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2011ApJ...738...68P - Astrophys. J., 738, 68 (2011/September-1)

Optical emission-line properties of a sample of the broad-line active galactic nuclei: the baldwin effect and eigenvector 1.

POPOVIC L.C. and KOVACEVIC J.

Abstract (from CDS):

We divide a sample of 302 type-1 active galactic nuclei into two subsamples based on the narrow-line [O III]/HβNLRratio, expecting that there will be a stronger starburst (H II region) contribution to the narrow-line emission for R = log([O III]/HβNLR) < 0.5. For both samples, we find significant differences in correlations between spectral properties of objects with R < 0.5 and R > 0.5. We find similar differences when we divide the sample based on the FWHM ratios of [O III] and broad Hβ lines (R1 = log (FWHM [O III]/FWHM Hβbroad)><- 0.8), i.e., similar correlations between R > 0.5 and R1< -0.8 subsamples from one side and R < 0.5 and R1> -0.8 subsamples from the other side. The most interesting difference is in the correlation between the broad Hβ FWHM and luminosity in the R < 0.5 (R1> -0.8) sample, which indicates a connection between the broad-line region kinematics and the photoionization source. We discuss possible effects that can cause these differences in spectral properties of two subsamples.

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Journal keyword(s): galaxies: nuclei - line: profiles - quasars: emission lines

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