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低红移类星体的光谱偏振测量:偏振的起源和对黑洞质量估计的影响

Spectropolarimetry of low redshift Quasars: origin of the polarization and implications for black hole mass estimates

Alessandro Capetti, Ari Laor, Ranieri D. Baldi, Andrew Robinson, Alessandro Marconi

摘要:

本文报道了对25个z<0.37的明亮的1型活动星系核(其中9个是射电强的)进行高信噪比VLT偏振光谱测量的结果。样品在$L_{5100}\sim 10^{44}-10^{46}$ erg s $^{-1}$处均匀地覆盖5100 A的光学光度,在FWHM $\sim 1000-10,000$ ~ km/s处均匀地覆盖H $α$宽度。我们推导出连续谱和H $α$极化振幅,极化角,和角度摆动线,连同无线电性质。我们发现以下几点:1.宽线区和连续极化都是由单一散射介质产生的。2.散射介质是赤道的,并且与系统轴成直角。3.散射介质位于BLR处或刚好位于BLR外部。连续偏振和H $α$偏振角摆动都可以用作倾斜指示器。观察到的线宽被发现受到倾斜,这可能会导致低估的黑洞质量的一个因素的$\sim 5$的一个接近正面的看法。在极化通量测量的线宽克服了倾斜偏差,并提供了一个接近赤道的BLR在所有活动星系核,这使得减少倾斜偏差的BLR的黑洞质量估计。

英文摘要:

We present the results of high signal-to-noise ratio VLT spectropolarimetry of a representative sample of 25 bright type 1 AGN at z<0.37, of which nine are radio-loud. The sample covers uniformly the 5100 A optical luminosity at $L_{5100}\sim 10^{44}-10^{46}$ erg s$^{-1}$, and H$α$ width at FWHM$\sim 1000-10,000$~ km/s. We derive the continuum and the H$α$ polarization amplitude, polarization angle, and angle swing across the line, together with the radio properties. We find the following: 1. The broad line region (BLR) and continuum polarization are both produced by a single scattering medium. 2. The scattering medium is equatorial, and at right angle to the system axis. 3. The scattering medium is located at or just outside the BLR. The continuum polarization and the H$α$ polarization angle swing, can both serve as an inclination indicator. The observed line width is found to be affected by inclination, which can lead to an underestimate of the black hole mass by a factor of $\sim 5$ for a close-to face-on view. The line width measured in the polarized flux overcomes the inclination bias, and provides a close-to equatorial view of the BLR in all AGN, which allows to reduce the inclination bias in the BLR based black hole mass estimates.

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