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AGN谱指数与吸积率的相关性

The Correlation Between Spectral Index And Accretion Rate For AGN

Xue-Guang Zhang, Deborah Dultzin, Ting-Gui Wang

摘要:

本文给出了活动星系核的谱指数分布(SED)与无量纲吸积率(定义为$\dot{m}={L_{bol}/L_{Edd}}$)之间的关系。这个量被用来代替物理吸积率。我们从SDSS DR 4中选取了193个既有宽H $α$又有宽H $β$的活动星系核,并且在MgI $\lambda5175Å$附近有吸收线。我们确定的光谱指数和无量纲吸积率校正后的宿主星系的贡献和内部红化效应。对于活动星系核,包括低光度活动星系核($L_{Hα}<10^{41}{\rm erg\cdot s^{-1}}$,有时也被称为“矮活动星系核”(Ho et al. 1997)),在光谱指数和无量纲吸积率之间发现了相关性。这种相关性的存在提供了一个独立的方法来估计所有类型的活动星系核的中心BH质量。我们还发现,正常活动星系核和低光度活动星系核的光谱指数与BH质量之间存在着不同的相关性,这可能是由于这两类核吸积模式不同的缘故。这反过来又可能导致BH质量和光学连续发光度之间的不同相关性(Zhang et al. 2007 a),这使得Kaspi et al.(2000,2005)发现的用于确定低光度活动星系核BLR大小的经验关系失效。

英文摘要:

In this paper, we present a correlation between the spectral index distribution (SED) and the dimensionless accretion rate defined as $\dot{m}={L_{bol}/L_{Edd}}$ for AGN. This quantity is used as a substitute of the physical accretion rate. We select 193 AGN with both broad H$α$ and broad H$β$, and with absorption lines near MgI$\lambda5175Å$ from SDSS DR4. We determine the spectral index and dimensionless accretion rate after correcting for both host galaxy contribution and internal reddening effects. A correlation is found between the optical spectral index and the dimensionless accretion rate for AGN, including low luminosity AGN ($L_{Hα}<10^{41}{\rm erg\cdot s^{-1}}$ sometimes called "dwarf AGN" (Ho et al. 1997)). The existence of this correlation provides an independent method to estimate the central BH masses for all types of AGN. We also find that there is a different correlation between the spectral index and the BH masses for normal AGN and low luminosity AGN, which is perhaps due to the different accretion modes in these two types of nuclei. This in turn may lead to the different correlations between BH masses and optical continuum luminosity reported previously (Zhang et al. 2007a), which invalidates the application of the empirical relationship found by Kaspi et al. (2000, 2005) to low luminosity AGN in order to determine their BLR sizes.

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