OAO/ISLE Near-IR Spectroscopy of IRAS Galaxies
  We present the results of the near-infrared (IR) spectroscopy of nine IRAS
galaxies (NGC 1266, NGC 1320, NGC 2633, NGC 2903, NGC 3034, Mrk 33, NGC 7331,
NGC 7625, NGC 7714) with the ISLE imager and spectrograph mounted on the
Okayama Astrophysical Observatory 1.88 m telescope. [Fe II] 1.257 um and Pa
beta emission lines were observed for the whole sample while H2 2.121 um and Br
gamma lines were additionally obtained for two sources, whose flux ratios are
used as a diagnostic tool of dominant energy sources of the galaxies. We find
that the nucleus of NGC 1266 is most likely a low ionization nuclear
emission-line region (LINER), while NGC 2633 and NGC 2903 possibly harbor
active galactic nuclei (AGNs). No AGN or LINER signal is found for other
objects. In addition, we find the spectral features which is indicative of some
unusual phenomena occurring in the galaxies, such as the large [Fe II] line
widths compared to the local escape velocity in NGC 1266. The present work
shows the potential ability of the ISLE to shed new light on the nature of
infrared galaxies, either through a statistical survey of galaxies or an
exploration of spectral features found in individual objects.
