| PANDEY, Ashwani, Bozena CZERNY, Swayamtrupta PANDA, Raj PRINCE, Vikram Kumar JAISWAL, Mary Loli MARTINEZ-ALDAMA, Michal ZAJAČEK and Marzena SNIEGOWSKA. Broad-line region in active galactic nuclei: Dusty or dustless? Astronomy and Astrophysics. EDP Sciences, 2023, vol. 680, December 2023, p. 1-10. ISSN 0004-6361. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202347819. |
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@article{2377103,
author = {Pandey, Ashwani and Czerny, Bozena and Panda, Swayamtrupta and Prince, Raj and Jaiswal, Vikram Kumar and MartinezandAldama, Mary Loli and Zajaček, Michal and Sniegowska, Marzena},
article_number = {December 2023},
doi = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202347819},
keywords = {galaxies: active; galaxies: Seyfert; methods: numerical},
language = {eng},
issn = {0004-6361},
journal = {Astronomy and Astrophysics},
title = {Broad-line region in active galactic nuclei: Dusty or dustless?},
url = {https://www.aanda.org/articles/aa/full_html/2023/12/aa47819-23/aa47819-23.html},
volume = {680},
year = {2023}
}
TY - JOUR
ID - 2377103
AU - Pandey, Ashwani - Czerny, Bozena - Panda, Swayamtrupta - Prince, Raj - Jaiswal, Vikram Kumar - Martinez-Aldama, Mary Loli - Zajaček, Michal - Sniegowska, Marzena
PY - 2023
TI - Broad-line region in active galactic nuclei: Dusty or dustless?
JF - Astronomy and Astrophysics
VL - 680
IS - December 2023
SP - 1-10
EP - 1-10
PB - EDP Sciences
SN - 00046361
KW - galaxies: active
KW - galaxies: Seyfert
KW - methods: numerical
UR - https://www.aanda.org/articles/aa/full_html/2023/12/aa47819-23/aa47819-23.html
N2 - Context. Dust in active galactic nuclei is clearly present right outside the broad-line region (BLR) in the form of a dusty molecular torus. However, some models of the BLR predict that dust may also exist within the BLR. Aims. We study the reprocessing of radiation by the BLR with the aim of observing how the presence of dust affects the reprocessed continuum and the line properties. Methods.We calculated a range of models using the CLOUDY photoionisation code for dusty and dustless plasma. We paid particular attention to the well-studied object NGC 5548, and we compared the line equivalent width predictions with the data from observations for this object. Results. We obtained a rough agreement between the expected equivalent widths of the Hβ and Mg II lines and the observed values for NGC 5548 for the line distances implied by the time-delay measurement (for Hβ) and the radius-luminosity relation (for Mg II) when the medium is dusty. We found the incident radiation to be consistent with the radiation seen by the observer, so no shielding between the inner disc and the BLR is required. High ionisation lines such as He II, however, clearly form in the inner dustless region. When the additional absorber is present, the Hβ emitting region moves closer to the dustless part of the accretion disc surface.
ER -
PANDEY, Ashwani, Bozena CZERNY, Swayamtrupta PANDA, Raj PRINCE, Vikram Kumar JAISWAL, Mary Loli MARTINEZ-ALDAMA, Michal ZAJAČEK and Marzena SNIEGOWSKA. Broad-line region in active galactic nuclei: Dusty or dustless? \textit{Astronomy and Astrophysics}. EDP Sciences, 2023, vol.~680, December 2023, p.~1-10. ISSN~0004-6361. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202347819.
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