PHOTOMETRIC REVERBERATION MAPPING OF THE BROAD EMISSION LINE REGION IN QUASARS
Journal Article
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· Astrophysical Journal
- Department of Physics, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Haifa, Haifa 31905 (Israel)
- Department of Physics, Technion, Haifa 32000 (Israel)
A method is proposed for measuring the size of the broad emission line region (BLR) in quasars using broadband photometric data. A feasibility study, based on numerical simulations, points to the advantages and pitfalls associated with this approach. The method is applied to a subset of the Palomar-Green quasar sample for which independent BLR size measurements are available. An agreement is found between the results of the photometric method and the spectroscopic reverberation mapping technique. Implications for the measurement of BLR sizes and black hole masses for numerous quasars in the era of large surveys are discussed.
- OSTI ID:
- 22016302
- Journal Information:
- Astrophysical Journal, Vol. 747, Issue 1; Other Information: Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0004-637X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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