Abstract
Active galaxies are considered to be metal-rich, with metallicity ranging from solar to slightly supersolar. This is due to the fact that the active galaxy nuclei are usually found in supermassive galaxies. We aim to test this statement by obtaining near infrared spectra of peculiar dwarf galaxies to see if they host an AGN. We present the results based on analysis of data from Gemini Near Infrared Integral Field Spectrograph (NIFS) of the metal-poor HII galaxy SDSS J1047+0739 (12 + log O/H ∼ 7.85 ± 0.02). The spectrum of this galaxy shows strong permitted emission lines with extended wings, which is atypical for HII regions. We use unconventional methods such as PCA tomography due to the benefits that it provides to data cube analysis. We are studying the kinematics of the nuclear region and the regions of star formation surrounding it, mostly through the Paschen-α and He lines. We find that the broad line emission comes only from the unresolved central region. The results of this analysis agree well with the existence of an AGN in this metal-poor galaxy.
