Diverse kinematic signatures from reverberation mapping of the broad-line region in AGNs

K. D. Denney; B. M. Peterson; R. W. Pogge; A. Adair; D. W. Atlee; K. Au-Yong; M. C. Bentz; J. C. Bird; D. J. Brokofsky; E. Chisholm; M. L. Comins; M. Dietrich; V. T. Doroshenko; J. D. Eastman; Y. S. Efimov; S. Ewald; S. Ferbey; C. M. Gaskell; C. H. Hedrick; K. Jackson; S. A. Klimanov; E. S. Klimek; A. K. Kruse; A. Ladéroute; J. B. Lamb; K. Leighly; T. Minezaki; S. V. Nazarov; C. A. Onken; E. A. Petersen; P. Peterson; S. Poindexter; Y. Sakata; K. J. Schlesinger; S. G. Sergeev; N. Skolski; L. Stieglitz; J. J. Tobin; C. Unterborn; M. Vestergaard; A. E. Watkins; L. C. Watson; Y. Yoshii

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Diverse kinematic signatures from reverberation mapping of the broad-line region in AGNs

K. D. Denney, B. M. Peterson, R. W. Pogge, A. Adair, D. W. Atlee, K. Au-Yong, M. C. Bentz, J. C. Bird, D. J. Brokofsky, E. Chisholm, M. L. Comins, M. Dietrich, V. T. Doroshenko, J. D. Eastman, Y. S. Efimov, S. Ewald, S. Ferbey, C. M. Gaskell, C. H. Hedrick, K. JacksonS. A. Klimanov, E. S. Klimek, A. K. Kruse, A. Ladéroute, J. B. Lamb, K. Leighly, T. Minezaki, S. V. Nazarov, C. A. Onken, E. A. Petersen, P. Peterson, S. Poindexter, Y. Sakata, K. J. Schlesinger, S. G. Sergeev, N. Skolski, L. Stieglitz, J. J. Tobin, C. Unterborn, M. Vestergaard, A. E. Watkins, L. C. Watson, Y. Yoshii

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A detailed analysis of the data from a high sampling rate, multi-month reverberation mapping campaign, undertaken primarily at MDM Observatory with supporting observations from telescopes around the world, reveals that the Hβ emission region within the broad-line regions (BLRs) of several nearby active galactic nuclei (AGNs) exhibits a variety of kinematic behaviors. While the primary goal of this campaign was to obtain either new or improved Hβ reverberation lag measurements for several relatively low-luminosity AGNs, we were also able to unambiguously reconstruct velocity-resolved reverberation signals from a subset of our targets. Through high cadence spectroscopic monitoring of the optical continuum and broad Hβ emission-line variations observed in the nuclear regions of NGC3227, NGC3516, and NGC5548, we clearly see evidence for outflowing, infalling, and virialized BLR gas motions, respectively.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	L80-L84
Journal	Astrophysical Journal
Volume	704
Issue number	2 PART 2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637X/704/2/L80
Publication status	Published - 2009

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Denney, K. D., Peterson, B. M., Pogge, R. W., Adair, A., Atlee, D. W., Au-Yong, K., Bentz, M. C., Bird, J. C., Brokofsky, D. J., Chisholm, E., Comins, M. L., Dietrich, M., Doroshenko, V. T., Eastman, J. D., Efimov, Y. S., Ewald, S., Ferbey, S., Gaskell, C. M., Hedrick, C. H., ... Yoshii, Y. (2009). Diverse kinematic signatures from reverberation mapping of the broad-line region in AGNs. Astrophysical Journal, 704(2 PART 2), L80-L84. https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637X/704/2/L80

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