Published July 1, 2021 | Version v1
Journal article

Dynamical Modeling of the C iv Broad Line Region of the z = 2.805 Multiply Imaged Quasar SDSS J2222+2745

  • 1. Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1547 (United States)
  • 2. Institute of Theoretical Astrophysics, University of Oslo, P.O. Box 1029, Blindern 0315, Oslo (Norway)
  • 3. Department of Physics, University of California, Davis, CA 95616 (United States)
  • 4. The Observatories of the Carnegie Institution for Science, 813 Santa Barbara Street, Pasadena, CA 91101 (United States)
  • 5. Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California at Irvine, 4129 Frederick Reines Hall, Irvine, CA 92697-4575 (United States)
  • 6. Department of Statistics, The University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland 1142 (New Zealand)
  • 7. Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics, The University of Chicago, 5640 S. Ellis Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637 (United States)
  • 8. SUPA Physics and Astronomy, University of St. Andrews, Fife, KY16 9SS (United Kingdom)
  • 9. Department of Astronomy, University of Michigan, 1085 S. University Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI:48109 (United States)

Description

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 r m e d i a n = 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 τ m e d i a n = 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 l o g 10 ( M B H / M ) = 8.31 0.06 + 0.07 , which requires a scale factor of l o g 10 ( f m e a n , σ ) = 0.20 0.07 + 0.09 . This is the most precise M BH measurement for any AGN at cosmological distances and it demonstrates that the precision required for BH-host coevolution studies is attainable.

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/ac081b

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Astrophysical Journal Letters
Journal Volume
915
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
[6 p.]
ISSN
2041-8205

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
53072061
Subject category
S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
Descriptors DEI
BLACK HOLES; EMISSIVITY; QUASARS; TRANSFER FUNCTIONS
Descriptors DEC
COSMIC RADIO SOURCES; FUNCTIONS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; SURFACE PROPERTIES