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Space Telescope and Optical Reverberation Mapping Project. V. Optical spectroscopic campaign and emission-line analysis for NGC 5548

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Date
10/03/2017
Author
Pei, L.
Fausnaugh, M. M.
Barth, A. J.
Peterson, B. M.
Bentz, M. C.
De Rosa, G.
Denney, K. D.
Goad, M. R.
Kochanek, C. S.
Korista, K. T.
Kriss, G. A.
Pogge, R. W.
Bennert, V. N.
Brotherton, M.
Clubb, K. I.
Bontà, E. Dalla
Filippenko, A. V.
Greene, J. E.
Grier, C. J.
Vestergaard, M.
Zheng, W.
Adams, Scott M.
Beatty, Thomas G.
Bigley, A.
Brown, Jacob E.
Brown, Jonathan S.
Canalizo, G.
Comerford, J. M.
Coker, Carl T.
Corsini, E. M.
Croft, S.
Croxall, K. V.
Deason, A. J.
Eracleous, Michael
Fox, O. D.
Gates, E. L.
Henderson, C. B.
Holmbeck, E.
Holoien, T. W. -S.
Jensen, J. J.
Johnson, C. A.
Kelly, P. L.
Kim, S.
King, A.
Lau, M. W.
Li, Miao
Lochhaas, Cassandra
Ma, Zhiyuan
Manne-Nicholas, E. R.
Mauerhan, J. C.
Malkan, M. A.
McGurk, R.
Morelli, L.
Mosquera, Ana
Mudd, Dale
Muller Sanchez, F.
Nguyen, M. L.
Ochner, P.
Ou-Yang, B.
Pancoast, A.
Penny, Matthew T.
Pizzella, A.
Poleski, Radosław
Runnoe, Jessie
Scott, B.
Schimoia, Jaderson S.
Shappee, B. J.
Shivvers, I.
Simonian, Gregory V.
Siviero, A.
Somers, Garrett
Stevens, Daniel J.
Strauss, M. A.
Tayar, Jamie
Tejos, N.
Treu, T.
Van Saders, J.
Vican, L.
Villanueva Jr, S.
Yuk, H.
Zakamska, N. L.
Zhu, W.
Anderson, M. D.
Arévalo, P.
Bazhaw, C.
Bisogni, S.
Borman, G. A.
Bottorff, M. C.
Brandt, W. N.
Breeveld, A. A.
Cackett, E. M.
Carini, M. T.
Crenshaw, D. M.
De Lorenzo-Caceres Rodriguez, Adriana
Dietrich, M.
Edelson, R.
Efimova, N. V.
Ely, J.
Evans, P. A.
Ferland, G. J.
Flatland, K.
Gehrels, N.
Geier, S.
Gelbord, J. M.
Grupe, D.
Gupta, A.
Hall, P. B.
Hicks, S.
Horenstein, D.
Horne, Keith
Hutchison, T.
Im, M.
Joner, M. D.
Jones, J.
Kaastra, J.
Kaspi, S.
Kelly, B. C.
Kennea, J. A.
Kim, M.
Kim, S. C.
Klimanov, S. A.
Lee, J. C.
Leonard, D. C.
Lira, P.
MacInnis, F.
Mathur, S.
McHardy, I. M.
Montouri, C.
Musso, R.
Nazarov, S. V.
Netzer, H.
Norris, R. P.
Nousek, J. A.
Okhmat, D. N.
Papadakis, I.
Parks, J. R.
Pott, J. -U.
Rafter, S. E.
Rix, H. -W.
Saylor, D. A.
Schnülle, K.
Sergeev, S. G.
Siegel, M.
Skielboe, A.
Spencer, M.
Starkey, D.
Sung, H. -I.
Teems, K. G.
Turner, C. S.
Uttley, P.
Villforth, C.
Weiss, Y.
Woo, J. -H.
Yan, H.
Young, S.
Zu, Y.
Funder
Science & Technology Facilities Council
Grant ID
ST/M001296/1
Keywords
Galaxies: active
Galaxies: individual (NGC 5548)
Galaxies: nuclei
Galaxies: Seyfert
QB Astronomy
QC Physics
NDAS
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Abstract
We present the results of an optical spectroscopic monitoring program targeting NGC 5548 as part of a larger multiwavelength reverberation mapping campaign. The campaign spanned 6 months and achieved an almost daily cadence with observations from five ground-based telescopes. The Hβ and He ii λ4686 broad emission-line light curves lag that of the 5100 Å optical continuum by 4.17 -0.36/+0.36 days and 0.79 -0.34/+0.35 days, respectively. The Hβ lag relative to the 1158 Å ultraviolet continuum light curve measured by the Hubble Space Telescope is ~50% longer than that measured against the optical continuum, and the lag difference is consistent with the observed lag between the optical and ultraviolet continua. This suggests that the characteristic radius of the broad-line region is ~50% larger than the value inferred from optical data alone. We also measured velocity-resolved emission-line lags for Hβ and found a complex velocity-lag structure with shorter lags in the line wings, indicative of a broad-line region dominated by Keplerian motion. The responses of both the Hβ and He ii emission lines to the driving continuum changed significantly halfway through the campaign, a phenomenon also observed for C iv, Lyα, He ii(+O iii]), and Si iv(+O iv]) during the same monitoring period. Finally, given the optical luminosity of NGC 5548 during our campaign, the measured Hβ lag is a factor of five shorter than the expected value implied by the RBLR–LAGN relation based on the past behavior of NGC 5548.
Citation
Pei , L , Fausnaugh , M M , Barth , A J , Peterson , B M , Bentz , M C , De Rosa , G , Denney , K D , Goad , M R , Kochanek , C S , Korista , K T , Kriss , G A , Pogge , R W , Bennert , V N , Brotherton , M , Clubb , K I , Bontà , E D , Filippenko , A V , Greene , J E , Grier , C J , Vestergaard , M , Zheng , W , Adams , S M , Beatty , T G , Bigley , A , Brown , J E , Brown , J S , Canalizo , G , Comerford , J M , Coker , C T , Corsini , E M , Croft , S , Croxall , K V , Deason , A J , Eracleous , M , Fox , O D , Gates , E L , Henderson , C B , Holmbeck , E , Holoien , T W -S , Jensen , J J , Johnson , C A , Kelly , P L , Kim , S , King , A , Lau , M W , Li , M , Lochhaas , C , Ma , Z , Manne-Nicholas , E R , Mauerhan , J C , Malkan , M A , McGurk , R , Morelli , L , Mosquera , A , Mudd , D , Muller Sanchez , F , Nguyen , M L , Ochner , P , Ou-Yang , B , Pancoast , A , Penny , M T , Pizzella , A , Poleski , R , Runnoe , J , Scott , B , Schimoia , J S , Shappee , B J , Shivvers , I , Simonian , G V , Siviero , A , Somers , G , Stevens , D J , Strauss , M A , Tayar , J , Tejos , N , Treu , T , Van Saders , J , Vican , L , Villanueva Jr , S , Yuk , H , Zakamska , N L , Zhu , W , Anderson , M D , Arévalo , P , Bazhaw , C , Bisogni , S , Borman , G A , Bottorff , M C , Brandt , W N , Breeveld , A A , Cackett , E M , Carini , M T , Crenshaw , D M , De Lorenzo-Caceres Rodriguez , A , Dietrich , M , Edelson , R , Efimova , N V , Ely , J , Evans , P A , Ferland , G J , Flatland , K , Gehrels , N , Geier , S , Gelbord , J M , Grupe , D , Gupta , A , Hall , P B , Hicks , S , Horenstein , D , Horne , K , Hutchison , T , Im , M , Joner , M D , Jones , J , Kaastra , J , Kaspi , S , Kelly , B C , Kennea , J A , Kim , M , Kim , S C , Klimanov , S A , Lee , J C , Leonard , D C , Lira , P , MacInnis , F , Mathur , S , McHardy , I M , Montouri , C , Musso , R , Nazarov , S V , Netzer , H , Norris , R P , Nousek , J A , Okhmat , D N , Papadakis , I , Parks , J R , Pott , J -U , Rafter , S E , Rix , H -W , Saylor , D A , Schnülle , K , Sergeev , S G , Siegel , M , Skielboe , A , Spencer , M , Starkey , D , Sung , H -I , Teems , K G , Turner , C S , Uttley , P , Villforth , C , Weiss , Y , Woo , J -H , Yan , H , Young , S & Zu , Y 2017 , ' Space Telescope and Optical Reverberation Mapping Project. V. Optical spectroscopic campaign and emission-line analysis for NGC 5548 ' , Astrophysical Journal , vol. 837 , no. 2 , 131 . https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/aa5eb1
Publication
Astrophysical Journal
Status
Peer reviewed
DOI
https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/aa5eb1
ISSN
0004-637X
Type
Journal article
Rights
© 2017, American Astronomical Society. This work has been made available online in accordance with the publisher’s policies. This is the author created, accepted version manuscript following peer review and may differ slightly from the final published version. The final published version of this work is available at iopscience.iop.org / https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/aa5eb1
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URI
http://hdl.handle.net/10023/10544

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