ar X iv : a st ro - p h / 02 02 03 5 v 1 1 F eb 2 00 2 The nuclei of radio galaxies in the UV : the signature of different emission processes 1
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We have studied the nuclei of 28 radio galaxies from the 3CR sample in the UV band. Unresolved nuclei (central compact cores, CCC) are observed in 10 of the 13 FR I, and in 5 of the 15 FR II. All sources that do not have a CCC in the optical, do not have a CCC in the UV. Two FR I (3C 270 and 3C 296) have a CCC in the optical but do not show the UV counterpart. Both of them show large dusty disks observed almost edge-on, possibly implying that they play a role in obscuring the nuclear emission. We have measured optical–UV spectral indices αo,UV between ∼ 0.6 and ∼ 7.0 (Fν ∝ ν ). BLRG have the flattest spectra and their values of αo,UV are also confined to a very narrow range. This is consistent with radiation produced in a geometrically thin, optically thick accretion disk. On the other hand, FR I nuclei, which are most plausibly originated by synchrotron emission from the inner relativistic jet, show a wide range of αo,UV. There is a clear trend with orientation in that sources observed almost edge–on or with clear signs of dust absorption have the steepest spectra. These observations imply that in FR I obscuration can be present, but the obscuring material is not in a “standard” geometrically thick torus. The most striking difference between these absorbing structures and the classic AGN “tori” resides in the lower optical depth of the FR I obscuring material. Subject headings: galaxies: active — galaxies: nuclei — ultraviolet: galaxies — radiation mechanism:
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