2013ApJ...764...47G


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2013ApJ...764...47G - Astrophys. J., 764, 47 (2013/February-2)

The structure of the broad-line region in active galactic nuclei. I. Reconstructed velocity-delay maps.

GRIER C.J., PETERSON B.M., HORNE K., BENTZ M.C., POGGE R.W., DENNEY K.D., DE ROSA G., MARTINI P., KOCHANEK C.S., ZU Y., SHAPPEE B., SIVERD R., BEATTY T.G., SERGEEV S.G., KASPI S., SALVO C.A., BIRD J.C., BORD D.J., BORMAN G.A., CHE X., CHEN C., COHEN S.A., DIETRICH M., DOROSHENKO V.T., EFIMOV Yu.S., FREE N., GINSBURG I., HENDERSON C.B., KING A.L., MOGREN K., MOLINA M., MOSQUERA A.M., NAZAROV S.V., OKHMAT D.N., PEJCHA O., RAFTER S., SHIELDS J.C., SKOWRON J., SZCZYGIEL D.M., VALLURI M. and VAN SADERS J.L.

Abstract (from CDS):

We present velocity-resolved reverberation results for five active galactic nuclei. We recovered velocity-delay maps using the maximum entropy method for four objects: Mrk 335, Mrk 1501, 3C 120, and PG 2130+099. For the fifth, Mrk 6, we were only able to measure mean time delays in different velocity bins of the Hβ emission line. The four velocity-delay maps show unique dynamical signatures for each object. For 3C 120, the Balmer lines show kinematic signatures consistent with both an inclined disk and infalling gas, but the He II λ4686 emission line is suggestive only of inflow. The Balmer lines in Mrk 335, Mrk 1501, and PG 2130+099 show signs of infalling gas, but the He II emission in Mrk 335 is consistent with an inclined disk. We also see tentative evidence of combined virial motion and infalling gas from the velocity-binned analysis of Mrk 6. The maps for 3C 120 and Mrk 335 are two of the most clearly defined velocity-delay maps to date. These maps constitute a large increase in the number of objects for which we have resolved velocity-delay maps and provide evidence supporting the reliability of reverberation-based black hole mass measurements.

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Journal keyword(s): galaxies: active - galaxies: nuclei - galaxies: Seyfert

Simbad objects: 10

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Number of rows : 10
N Identifier Otype ICRS (J2000)
RA
ICRS (J2000)
DEC
Mag U Mag B Mag V Mag R Mag I Sp type #ref
1850 - 2024
#notes
1 Mrk 335 Sy1 00 06 19.5372339024 +20 12 10.617404076   14.19 13.85     ~ 1254 0
2 Mrk 1501 Sy1 00 10 31.00590413 +10 58 29.5042981   15.96 15.40 12.22   ~ 717 0
3 ESO 113-45 Sy1 01 23 45.7631533440 -58 48 20.808928944   14.08 13.83 13.34   ~ 880 0
4 Mrk 1506 Sy1 04 33 11.0956735296 +05 21 15.619461552   15.72 15.05 10.08   ~ 2000 2
5 IC 450 Sy1 06 52 12.3346265592 +74 25 37.121227716   15.16 14.19     ~ 571 1
6 Mrk 40 Sy1 11 25 36.1539761184 +54 22 57.113791824   17.06 16.47     ~ 275 0
7 NGC 4151 Sy1 12 10 32.5759813872 +39 24 21.063527532   12.18 11.48     ~ 3693 2
8 Mrk 50 Sy1 12 23 24.1362367968 +02 40 44.449405212   17.25 16.63     ~ 230 0
9 NGC 5548 Sy1 14 17 59.5400291832 +25 08 12.603122268   14.35 13.73     ~ 2710 0
10 Mrk 1513 Sy1 21 32 27.8162556672 +10 08 19.252365396   14.92 14.64     ~ 611 0

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