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z=4.40类星体Q 2203+292的光学监测

Optical monitoring of the z=4.40 quasar Q 2203+292

E. P. Ovcharov, P. L. Nedialkov, A. T. Valcheva, V. D. Ivanov, N. A. Tikhonov, I. S. Stanev, A. B. Kostov, Ts. B. Georgiev

摘要:

我们报告了1999年5月至2007年10月期间,天文学家对高红移(z=4.40)射电宁静类星体Q 2203+292的R波段监测。在我们的监测期间,类星体显示出最大的峰-峰光变曲线振幅约为0.3等,当与旧文献数据结合时,约为0.9等。具有常数的光变曲线拟合的rms分别为0.08 mag和0.2 mag。检测到的变化在~3-sigma水平。类星体在最近几年处于稳定状态,它可能在过去经历了一次增亮事件。结构功能分析的结论是,该对象显示出类似的低红移类星体的变化特性。我们将Q 2203+292宽线区质量的下限设定为0.3- 0.4M_odot。窄带成像搜索红移Ly_alpha从其他发射线对象在相同的红移显示没有发射线对象在类星体附近。

英文摘要:

We report Cousins R-band monitoring of the high-redshift (z=4.40) radio quiet quasar Q 2203+292 from May 1999 to October 2007. The quasar shows maximum peak-to-peak light curve amplitude of ~0.3 mag during the time of our monitoring, and ~0.9 mag when combined with older literature data. The rms of a fit to the light curve with a constant is 0.08 mag and 0.2 mag, respectively. The detected changes are at ~3-sigma level. The quasar was in a stable state during the recent years and it might have undergone a brightening event in the past. The structure function analysis concluded that the object shows variability properties similar to those of the lower redshift quasars. We set a lower limit to the Q 2203+292 broad line region mass of 0.3-0.4 M_odot. Narrow-band imaging search for redshifted Ly_alpha from other emission line objects at the same redshift shows no emission line objects in the quasar vicinity.

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