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具有光学线偏振测量的变化外观的塞弗特星系

Changing-look Seyfert galaxies with optical linear polarization measurements

F. Marin, D. Hutsemékers, B. Agís González

摘要:

在本讲义中,我们提出了新的(光谱)偏振测量的情况下,“改变外观”活动星系核(CLAGN),活动星系核家族树的一个子类,显示长期(数月至数年)大通量变化与光学宽发射线的出现或消失。我们将讨论如何偏振测量可以帮助区分提出的几种情况下,解释这种变化是/是最有可能的。我们收集了附近的过去的偏振测量,Seyfert-like CLAGN,并评估了我们对这些迷人物体的几乎所有偏振信息都可以追溯到80年代和90年代。因此,我们解释了偏振如何帮助我们理解CLAGN的第一个秒差距内发生的物理过程,以及为什么强烈需要新的偏振监测活动。

英文摘要:

In this lecture note, we make the case for new (spectro)polarimetric measurements of "changing-look" AGNs (CLAGNs), a subclass of the AGN family tree that shows long-term (months to years) large flux variability associated with the appearance or disappearance of optical broad emission lines. We discuss how polarization measurements could help to distinguish which of the several scenarios proposed to explain such variations is/are the most likely. We collected past polarization measurements of nearby, Seyfert-like CLAGNs and take stock that almost all polarimetric information we have on those fascinating objects dates from the 80's and 90's. We thus explain how polarization could help us understand the physical processes happening in the first parsecs of CLAGNs and why new polarization monitoring campaigns are strongly needed.

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