A search for double-peaked narrow emission line galaxies and AGNs in the LAMOST DR1
Résumé
The Large Sky Area Multi-Object Fiber Spectroscopic Telescope (LAMOST) has released more than two million spectra, which provide the opportunity to search for double-peaked narrow emission line (NEL) galaxies and active galactic nuclei (AGNs). The double-peaked narrow-line profiles can be well modeled by two velocity components, respectively blueshifted and redshifted with respect to the systemic recession velocity. This paper presents 20 double-peaked NEL galaxies and AGNs found from LAMOST DR1 using a search method based on a multi-Gaussian fit of the narrow emission lines. Among them, ten have already been published by other authors, either listed as genuine double-peaked NEL objects or as asymmetric NEL objects, and the remaining ten are original discoveries. We discuss some possible origins for the double-peaked narrow-line features, such as interaction between jet and narrow line regions, interaction with companion galaxies, and black hole binaries. Spatially resolved optical imaging and/ or follow-up observations in other spectral bands are needed to further discuss the physical mechanisms at work.