Microlensing of strongly lensed quasars

G Vernardos, D Sluse, D Pooley, RW Schmidt… - Space Science …, 2024 - Springer
Strong gravitational lensing of quasars has the potential to unlock the poorly understood
physics of these fascinating objects, as well as serve as a probe of the lensing mass …

The broad line region and black hole mass of NGC 4151

MC Bentz, PR Williams, T Treu - The Astrophysical Journal, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
We present a reanalysis of reverberation mapping data from 2005 for the Seyfert galaxy
NGC 4151, supplemented with additional data from the literature to constrain the continuum …

Active Galactic Nuclei Continuum Reverberation Mapping Based on Zwicky Transient Facility Light Curves

H Guo, AJ Barth, S Wang - The Astrophysical Journal, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
We perform a systematic survey of active galactic nuclei (AGNs) continuum lags using∼ 3
days cadence gri-band light curves from the Zwicky Transient Facility. We select a sample of …

The Seoul National University AGN Monitoring Project. III. Hβ Lag Measurements of 32 Luminous Active Galactic Nuclei and the High-luminosity End of the Size …

J Woo, S Wang, S Rakshit, H Cho, D Son… - The Astrophysical …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
We present the main results from a long-term reverberation mapping campaign carried out
for the Seoul National University AGN Monitoring Project (SAMP). High-quality data were …

OzDES Reverberation Mapping Programme: Mg ii lags and RL relation

Z Yu, P Martini, A Penton, TM Davis… - Monthly Notices of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
The correlation between the broad line region radius and continuum luminosity (R–L
relation) of active galactic nuclei (AGNs) is critical for single-epoch mass estimates of …

Velocity-resolved reverberation mapping of changing-look active galactic nucleus NGC 4151 during outburst stage: Evidence for kinematics evolution of broad-line …

SS Li, HC Feng, HT Liu, JM Bai, R Li… - The Astrophysical …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Changing-look active galactic nucleus NGC 4151, which has attracted a lot of attention, is
undergoing the second dramatic outburst stage in its evolutionary history. To investigate the …

Velocity-resolved Reverberation Mapping of Changing-look Active Galactic Nucleus NGC 4151 during Outburst Stage. II. Results of Four Seasons of Observation

HC Feng, SS Li, JM Bai, HT Liu, KX Lu… - The Astrophysical …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
We present the results of a four-year velocity-resolved reverberation mapping (RM)
campaign of the changing-look active galactic nucleus (CL-AGN) NGC 4151 during its …

Velocity-resolved Ionization Mapping of Broad Line Region. I. Insights into Diverse Geometry and Kinematics

SS Li, HC Feng, HT Liu, JM Bai, X Ji… - The Astrophysical …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Broad emission lines of active galactic nuclei (AGNs) originate from the broad-line region
(BLR), consisting of dense gas clouds in orbit around an accreting supermassive black hole …

Spectroastrometry and Reverberation Mapping of Active Galactic Nuclei. I. The Hβ Broad-line Region Structure and Black Hole Masses of Five Quasars

YR Li, C Hu, ZH Yao, YJ Chen, HR Bai… - The Astrophysical …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
We conduct a reverberation mapping (RM) campaign to spectroscopically monitor a sample
of selected bright active galactic nuclei with large anticipated broad-line region (BLR) sizes …

UV FeII emission model of HE 0413− 4031 and its relation to broad-line time delays

M Zajaček, S Panda, A Pandey, R Prince… - Astronomy & …, 2024 - aanda.org
Context. FeII emission is a well-known contributor to the UV spectra of active galactic nuclei
and the modeling of this part may affect the results obtained for the MgII λ2800 emission …