. Gabel, M. E. Kaiser, D. Weistrop, T. R. Gull

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Abstract

Spectra taken with the Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph allow accurate location and extraction of the nuclear spectrum of NGC 4151, with minimal contamination by extended line emission and circum-nuclear starlight. Spectra since 1997 show that the P Cygni Balmer and He I absorption seen previously in low nuclear states is present in higher states, with outflow velocity that changes with the nuclear flux. The phenomenon is discussed in terms of some of the absorbers seen in the UV resonance lines, and in terms of outflows from the central source and surrounding torus.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	2543-2547
Number of pages	5
Journal	Astronomical Journal
Volume	124
Issue number	5 1763
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1086/344080
State	Published - Nov 2002
Externally published	Yes

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Balmer and He I absorption in the nuclear spectrum of NGC 4151

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