Reverberation map** of active galactic nuclei: From X-ray corona to dusty torus
The central engines of active galactic nuclei (AGNs) are powered by accreting supermassive
black holes, and while AGNs are known to play an important role in galaxy evolution, the key …
black holes, and while AGNs are known to play an important role in galaxy evolution, the key …
A dynamical measure of the black hole mass in a quasar 11 billion years ago
R Abuter, F Allouche, A Amorim, C Bailet, A Berdeu… - Nature, 2024 - nature.com
Tight relationships exist in the local Universe between the central stellar properties of
galaxies and the mass of their supermassive black hole (SMBH),–. These suggest that …
galaxies and the mass of their supermassive black hole (SMBH),–. These suggest that …
A characteristic optical variability time scale in astrophysical accretion disks
Accretion disks around supermassive black holes in active galactic nuclei produce
continuum radiation at ultraviolet and optical wavelengths. Physical processes in the …
continuum radiation at ultraviolet and optical wavelengths. Physical processes in the …
The radius–luminosity relationship depends on optical spectra in active galactic nuclei
P Du, JM Wang - The Astrophysical Journal, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
The radius–luminosity () relationship of active galactic nuclei (AGNs) established by the
reverberation map** (RM) observations has been widely used as a single-epoch black …
reverberation map** (RM) observations has been widely used as a single-epoch black …
The Lick AGN Monitoring Project 2016: velocity-resolved Hβ lags in luminous Seyfert galaxies
We carried out spectroscopic monitoring of 21 low-redshift Seyfert 1 galaxies using the Kast
double spectrograph on the 3 m Shane telescope at Lick Observatory from 2016 April to …
double spectrograph on the 3 m Shane telescope at Lick Observatory from 2016 April to …
The spatially resolved broad line region of IRAS 09149− 6206
We present new near-infrared VLTI/GRAVITY interferometric spectra that spatially resolve
the broad Brγ emission line in the nucleus of the active galaxy IRAS 09149− 6206. We use …
the broad Brγ emission line in the nucleus of the active galaxy IRAS 09149− 6206. We use …
The broad line region and black hole mass of NGC 4151
MC Bentz, PR Williams, T Treu - The Astrophysical Journal, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
We present a reanalysis of reverberation map** data from 2005 for the Seyfert galaxy
NGC 4151, supplemented with additional data from the literature to constrain the continuum …
NGC 4151, supplemented with additional data from the literature to constrain the continuum …
BASS. XXIX. The near-infrared view of the broad-line region (BLR): the effects of obscuration in BLR characterization
Virial black hole (BH) mass (M BH) determination directly involves knowing the broad-line
region (BLR) clouds' velocity distribution, their distance from the central supermassive BH (R …
region (BLR) clouds' velocity distribution, their distance from the central supermassive BH (R …
A local baseline of the black hole mass scaling relations for active galaxies. IV. Correlations between M BH and host galaxy σ, stellar mass, and luminosity
VN Bennert, T Treu, X Ding, I Stomberg… - The Astrophysical …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
The tight correlations between the mass of supermassive black holes (M BH) and their host-
galaxy properties have been of great interest to the astrophysical community, but a clear …
galaxy properties have been of great interest to the astrophysical community, but a clear …
Spectral variability studies in Active Galactic Nuclei: Exploring continuum and emission line regions in the age of LSST and JWST
The investigation of emission line regions within active galaxies (AGNs) has a rich and
extensive history, now extending to the use of AGNs and quasars as “standardizable” …
extensive history, now extending to the use of AGNs and quasars as “standardizable” …