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A Theoretical Three-dimensional Diagram to Separate Star Formation, Active Galactic Nuclei, and Shocks in Galaxies

  • Authors: Peixin Zhu, Lisa J. Kewley, Ralph S. Sutherland, Kathryn Grasha

Peixin Zhu et al 2025 The Astrophysical Journal 988 .

  • Provider: AAS Journals

Caption: Figure 1.

The distribution of MUSE IFU data for NGC 5728 on the new theoretical 3D diagram. The H II with log(P/k) = 6.0 and AGN models with ﹩{\mathrm{log}}\,(P/k)=7.4﹩ and ﹩{\mathrm{log}}\,({E}_{\mathrm{peak}}/\mathrm{keV})=-1.0﹩ are shown on the diagram in red and black grids that consist of constant metallicity lines (﹩12+{\mathrm{log}}\,({\rm{O}}/{\rm{H}})=8.12,8.42,8.82﹩ for H II model and ﹩12+{\mathrm{log}}\,({\rm{O}}/{\rm{H}})=8.43,8.70,8.80,9.02,9.26﹩ for AGN model) and constant ionization parameter lines (﹩{\mathrm{log}}\,({U})=-3.75,-3.5,-3.25,-3.0,-2.5,-2.25﹩ for H II model and ﹩{\mathrm{log}}\,({U})=-3.8,-3.4,-3.0,-2.6,-2.2﹩ for AGN model). The pure-shock and fast-shock models with ﹩{\mathrm{log}}\,(P/k)=10.2﹩ and ηM = 0.0001 are shown on the diagram in green and magenta grids with constant metallicity lines (﹩12+{\mathrm{log}}\,({\rm{O}}/{\rm{H}})=8.43,8.70,8.80,9.02,9.26﹩) and constant shock velocity lines (Vs = 158, 179, 202, 228, 257, 290, 328, 370, 418, 472 km s–1). The MUSE IFU data for NGC 5728 are shown with blue circles on the diagram. An interactive version of this figure is available in the online journal.

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