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圆规星系中氢射电宽谱线的探测不到

Non-detection of Broad Hydrogen Radio Recombination Lines in Circinus Galaxy

Junzhi Wang, Yong Shi, Zhi-Yu Zhang, Shu Liu, Yu Gao, Jiangshui Zhang, Fengyao Zhu, Min Fang

摘要:

活动星系核宽线区的线宽是理解中心超大质量黑洞的关键参数。然而,由于尘埃环的遮蔽,II型活动星系核中BLR的光学复合谱线不能被直接探测到。射电复合线(RRL)具有低消光比,是探测II型活动星系核中BLR辐射的理想示踪剂。利用ALMA对位于Circinus星系中心的H35 $α$和H36 $α$进行了RRL观测。探测到H35 $α$和H36 $α$的窄组分,这些组分被认为主要来自核区周围的恒星形成区。然而,仅获得了宽H35 $α$和H36 $α$的上限。由于圆规星系是离我们最近的活动星系核之一,在这个波段上没有探测到宽RRL辐射,这说明在现有的设备条件下探测到局域活动星系核中的宽RRL辐射是不可能的。亚毫米RRL的通量密度比毫米级的通量密度高几十倍,一旦其后端频率覆盖范围升级到比目前的能力好几倍,它就可以成为用ALMA直接探测II型活动星系核中的BLR的工具。

英文摘要:

The line widths of broad line regions (BLRs) of AGNs are key parameters for understanding the central super massive black holes (SMBHs). However, due to obscuration from dusty torus, optical recombination lines from BLRs in type II AGNs can not be directly detected. Radio recombination lines (RRLs), with low extinction, can be ideal tracers to probe emission from BLRs in type II AGNs. We performed RRL observations for H35$α$ and H36$α$ toward the center of Circinus galaxy with ALMA. Narrow components of H35$α$ and H36$α$, which are thought to be mainly from star forming regions around the nuclear region, are detected. However, only upper limits are obtained for broad H35$α$ and H36$α$. Since Circinus galaxy is one of the nearest AGN, non-detection of broad RRLs in Circinus galaxy at this band tells us that it is hopeless to detect broad RRL emission in local AGNs with current facilities. Submillimetre RRLs, with flux densities that are dozens of times higher than those at the millimetre level, could be the tools to directly detect BLRs in type II AGNs with ALMA, once its backend frequency coverage has been upgraded to several times better than its current capabilities.

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