Discovery of an Obscured Broad Line Region in the High Redshift Radio Galaxy MRC 2025-218

Abstract

This paper presents infrared spectra taken with the newly commissioned NIRSPEC spectrograph on the Keck II Telescope of the High Redshift Radio Galaxy MRC 2025-218 (z=2.63) These observations represent the deepest infrared spectra of a radio galaxy to date and have allowed for the detection of Hbeta, [OIII] (4959/5007), [OI] (6300), Halpha, [NII] (6548/6583) and [SII] (6716/6713). The Halpha emission is very broad (FWHM = 9300 km/s) and luminous (2.6x10^44 ergs/s) and it is very comparable to the line widths and strengths of radio loud quasars at the same redshift. This strongly supports AGN unification models linking radio galaxies and quasars, although we discuss some of the outstanding differences. The [OIII] (5007) line is extremely strong and has extended emission with large relative velocities to the nucleus. We also derive that if the extended emission is due to star formation, each knot has a star formation rate comparable to a Lyman Break Galaxy at the same redshift.

4 pages, Latex, 4 figures, Accepted for publication in ApJ Letters

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