Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
1996-10-03
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
50 pages, TeX, 14 figures. Also available as compressed postscript at ftp://gradj.pa.uky.edu/shlosman/ngc5548 . Accepted for p
Scientific paper
10.1086/303867
We analyze the results of long-term observations of broad-line region (BLR) in the Sy1 galaxy NGC 5548 and provide a critical comparison with the predictions of a hydromagnetically-driven outflow model of Emmering, Blandford and Shlosman. This model was used to generate a time series of CIV line profiles that have responded to a time varying continuum. The model includes cloud emission anisotropy, cloud obscuration, a CLOUDY-generated emissivity function and a narrow-line component used to generate the line profiles, and is driven with continuum input based on the monitoring campaigns of NGC 5548. The line strengths, profiles and lags are compared with the observations. It reproduces the basic features of CIV line variability in this AGN without varying the model parameters. The best fit model provides the effective size, the dominant geometry, the emissivity distribution and the 3D velocity field of the CIV BLR and constrains the mass of the central BH. The inner part of the wind appears to be responsible for the anisotropically emitted CIV line, while its outer part remains dusty and molecular, thus having similar spectral characteristics to a molecular torus, although its dynamics is fundamentally different. In addition, our model predicts a differential response across the CIV line profile, producing a red-side-first response in the mid-wings followed by the blue mid-wing and by the line core. Based on the comparison of data and model cross-correlation functions and 1D and 2D transfer functions, we find that the rotating outflow model is compatible with observations of the BLR in NGC 5548.
Blandford Roger. D.
Bottorff Mark
Korista Kirk T.
Shlosman Isaac
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