The Galaxy Activity, Torus, and Outflow Survey (GATOS). IV. Exploring Ionized Gas Outflows in Central Kiloparsec Regions of GATOS Seyferts

Rouan, Daniel; Hönig, Sebastian; Izumi, Takuma; Haidar, Houda; Fuller, Lindsay; Delaney, Dan; Esparza-Arredondo, Donaji; Ward, Martin J.; Rosario, David J.; Stalevski, Marko; Rigopoulou, Dimitra; Ricci, Claudio; Levenson, Nancy A.; Ramos Almeida, Cristina; Labiano, Alvaro; Leist, Mason T.; Imanishi, Masatoshi; González-Martín, Omaira; García-Lorenzo, Begoña; Gandhi, Poshak; García-Burillo, Santiago; Díaz-Santos, Tanio; Bunker, Andrew J.; Combes, Francoise; Bellocchi, Enrica; López-Rodríguez, Enrique; Audibert, Anelise; Pereira-Santaella, Miguel; Hermosa Muñoz, Laura; García-Bernete, Ismael; Shimizu, Taro T.; Alonso-Herrero, Almudena; Davies, Ric I.; Hicks, Erin K. S.; Zhang, Lulu; Packham, Chris
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The Astrophysical Journal

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10
2024
Number of authors
36
IAC number of authors
4
Citations
19
Refereed citations
13
Description
Utilizing JWST MIRI/Medium Resolution Spectrograph integral field unit observations of the kiloparsec-scale central regions, we showcase the diversity of ionized gas distributions and kinematics in six nearby Seyfert galaxies included in the GATOS survey. Specifically, we present spatially resolved flux distribution and velocity field maps of six ionized emission lines covering a large range of ionization potentials (15.8–97.1 eV). Based on these maps, we showcase the evidence of ionized gas outflows in the six targets, and find some highly disturbed regions in NGC 5728, NGC 5506, and ESO137-G034. We propose active galactic nucleus (AGN)-driven radio jets plausibly play an important role in triggering these highly disturbed regions. With the outflow rates estimated based on [Ne V] emission, we find the six targets tend to have ionized outflow rates converged to a narrower range than the previous finding. These results have an important implication for the outflow properties in AGN of comparable luminosity.
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