A new cosmological distance measure using AGN

Details A new cosmological distance measure using AGN A new cosmological distance measure using AGN

2011-09-21

arxiv.org/abs/1109.4632v1

2011, ApJ 740, L49

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Cosmology and Extragalactic Astrophysics

Apj in press; 5 pages, 3 figures emulateapj

Scientific paper

10.1088/2041-8205/740/2/L49

Accurate distances to celestial objects are key to establishing the age and energy density of the Universe and the nature of dark energy. A distance measure using active galactic nuclei (AGN) has been sought for more than forty years, as they are extremely luminous and can be observed at very large distances. We report here the discovery of an accurate luminosity distance measure using AGN. We use the tight relationship between the luminosity of an AGN and the radius of its broad line region established via reverberation mapping to determine the luminosity distances to a sample of 38 AGN. All reliable distance measures up to now have been limited to moderate redshift -- AGN will, for the first time, allow distances to be estimated to z~4, where variations of dark energy and alternate gravity theories can be probed.

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