Cosmic rays heat inner gas clouds in NGC 5728 and boost low-ionization optical and certain mid-IR lines while high-ionization lines remain insensitive, enabling multi-wavelength separation of CR, shock, and metallicity effects.
Title resolution pending
2 Pith papers cite this work. Polarity classification is still indexing.
fields
astro-ph.GA 2verdicts
UNVERDICTED 2representative citing papers
High CR ionization rates (above 10^-13 s^-1) in AGN and starburst models produce enhanced low-ionization emission that matches observations without super-solar metallicities and suggests revised BPT diagram boundaries.
citing papers explorer
-
Cosmic-ray impact on optical and mid-infrared emission line diagnostics in NGC 5728
Cosmic rays heat inner gas clouds in NGC 5728 and boost low-ionization optical and certain mid-IR lines while high-ionization lines remain insensitive, enabling multi-wavelength separation of CR, shock, and metallicity effects.
-
Cosmic Ray Ionization of Low-Excitation Lines in Active Galactic Nuclei and Starburst Galaxies
High CR ionization rates (above 10^-13 s^-1) in AGN and starburst models produce enhanced low-ionization emission that matches observations without super-solar metallicities and suggests revised BPT diagram boundaries.