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QSO无线电强/无线电静二分法的新见解:4D Eigenvector1参数空间背景下的SDSS谱

New Insights on the QSO Radio-Loud/Radio-Quiet Dichotomy: SDSS Spectra in the Context of the 4D Eigenvector1 Parameter Space

Sebastian Zamfir, Jack W. Sulentic, Paola Marziani

摘要:

我们寻找射电强(RL)和射电静(RQ)1型活动星系核(AGN)之间的二分法/双峰性。我们研究了几个样本的SDSS类星体与高S/N光谱和匹配的FIRST/NVSS射电观测。我们使用无线电数据来识别具有FRII结构的最弱RL源,以定义RL/RQ边界,其对应于log L $_{1.4GHz}$ =31.6尔格s $^{-1}$ Hz $^{-1}$。我们测量宽线H $β$和Fe II发射的性质,以定义4DE 1光谱诊断空间的光学平面。RL类星体在这个光学平面上占据了比RQ源更有限的域,二维Kolmogorov-Smirnov检验发现这是非常重要的。这告诉我们,RL源的BLR运动学和结构的范围比RQ类星体更受限制,这支持二分法的概念。FRII和CD RL源还显示出显著的4DE 1域差异,这可能反映了这两个类别的视线方向(分别为倾斜与正面)的差异。RQ和RL源之间存在不同的射电中间体(RI)种群的可能性是不利的,因为4DE 1诊断空间比较显示RI和RQ源之间没有差异。我们发现,在无线电与辐射热光度图的二分法搜索将产生模糊的结果,主要是因为在一个相当完整的样本,无线电最亮的RQ源将是众多的,足以模糊RQ和RL源之间的差距。在NVSS和FIRST的分辨率约束下,我们在宽线类星体中没有发现FRI源。

英文摘要:

We search fora dichotomy/bimodality between Radio Loud (RL) and Radio Quiet (RQ) Type 1 Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN). We examine several samples of SDSS QSOs with high S/N optical spectra and matching FIRST/NVSS radio observations. We use the radio data to identify the weakest RL sources with FRII structure to define a RL/RQ boundary which corresponds to log L$_{1.4GHz}$=31.6 ergs s$^{-1}$ Hz$^{-1}$. We measure properties of broad line H$β$ and FeII emission to define the optical plane of a 4DE1 spectroscopic diagnostic space. The RL quasars occupy a much more restricted domain in this optical plane compared to the RQ sources, which a 2D Kolmogorov-Smirnov test finds to be highly significant. This tells us that the range of BLR kinematics and structure for RL sources is more restricted than for the RQ QSOs, which supports the notion of dichotomy. FRII and CD RL sources also show significant 4DE1 domain differences that likely reflect differences in line of sight orientation (inclined vs. face-on respectively) for these two classes. The possibility of a distinct Radio Intermediate (RI) population between RQ and RL source is disfavored because a 4DE1 diagnostic space comparison shows no difference between RI and RQ sources. We show that searches for dichotomy in radio vs. bolometric luminosity diagrams will yield ambiguous results mainly because in a reasonably complete sample the radio brightest RQ sources will be numerous enough to blur the gap between RQ and RL sources. Within resolution constraints of NVSS and FIRST we find no FRI sources among the broad line quasar population.

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