2020ApJ...895..147C -
Astrophys. J., 895, 147-147 (2020/June-1)
Multiwavelength observations of SDSS J105621.45+313822.1 a broad-line, low-metallicity AGN.
CANN J.M., SATYAPAL S., BOHN T., SEXTON R.O., PFEIFLE R.W., MANZANO-KING C., CANALIZO G., ROTHBERG B., GLIOZZI M., SECREST N.J. and BLECHA L.
Abstract (from CDS):
In contrast to massive galaxies with solar or super-solar gas phase metallicities, very few active galactic nuclei (AGNs) are found in low-metallicity dwarf galaxies. Such a population could provide insight into the origins of supermassive black holes. Here we report near-IR spectroscopic and X-ray observations of SDSS J105621.45+313822.1, a low-mass, low-metallicity galaxy with optical narrow line ratios consistent with star-forming galaxies but a broad Hα line and mid-infrared colors consistent with an AGN. We detect the [Si VI] 1.96 µm coronal line and a broad Paα line with an FWHM of 850 ± 25 km s–1. Together with the optical broad lines and coronal lines seen in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) spectrum, we confirm the presence of a highly accreting black hole with mass (2.2 ± 1.3) x 106 M☉, with a bolometric luminosity of ≃1044 erg s–1 based on the coronal line luminosity, implying a highly accreting AGN. Chandra observations reveal a weak nuclear point source with LX,2–10keV=(2.3±1.2)×1041 erg s–1, ∼2 orders of magnitude lower than that predicted by the mid-infrared luminosity, suggesting that the AGN is highly obscured despite showing broad lines in the optical spectrum. The low X-ray luminosity and optical narrow line ratios of J1056+3138 highlight the limitations of commonly employed diagnostics in the hunt for AGNs in the low-metallicity, low-mass regime.
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Supermassive black holes - AGN host galaxies
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