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2021ApJ...915L...9W - Astrophys. J., 915, L9-L9 (2021/July-1)

Dynamical modeling of the C IV broad line region of the z = 2.805 multiply imaged quasar SDSS J2222+2745.

WILLIAMS P.R., TREU T., DAHLE H., VALENTI S., ABRAMSON L., BARTH A.J., BREWER B.J., DYRLAND K., GLADDERS M., HORNE K. and SHARON K.

Abstract (from CDS):

We present the first ever models of a broad line region (BLR) at the peak of active galactic nucleus (AGN) activity using the multiply imaged z = 2.805 quasar SDSS J2222+2745. The modeled data consist of monthly spectra covering the broad C IV emission line over a 5.3 yr baseline. The models suggest a thick disk BLR that is inclined by ∼40° to the observer's line of sight and with an emissivity weighted median radius of rmedian=33.0–2.1+2.4 light days. The kinematics are dominated by near-circular Keplerian motion with the remainder inflowing. The rest-frame lag one would measure from the models is τmedian=36.4–1.8+1.8 days, which is consistent with measurements based on cross-correlation. We show a possible geometry and transfer function based on the model fits and find that the model-produced velocity-resolved lags are consistent with those from cross-correlation. We measure a black hole mass of log10(MBH/M☉)=8.31–0.06+0.07, which requires a scale factor of log10(fmean,σ)=0.20–0.07+0.09. This is the most precise MBH measurement for any AGN at cosmological distances and it demonstrates that the precision required for BH-host coevolution studies is attainable.

Abstract Copyright: © 2021. The American Astronomical Society. All rights reserved.

Journal keyword(s): Strong gravitational lensing - Active galactic nuclei - Supermassive black holes - Quasars - Astronomy data modeling

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