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MgII $\lambda2798$发射线的变化与3000 μ m连续谱的关系

Relation between the variations in the MgII $\lambda2798$ emission-line and the 3000 Å continuum

Dongchun Zhu, Mouyuan Sun, Tinggui Wang

摘要:

我们使用68个中等红移($z\sim$ 0.65 $-$ 1.50)宽线类星体的样本研究了Mg II $\lambda2798$发射线和3000 nm连续谱变化之间的关系,这些类星体的辐射热光度范围为44.49 erg s $^{-1} \leq \rm{log}$ $L_{\rm{bol}} \leq 46.31$ erg s $^{-1}$(爱丁顿比从$\sim$ 0.026到0.862)。该样本由SDSS-DR 7 Q和BOSS-DR 12 Q构建,每个样本在SDSS-I/II/III调查中至少有2个光谱历元。此外,我们采用以下信噪比(S/N)选择标准:a)对于MgII和3000 nm连续谱,S/N PDMATHAMT 10; b)对于窄谱线,S/N PDMATHAMT 5。我们所有的类星体光谱重新校准的基础上恒定的窄发射线通量的假设。在光谱到光谱变化的分析中,我们发现在宽MgII和连续谱中的变化之间有相当密切的相关性(斯皮尔曼$ρ= 0.593$)。这与MgII响应于连续发射变化而变化的想法一致。采用改进的加权最小二乘回归方法,我们统计约束的斜率(即,在消除由重新定标过程本身引入的固有偏差之后,宽Mg II的响应度$α$)在不同光度箱中的源的两个分量的变化之间。结果表明,响应度很小(平均$\barα \approx$ 0.464),与类星体光度呈反相关。我们的研究结果表明,需要高信噪比的通量测量鲁棒地检测的内在变化和时间滞后的镁II线。

英文摘要:

We investigate the relationship between the MgII $\lambda2798$ emission-line and the 3000 Å continuum variations using a sample of 68 intermediate-redshift ($z\sim$ 0.65$-$1.50) broad-line quasars spanning a bolometric luminosity range of 44.49 erg s$^{-1} \leq \rm{log}$$L_{\rm{bol}} \leq 46.31$ erg s$^{-1}$ (Eddington ratio from $\sim$ 0.026 to 0.862). This sample is constructed from SDSS-DR7Q and BOSS-DR12Q, each with at least 2 spectroscopic epochs in SDSS-I/II/III surveys. Additionally, we adopt the following signal-to-noise ratio (S/N) selection criteria: a) for MgII and the 3000 Å continuum, S/N $\geq$ 10; b) for narrow lines, S/N $\geq$ 5. All our quasar spectra are recalibrated based on the assumption of constant narrow emission-line fluxes. In an analysis of spectrum-to-spectrum variations, we find a fairly close correlation (Spearman $ρ= 0.593$) between the variations in broad MgII and in the continuum. This is consistent with the idea that MgII is varying in response to the continuum emission variations. Adopting the modified weighted least squares regression method, we statistically constrain the slopes (i.e., the responsivity $α$ of the broad MgII) between the variations in both components for the sources in different luminosity bins after eliminating intrinsic biases introduced by the rescaling process itself. It is shown that the responsivity is quite small (average $\barα \approx$ 0.464) and anti-correlates with the quasar luminosity. Our results indicate that high signal-to-noise flux measurements are required to robustly detect the intrinsic variability and the time lag of MgII line.

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