Stability of the Broad-line Region Geometry and Dynamics in Arp 151 over Seven Years

A. Pancoast; A. J. Barth; K. Horne; T. Treu; B. J. Brewer; V. N. Bennert; G. Canalizo; E. L. Gates; W. Li; M. A. Malkan; D. Sand; T. Schmidt; S. Valenti; J. H. Woo; K. I. Clubb; M. C. Cooper; S. M. Crawford; S. F. Hönig; M. D. Joner; M. T. Kandrashoff; M. Lazarova; A. M. Nierenberg; E. Romero-Colmenero; D. Son; E. Tollerud; J. L. Walsh; H. Winkler

doi:10.3847/1538-4357/aab3c6

Stability of the Broad-line Region Geometry and Dynamics in Arp 151 over Seven Years

A. Pancoast
, A. J. Barth
, K. Horne
, T. Treu
, B. J. Brewer
, V. N. Bennert
, G. Canalizo
, E. L. Gates
, W. Li
, M. A. Malkan
, D. Sand
, T. Schmidt
, S. Valenti
, J. H. Woo
, K. I. Clubb
, M. C. Cooper
, S. M. Crawford
, S. F. Hönig
, M. D. Joner
, M. T. Kandrashoff

M. Lazarova, A. M. Nierenberg, E. Romero-Colmenero, D. Son, E. Tollerud, J. L. Walsh, H. Winkler

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Abstract

The Seyfert 1 galaxy Arp 151 was monitored as part of three reverberation mapping campaigns spanning 2008-2015. We present modeling of these velocity-resolved reverberation mapping data sets using a geometric and dynamical model for the broad-line region (BLR). By modeling each of the three data sets independently, we infer the evolution of the BLR structure in Arp 151 over a total of 7 yr and constrain the systematic uncertainties in nonvarying parameters such as the black hole mass. We find that the BLR geometry of a thick disk viewed close to face-on is stable over this time, although the size of the BLR grows by a factor of ∼2. The dynamics of the BLR are dominated by inflow, and the inferred black hole mass is consistent for the three data sets, despite the increase in BLR size. Combining the inference for the three data sets yields a black hole mass and statistical uncertainty of log₁₀(/) = with a standard deviation in individual measurements of 0.13 dex.

Original language	English
Article number	108
Journal	Astrophysical Journal
Volume	856
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/aab3c6
Publication status	Published - 1 Apr 2018

Keywords

galaxies: active
galaxies: individual (Arp 151)
galaxies: nuclei
methods: statistical

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Astronomy and Astrophysics
Space and Planetary Science

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Pancoast, A., Barth, A. J., Horne, K., Treu, T., Brewer, B. J., Bennert, V. N., Canalizo, G., Gates, E. L., Li, W., Malkan, M. A., Sand, D., Schmidt, T., Valenti, S., Woo, J. H., Clubb, K. I., Cooper, M. C., Crawford, S. M., Hönig, S. F., Joner, M. D., ... Winkler, H. (2018). Stability of the Broad-line Region Geometry and Dynamics in Arp 151 over Seven Years. Astrophysical Journal, 856(2), Article 108. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/aab3c6

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