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The ISO-LWS spectrum of the Seyfert galaxy NGC 1068

L. Spinoglio 1, M.A. Malkan 2, P.E. Clegg 3, J. Fischer 4, M. Greenhouse 5, H.A. Smith 6, D. Péquignot 7, Nguyen-Q-Rieu 7, & S.J. Unger 3

1 Istituto di Fisica dello Spazio Interplanetario-CNR, Frascati, Italy

2 Physics and Astronomy Deptartment, UCLA, Los Angeles, USA

3 Queen Mary and Westfield College, London, UK

4 Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, USA

5 NASA Goddard, Greenbelt, USA

6 Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, USA

7 Observatoire de Paris-Meudon, France




The prototypical Seyfert type 2 galaxy NGC 1068 has been observed with the LWS (Long Wavelength Spectrometer) on board the ISO (Infrared Space Observatory, ESA) satellite from 43 to 197$\mu$m. All the expected ionic fine structure lines have been detected. Also present are OH lines in emission at 79 and 119 $\mu$m.

The ionic line intensities and ratios in NGC 1068 are discussed in the context of photoionization models of the nucleus and photodissociation regions models of the host-galaxy interstellar medium.


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"The Universe as seen by ISO", 20 - 23 October 1998, Paris: Abstract Book