Low-power jet-ISM coupling and disk-plane perturbations in the edge-on Seyfert galaxy NGC 4388

@misc{ceci2026lowpower,
  title = {{Low-power jet-ISM coupling and disk-plane perturbations in the edge-on Seyfert galaxy NGC 4388}},
  author = {M. Ceci and G. Venturi and C. Marconcini and M. V. Zanchettin and G. Cresci and M. Tartėnas and K. Zubovas and E. Treister and E. Amenta and E. Bertola and F. Belfiore and C. Bracci and E. Cataldi and Q. D'Amato and A. Feltre and M. Ginolfi and I. Lamperti and F. Mannucci and A. Marconi and A. Marasco and M. Meenakshi and M. Mingozzi and B. Moreschini and D. Mukherjee and E. Nardini and M. Perna and F. Ricci and M. Scialpi and L. Ulivi},
  howpublished = {arXiv},
  year = {2026},
  month = sep,
  doi = {10.48550/arxiv.2609.22436},
  eprint = {2609.22436},
  archivePrefix = {arXiv},
  url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.22436},
  note = {CC BY 4.0},
}

TY  - UNPB
TI  - Low-power jet-ISM coupling and disk-plane perturbations in the edge-on Seyfert galaxy NGC 4388
AU  - M. Ceci
AU  - G. Venturi
AU  - C. Marconcini
AU  - M. V. Zanchettin
AU  - G. Cresci
AU  - M. Tartėnas
AU  - K. Zubovas
AU  - E. Treister
AU  - E. Amenta
AU  - E. Bertola
AU  - F. Belfiore
AU  - C. Bracci
AU  - E. Cataldi
AU  - Q. D'Amato
AU  - A. Feltre
AU  - M. Ginolfi
AU  - I. Lamperti
AU  - F. Mannucci
AU  - A. Marconi
AU  - A. Marasco
AU  - M. Meenakshi
AU  - M. Mingozzi
AU  - B. Moreschini
AU  - D. Mukherjee
AU  - E. Nardini
AU  - M. Perna
AU  - F. Ricci
AU  - M. Scialpi
AU  - L. Ulivi
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/09/18
PB  - arXiv
DO  - 10.48550/arxiv.2609.22436
UR  - https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.22436
AB  - Active galactic nuclei (AGN) may regulate galaxy evolution through radiatively driven winds and collimated jets, but their relative impact and coupling to the interstellar medium (ISM) remain uncertain. We investigate the ionized gas in the nearby (D∼ 17 Mpc) Seyfert 2 galaxy NGC 4388, hosting a galaxy-scale (∼1.6 kpc), low-power (∼1.4 × 10^42 erg s^−1) bipolar radio jet projected roughly perpendicular to its edge-on disk. We analyze optical integral-field spectroscopic observations from the Wide Field Mode with adaptive optics of VLT/MUSE, complemented by VLA radio data tracing the jet. We map ionized-gas emission, kinematics, excitation, and dust attenuation. We reconstruct the de-projected 3D outflow geometry and velocity field using the MOKA3D kinematic model, and estimate its mass and energetics. The ionized gas shows a rotating disk and a kpc-scale biconical outflow. We measure a total ionized outflow mass of ∼10^6 M_⊙, a mass outflow rate of ∼0.2 M_⊙~yr^−1, and a kinetic power of ∼3×10^40 erg s^−1, which gives a coupling efficiency of ∼1% relative to both the jet kinetic and the radiation-driven nuclear wind power, indicating that either mechanism could drive the outflow. We detect an extended (∼2 kpc) enhancement of the gas velocity dispersion along the galaxy disk plane, oriented perpendicular to the outflow and jet axes. These regions show optical line ratios consistent with shock excitation. The spatial correspondence with ALMA CO(2-1) emission is marginal, while enhanced stellar velocity dispersion prevents an exclusive jet interpretation. We report the first observational evidence that even a low-power radio jet oriented nearly perpendicular to the galaxy disk can efficiently couple with the ISM, suggesting that jet-induced perturbations are an important AGN feedback channel regardless of jet orientation.
ER  -