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

doi:10.1088/0004-637X/704/2/L80

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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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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