Space Telescope and Optical Reverberation Mapping Project. IX. Velocity–Delay Maps for Broad Emission Lines in NGC 5548

Horne, Keith; Rosa, G. De; Peterson, B.M.; Barth, A.J.; Ely, J.; Fausnaugh, M.M.; Kriss, G.A.; Pei, L.; Bentz, M.C.; Cackett, E.M.; Edelson, R.; Eracleous, M.; Goad, M.R.; Grier, C.J.; Kaastra, J.; Kochanek, C.S.; Krongold, Y.; Mathur, S.; Netzer, H.; Proga, D.; Tejos, N.; Vestergaard, M.; Villforth, C.; Adams, S.M.; Anderson, M.D.; Arévalo, P.; Beatty, TG.; Bennert, V.N.; Bigley, A.; Bisogni, S.; Borman, G.A.; Boroson, T.A.; Bottorff, M.C.; Brandt, W.N.; Breeveld, A.A.; Brotherton, M.; Brown, J.E.; Brown, J.S.; Canalizo, G.; Carini, M.T.; Clubb, K.I.; Comerford, J.M.; Corsini, E.M.; Crenshaw, D.M.; Croft, S.; Croxall, K.V.; Bontà, E. Dalla; Deason, A.J.; Dehghanian, M.; Lorenzo-Cáceres, A. De; Denney, K.D.; Dietrich, M.; Done, C.; Efimova, N.V.; Evans, P.A.; Ferland, G.J.; Filippenko, A.V.; Flatland, K.; Fox, O.D.; Gardner, E.; Gates, E.L.; Gehrels, N.; Geier, S.; Gelbord, J.M.; Gonzalez, L.; Gorjian, V.; Greene, J.E.; Grupe, D.; Gupta, A.; Hall, P.B.; Henderson, C.B.; Hicks, S.; Holmbeck, E.; Holoien, T.W.-S.; Hutchison, T.; Im, M.; Jensen, J.J.; Johnson, C.A.; Joner, M.D.; Jones, J.; Kaspi, S.; Kelly, P.L.; Kennea, J.A.; Kim, M.; Kim, S.; Kim, S.C.; King, A.; Klimanov, S.A.; Korista, K.T.; Lau, M.W.; Lee, J.C.; Leonard, D.C.; Li, Miao; Lira, P.; Lochhaas, C.; Ma, Zhiyuan; MacInnis, F.; Malkan, M.A.; Manne-Nicholas, E.R.; Mauerhan, J.C.; McGurk, R.; McHardy, I.M.; Montuori, C.; Morelli, L.; Mosquera, A.; Mudd, D.; Müller–Sánchez, F.; Nazarov, S.V.; Norris, R.P.; Nousek, J.A.; Nguyen, M.L.; Ochner, P.; Okhmat, D.N.; Pancoast, A.; Papadakis, I.; Parks, J.R.; Penny, M.T.; Pizzella, A.; Pogge, R.W.; Poleski, R.; Pott, J.-U.; Rafter, S.E.; Rix, H.-W.; Runnoe, J.; Saylor, D.A.; Schimoia, J.S.; Schnülle, K.; Scott, B.; Sergeev, S.G.; Shappee, B.J.; Shivvers, I.; Siegel, M.; Simonian, G.V.; Siviero, A.; Skielboe, A.; Somers, G.; Spencer, M.; Starkey, D.; Stevens, D.J.; Sung, H.-I.; Tayar, J.; Treu, T.; Turner, C.S.; Uttley, P.; Van Saders, J.; Vican, L.; Villanueva, S.; Weiss, Y.; Woo, J.-H.; Yan, H.; Young, S.; Yuk, H.; Zheng, W.; Zhu, W.; Zu, Y.

doi:10.3847/1538-4357/abce60

Space Telescope and Optical Reverberation Mapping Project. IX. Velocity–Delay Maps for Broad Emission Lines in NGC 5548

Horne, Keith; Rosa, G. De; Peterson, B.M.; Barth, A.J.; Ely, J.; Fausnaugh, M.M.; Kriss, G.A.; Pei, L.; Bentz, M.C.; Cackett, E.M.; Edelson, R.; Eracleous, M.; Goad, M.R.; Grier, C.J.; Kaastra, J.; Kochanek, C.S.; Krongold, Y.; Mathur, S.; Netzer, H.; Proga, D.; Tejos, N.; Vestergaard, M.; Villforth, C.; Adams, S.M.; Anderson, M.D.; Arévalo, P.; Beatty, TG.; Bennert, V.N.; Bigley, A.; Bisogni, S.; Borman, G.A.; Boroson, T.A.; Bottorff, M.C.; Brandt, W.N.; Breeveld, A.A.; Brotherton, M.; Brown, J.E.; Brown, J.S.; Canalizo, G.; Carini, M.T.; Clubb, K.I.; Comerford, J.M.; Corsini, E.M.; Crenshaw, D.M.; Croft, S.; Croxall, K.V.; Bontà, E. Dalla; Deason, A.J.; Dehghanian, M.; Lorenzo-Cáceres, A. De; Denney, K.D.; Dietrich, M.; Done, C.; Efimova, N.V.; Evans, P.A.; Ferland, G.J.; Filippenko, A.V.; Flatland, K.; Fox, O.D.; Gardner, E.; Gates, E.L.; Gehrels, N.; Geier, S.; Gelbord, J.M.; Gonzalez, L.; Gorjian, V.; Greene, J.E.; Grupe, D.; Gupta, A.; Hall, P.B.; Henderson, C.B.; Hicks, S.; Holm...

Authors

Keith Horne

G. De Rosa

B.M. Peterson

A.J. Barth

J. Ely

M.M. Fausnaugh

G.A. Kriss

L. Pei

M.C. Bentz

E.M. Cackett

R. Edelson

M. Eracleous

M.R. Goad

C.J. Grier

J. Kaastra

C.S. Kochanek

Y. Krongold

S. Mathur

H. Netzer

D. Proga

N. Tejos

M. Vestergaard

C. Villforth

S.M. Adams

M.D. Anderson

P. Arévalo

TG. Beatty

V.N. Bennert

A. Bigley

S. Bisogni

G.A. Borman

T.A. Boroson

M.C. Bottorff

W.N. Brandt

A.A. Breeveld

M. Brotherton

J.E. Brown

J.S. Brown

G. Canalizo

M.T. Carini

K.I. Clubb

J.M. Comerford

E.M. Corsini

D.M. Crenshaw

S. Croft

K.V. Croxall

E. Dalla Bontà

Dr Alis Deason alis.j.deason@durham.ac.uk
Associate Professor

M. Dehghanian

A. De Lorenzo-Cáceres

K.D. Denney

M. Dietrich

Professor Christine Done chris.done@durham.ac.uk
Professor

N.V. Efimova

P.A. Evans

G.J. Ferland

A.V. Filippenko

K. Flatland

O.D. Fox

E. Gardner

E.L. Gates

N. Gehrels

S. Geier

J.M. Gelbord

L. Gonzalez

V. Gorjian

J.E. Greene

D. Grupe

A. Gupta

P.B. Hall

C.B. Henderson

S. Hicks

E. Holmbeck

T.W.-S. Holoien

T. Hutchison

M. Im

J.J. Jensen

C.A. Johnson

M.D. Joner

J. Jones

S. Kaspi

P.L. Kelly

J.A. Kennea

M. Kim

S. Kim

S.C. Kim

A. King

S.A. Klimanov

K.T. Korista

M.W. Lau

J.C. Lee

D.C. Leonard

Miao Li

P. Lira

C. Lochhaas

Zhiyuan Ma

F. MacInnis

M.A. Malkan

E.R. Manne-Nicholas

J.C. Mauerhan

R. McGurk

I.M. McHardy

C. Montuori

L. Morelli

A. Mosquera

D. Mudd

F. Müller–Sánchez

S.V. Nazarov

R.P. Norris

J.A. Nousek

M.L. Nguyen

P. Ochner

D.N. Okhmat

A. Pancoast

I. Papadakis

J.R. Parks

M.T. Penny

A. Pizzella

R.W. Pogge

R. Poleski

J.-U. Pott

S.E. Rafter

H.-W. Rix

J. Runnoe

D.A. Saylor

J.S. Schimoia

K. Schnülle

B. Scott

S.G. Sergeev

B.J. Shappee

I. Shivvers

M. Siegel

G.V. Simonian

A. Siviero

A. Skielboe

G. Somers

M. Spencer

D. Starkey

D.J. Stevens

H.-I. Sung

J. Tayar

T. Treu

C.S. Turner

P. Uttley

J. Van Saders

L. Vican

S. Villanueva

Y. Weiss

J.-H. Woo

H. Yan

S. Young

H. Yuk

W. Zheng

W. Zhu

Y. Zu

Abstract

In this contribution, we achieve the primary goal of the active galactic nucleus (AGN) STORM campaign by recovering velocity–delay maps for the prominent broad emission lines (Lyα, C iv, He ii, and Hβ) in the spectrum of NGC 5548. These are the most detailed velocity–delay maps ever obtained for an AGN, providing unprecedented information on the geometry, ionization structure, and kinematics of the broad-line region. Virial envelopes enclosing the emission-line responses show that the reverberating gas is bound to the black hole. A stratified ionization structure is evident. The He ii response inside 5–10 lt-day has a broad single-peaked velocity profile. The Lyα, C iv, and Hβ responses extend from inside 2 to outside 20 lt-day, with double peaks at ±2500 km s−1 in the 10–20 lt-day delay range. An incomplete ellipse in the velocity–delay plane is evident in Hβ. We interpret the maps in terms of a Keplerian disk with a well-defined outer rim at R = 20 lt-day. The far-side response is weaker than that from the near side. The line-center delay $\tau =(R/c)(1-\sin i)\approx 5$ days gives the inclination i ≈ 45°. The inferred black hole mass is MBH ≈ 7 × 107 M⊙. In addition to reverberations, the fit residuals confirm that emission-line fluxes are depressed during the "BLR Holiday" identified in previous work. Moreover, a helical "Barber-Pole" pattern, with stripes moving from red to blue across the C iv and Lyα line profiles, suggests azimuthal structure rotating with a 2 yr period that may represent precession or orbital motion of inner-disk structures casting shadows on the emission-line region farther out.

Citation

Horne, K., Rosa, G. D., Peterson, B., Barth, A., Ely, J., Fausnaugh, M., …Zu, Y. (2021). Space Telescope and Optical Reverberation Mapping Project. IX. Velocity–Delay Maps for Broad Emission Lines in NGC 5548. Astrophysical Journal, 907(2), Article 76. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/abce60

Journal Article Type	Article
Acceptance Date	Nov 25, 2020
Online Publication Date	Feb 1, 2021
Publication Date	Feb 1, 2021
Deposit Date	Jul 22, 2021
Publicly Available Date	Feb 1, 2022
Journal	Astrophysical Journal
Print ISSN	0004-637X
Electronic ISSN	1538-4357
Publisher	American Astronomical Society
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	907
Issue	2
Article Number	76
DOI	https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/abce60
Related Public URLs	https://arxiv.org/abs/2003.01448

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