Scattered broad optical lines in the polarized flux spectrum of the FR II galaxy 3C 321

S. Young; J. H. Hough; A. Efstathiou; B. J. Wills; D. J. Axon; J. A. Bailey; M. J. Ward

Scattered broad optical lines in the polarized flux spectrum of the FR II galaxy 3C 321

S. Young^*, J. H. Hough, A. Efstathiou, B. J. Wills, D. J. Axon, J. A. Bailey, M. J. Ward

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Abstract

We present optical/infrared broad-band filter polarimetry and optical spectropolarimetry of the powerful FR II galaxy 3C 321. The latter observations reveal a scattered broad component to the Hα emission line, detectable in polarized flux. This implies that 3C 321 is actually a quasar the continuum and broad-line region of which are obscured from direct view, possibly by the geometrically thick torus invoked in the unified theory of active galaxies.

Original language	English
Journal	Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Volume	279
Issue number	4
Publication status	Published - 1996

Keywords

Galaxies: active
Galaxies: individual: 3C 321
Polarization
Scattering

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Scattered broad optical lines in the polarized flux spectrum of the FR II galaxy 3C 321

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