Velocity Fields in AGN

High resolution studies of emission lines in AGN are used to map the velocity fields of ionised gas in the central kpc around active nuclei. In addition to well-resolved rotation fields, outflows and winds can be studied in great detail.

Papers:

Dietrich, M. und Wagner, S.J.: Kinematics of the Narrow-Line Region of NGC 1068, Astronomy and Astrophysics 338 405 (1998)


M. Dietrich, S.J. Wagner, T.J.L. Courvoisier, H. Bock and P. North: Structure of the Broad-Line Region of 3C273, Astronomy and Astrophysics 351 31 (1999)


J.Rossa, M. Dietrich and S.J. Wagner: Kinematics and morphology of the Narrow-Line Region in the Seyfert galaxy NGC 1386, Astronomy and Astrophysics in press (2000)