Integral field spectroscopy of the extended emission-line region of 3C 249.1

We present Gemini Multiobject Spectrograph integral field spectroscopy of the extended emission-line region associated with quasar 3C 249.1. The kinematics of the ionized gas measured from the [ O III] lambda 5007 line is rather complex and cannot be explained globally by a simple dynamical model, but some clouds can be modeled individually as having locally linear velocity gradients. The temperatures of the ionized gas appear uniform ( varying from similar to 12,000 to 15,000 K), while the densities vary from a few tens to a few hundred per cubic centimeter. The emission mechanism of all of the emission clouds, as indicated by the line-ratio diagnostics, is consistent with both shock + precursor and pure photoionization models. The total mass of the ionized gas is on the order of 10(9) M-circle dot. We estimate a bulk kinetic energy and momentum of the extended emission-line region of 2.5 x 10(57) ergs and 10(50) dyn s, and a dynamical timescale of similar to 10 Myr. By comparing the injection rates of kinetic energy and momentum of different galactic windmodels with the observation, we argue that the emission-line clouds are most likely a direct result of the feedback of the quasar. We also discuss the nature of the extended X-ray emission surrounding the quasar.