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Title: Reverberation Mapping of Optical Emission Lines in Five Active Galaxies

Journal Article · · Astrophysical Journal
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  1. Department of Astronomy, The Ohio State University, 140 W. 18th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210 (United States)
  2. Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, The Pennsylvania State University, 525 Davey Laboratory, University Park, PA 16802 (United States)
  3. Department of Physics and Astronomy, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30303 (United States)
  4. Space Telescope Science Institute, 3700 San Martin Drive, Baltimore, MD 21218 (United States)
  5. Cahill Center for Astrophysics, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125 (United States)
  6. Department of Physics and Astronomy, 4129 Frederick Reines Hall, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697 (United States)
  7. Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Wyoming, 1000 E. University Avenue, Laramie, WY (United States)
  8. Crimean Astrophysical Observatory, P/O Nauchny, Crimea 298409 (Russian Federation)
  9. Las Cumbres Global Telescope Network, 6740 Cortona Drive, Suite 102, Santa Barbara, CA 93117 (United States)
  10. Fountainwood Observatory, Department of Physics FJS 149, Southwestern University, 1011 E. University Avenue, Georgetown, TX 78626 (United States)
  11. Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Missouri, Columbia (United States)
  12. South African Astronomical Observatory, P.O. Box 9, Observatory 7935, Cape Town (South Africa)
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We present the first results from an optical reverberation mapping campaign executed in 2014 targeting the active galactic nuclei (AGNs) MCG+08-11-011, NGC 2617, NGC 4051, 3C 382, and Mrk 374. Our targets have diverse and interesting observational properties, including a “changing look” AGN and a broad-line radio galaxy. Based on continuum-H β lags, we measure black hole masses for all five targets. We also obtain H γ and He ii λ 4686 lags for all objects except 3C 382. The He ii λ 4686 lags indicate radial stratification of the BLR, and the masses derived from different emission lines are in general agreement. The relative responsivities of these lines are also in qualitative agreement with photoionization models. These spectra have extremely high signal-to-noise ratios (100–300 per pixel) and there are excellent prospects for obtaining velocity-resolved reverberation signatures.

OSTI ID:
22663611
Journal Information:
Astrophysical Journal, Vol. 840, Issue 2; Other Information: Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0004-637X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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