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arXiv 2009.01104astro-ph.GA
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在100个活动矮星系中寻找H $_2$ O脉泽

A search for H$_2$O masers in 100 active dwarf galaxies

M. J. Rosenthal, I. Zaw

摘要:

本文介绍了首次对本星系群外矮星系中22 GHz H $_2$ O脉泽辐射的专门观测结果,目的是发现盘状脉泽。对圆盘脉泽的研究产生了对黑洞质量的准确和精确的测量,而在矮星系中的这种测量将是理解BH-星系共同演化的低质量端的关键。我们用绿岸望远镜观测了附近100个($z \lesssim 0.055$)矮星系($M_* \lesssim 10^{9.5}~M_{\odot}$),它们的光发射线比率表明它们被吸积到一个大质量黑洞上。我们没有发现新的脉泽低于$\sim$ 12毫焦耳(5 $σ$)的限制。我们将我们的样本的性质与大质量星系中$\sim$ 1,850个已知的探测和未探测到的样本的性质进行了比较。我们发现,与以前的研究一致,脉泽优先主办的塞弗茨和高度模糊,[O III]-明亮的活动星系核。我们的样品中,塞弗特星的数量较少,模糊度较低,而且[O III]-微弱。虽然在大质量星系中,总的脉泽探测率为$\sim$ 3%,但对我们的样本,按其光学性质加权,预测的探测率为$\sim$ 0.6- 1.7%,对应于探测不到$\sim$的概率为20- 50%。我们还发现,在先前调查的星系中,随着恒星质量的增加,探测率略有增加。然而,需要进一步的观测来辨别是否有一个内在的差异之间的脉泽部分在活跃的矮星系,并在其大规模的对应物相同的活动星系核的属性。

英文摘要:

We present the results of the first dedicated survey for 22 GHz H$_2$O maser emission in dwarf galaxies outside of the local group, with the aim of discovering disc masers. Studies of disc masers yield accurate and precise measurements of black hole mass, and such measurements in dwarf galaxies would be key to understanding the low-mass end of BH-galaxy co-evolution. We used the Green Bank Telescope to survey 100 nearby ($z \lesssim 0.055$) dwarf galaxies ($M_* \lesssim 10^{9.5}~M_{\odot}$) with optical emission line ratios indicative of accretion onto a massive black hole. We detected no new masers down to a limit of $\sim$12 mJy (5$σ$). We compared the properties of our sample with those of $\sim$1,850 known detections and non-detections in massive galaxies. We find, in agreement with previous studies, that masers are preferentially hosted by Seyferts and highly-obscured, [O III]-bright AGNs. Our sample has fewer Seyferts, is less obscured, and is [O III]-faint. Though the overall maser detection rate is $\sim$3% in massive galaxies, the predicted rate for our sample, weighted by its optical properties, is $\sim$0.6-1.7%, corresponding to a probability of making no detections of $\sim$20-50%. We also found a slight increase in the detection rate with increased stellar mass in previously surveyed galaxies. However, further observations are required to discern whether there is an intrinsic difference between the maser fraction in active dwarf galaxies and in their massive counterparts for the same AGN properties.

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