scholarly journals Spectral Monitoring of AGN: Preliminary Results for Ark 564 and Arp 102B

2011 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
A. I. Shapovalova ◽  
L. Č. Popović ◽  
D. Ilić ◽  
A. Kovačević ◽  
J. Kovačević ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Active Galactic Nuclei ◽  
Radio Galaxy ◽  
Galactic Nuclei ◽  
Optical Emission ◽  
Emission Lines ◽  
Broad Line ◽  
Preliminary Results ◽  
Line Shapes ◽  
Spectral Monitoring

AbstractWe present preliminary results of the long-term spectral monitoring of two active galactic nuclei with different broad line shapes: Ark 564 and Arp 102B. Ark 564 is a bright nearby narrow-line Syfert 1 (NLS1) galaxy with relatively narrow permitted optical emission lines and a high Fe II/Hβ ratio, while Arp 102B is a nearby broad-line radio galaxy with broad double-peaked Balmer emission lines. The spectra of Ark 564 were observed during 11-year period (1999-2009) and the spectra of Arp 102B in the 12-year period (1998-2009), with SAO 6 m and 1 m telescopes (Russia) and the OAGH 2.1 m telescope (Cananea, Mexico).

SDSS J154751.94+025550 with double-peaked broad H β but single-peaked broad H α: a candidate for central binary black hole system?

2021 ◽  
Vol 507 (4) ◽  
pp. 5205-5213
Author(s):  
XueGuang Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Black Hole ◽  
Active Galactic Nuclei ◽  
Galactic Nuclei ◽  
Emission Lines ◽  
Broad Line ◽  
Line Profiles ◽  
Physical Conditions ◽  
Binary Black Hole ◽  
Sinusoidal Function

ABSTRACT In this manuscript, an interesting blue active galactic nuclei (AGNs) SDSS J154751.94+025550 (=SDSS J1547) is reported with very different line profiles of broad Balmer emission lines: double-peaked broad H β but single-peaked broad H α. SDSS J1547 is the first AGN with detailed discussions on very different line profiles of the broad Balmer emission lines, besides the simply mentioned different broad lines in the candidate for a binary black hole (BBH) system in SDSS J0159+0105. The very different line profiles of the broad Balmer emission lines can be well explained by different physical conditions to two central BLRs in a central BBH system in SDSS J1547. Furthermore, the long-term light curve from CSS can be well described by a sinusoidal function with a periodicity about 2159 d, providing further evidence to support the expected central BBH system in SDSS J1547. Therefore, it is interesting to treat different line profiles of broad Balmer emission lines as intrinsic indicators of central BBH systems in broad line AGN. Under assumptions of BBH systems, 0.125 per cent of broad-line AGN can be expected to have very different line profiles of broad Balmer emission lines. Future study on more broad line AGN with very different line profiles of broad Balmer emission lines could provide further clues on the different line profiles of broad Balmer emission lines as indicator of BBH systems.

scholarly journals Discovery of diffuse optical emission lines from the inner Galaxy: Evidence for LI(N)ER-like gas

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (27) ◽  
pp. eaay9711 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Krishnarao ◽  
R. A. Benjamin ◽  
L. M. Haffner
Keyword(s):  
Active Galactic Nuclei ◽  
Galactic Center ◽  
Line Emission ◽  
Galactic Nuclei ◽  
Optical Emission ◽  
Hydrogen Gas ◽  
Emission Lines ◽  
Neutral Gas ◽  
Optical Line ◽  
Tilted Disk

Optical emission lines are used to categorize galaxies into three groups according to their dominant central radiation source: active galactic nuclei, star formation, or low-ionization (nuclear) emission regions [LI(N)ERs] that may trace ionizing radiation from older stellar populations. Using the Wisconsin H-Alpha Mapper, we detect optical line emission in low-extinction windows within eight degrees of Galactic Center. The emission is associated with the 1.5-kiloparsec-radius “Tilted Disk” of neutral gas. We modify a model of this disk and find that the hydrogen gas observed is at least 48% ionized. The ratio [NII] λ6584 angstroms/Hα λ6563 angstroms increases from 0.3 to 2.5 with Galactocentric radius; [OIII] λ5007 angstroms and Hβ λ4861 angstroms are also sometimes detected. The line ratios for most Tilted Disk sightlines are characteristic of LI(N)ER galaxies.

scholarly journals Variability of the Broad Emission Hβ Profile in 3C390.3

1999 ◽  
Vol 194 ◽  
pp. 414-415
Author(s):  
A.N. Burenkov ◽  
A.I. Shapovalova ◽  
V.V. Vlasyuk ◽  
N.G. Bochkarev
Keyword(s):  
Radio Galaxy ◽  
Emission Lines ◽  
Special Astrophysical Observatory ◽  
Broad Line ◽  
Preliminary Results ◽  
Broad Emission

The object 3C390.3 is a well known broad-line radio galaxy (z=0.056), whose very broad emission lines are variable in time (see Veilleux and Zheng 1991, and Dietrich at al. 1998 for references). It is known as the prototypical source of broad double-peaked Hβ and Hα emission lines. In this paper we present the preliminary results of spectral observations of 3C390.3 in 1995–1998 on 6-m and 1-m telescopes of the Special Astrophysical Observatory of RAS.

Double-peaked emission lines as a probe of the broad-line regions of active galactic nuclei

2009 ◽  
Vol 53 (7-10) ◽  
pp. 133-139 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Eracleous ◽  
Karen T. Lewis ◽  
Hélène M.L.G. Flohic
Keyword(s):  
Active Galactic Nuclei ◽  
Galactic Nuclei ◽  
Emission Lines ◽  
Broad Line

scholarly journals FeII, FeI Emission Lines from Accretion Disks: An Explanation for “FeII Problem” in AGNs?

1994 ◽  
Vol 159 ◽  
pp. 463-463
Author(s):  
Chunyan Wei ◽  
Fuzhen Cheng ◽  
Junhan You
Keyword(s):  
Active Galactic Nuclei ◽  
Accretion Disk ◽  
Accretion Disks ◽  
Galactic Nuclei ◽  
Emission Lines ◽  
Broad Line ◽  
Broad Line Region ◽  
Line Region

For the solution of the puzzling “FeII problem” in active galactic nuclei(AGNs) (Netzer et al. 1983; Wills et al. 1985), we pay our attention to optical band and suggest: (1)the observed so-called “FeII emission lines” features may be blending of FeII multiples and FeI multiples. Our previous work(Wei et al. 1993) has showed that there are many FeI emission lines whose wavelength lie around the observed “FeII emission lines” features. In fact, FeI emission lines have been observed in the spectrum of PHL 1092(Bergeron et al. 1980; Cheng et al. 1993). (2)the emission lines from accretion disk must be considered besides the emission from broad line region.

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