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

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

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

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

Centre for Astrophysics Research (CAR)

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Abstract

The authors 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
Pages (from-to)	L72-L76
Journal	Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (MNRAS)
Volume	279
Issue number	4
Publication status	Published - 1996

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

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