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Observations and a model for the infrared continuum of Centaurus A
(1999)
We present ISOPHOT S, ISOSWS and 8 to 13 mi- cron ground based observations of Centaurus A that show prominent PAH and silicate features. These and other data are used to construct a model for the infrared continuum. We ...
Polarization due to dichroic absorption and emission by aligned grains in dusty discs
(1997)
We present a method for calculating the infrared polarization due to absorption and emission by aligned grains distributed in a disc or a torus. The temperature distribution in the torus is calculated with the axially ...
Scattered broad optical lines in the polarized flux spectrum of the FR II galaxy 3C 321
(1996)
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, ...
The nuclear torus in the active galaxy NGC 1068
(1996)
We present near-infrared polarized images of the active galaxy NGC 1068. At these wavelengths, the counter-cone is observed in scattered light. At H (1.64 μm) we detect an absorption band across the counter-cone, which we ...
A Model for the Infrared Polarization of NGC 1068
(Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 1996)
We present a method for calculating the polarization due to absorption and emission by aligned grains distributed in a disk or a torus. The temperature distribution in the torus is calculated self-consistently with the ...
Polarimetry and the torus
(1996)
While the torus plays an obvious role in blocking direct light, and thus increasing the observed polarization from scattering, its role in directly producing polarized flux is less clear. Contributions to the infrared ...
Polarimetry and modelling of narrow-line active galaxies
(1996)
We present optical spectropolarimetry along with optical and infrared broad-band filter polarimetry of selected warm [f(25 μm)/f(60 μm)>=0.3] IRAS galaxies and other known Seyfert 2 galaxies. Broad lines in polarized flux ...
A model for the infrared continuum spectrum of NGC 1068
(1995)
We present a model for the nuclear infrared (IR) continuum spectrum of the Seyfert galaxy NGC 1068. The torus emission is modelled in terms of the tapered disc models of Efstathiou & Rowan-Robinson, which give a good fit ...
Models of Dusty Discs in Active Galactic Nuclei
(Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 1994)
One of the challenges faced by unified theories for Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN) is to match the observed infrared emission to that predicted for the optically and geometrically thick dusty discs believed to obscure the ...