Implications of Lyman-alpha equivalent widths in active galactic nuclei

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Jan 1993

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Astrophysical Journal, Part 1 (ISSN 0004-637X), vol. 402, no. 2, p. 425-431.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

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Active Galactic Nuclei, Lyman Alpha Radiation, Seyfert Galaxies, Spectral Line Width, Astronomical Models, Emission Spectra, Far Ultraviolet Radiation, Hubble Constant, Incident Radiation, Photoionization

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Results of photoionization calculations that examine the sensitivity of Ly-alpha emission to parameters describing the broadline clouds and incident radiation field are reported. The case of the Seyfert I galaxy NGC 5548 is considered, and good consistency is found with observed properties of the Ly-alpha zone for a cloud density of about 10 exp 11/cu cm and ratio of ionizing photon to hydrogen density near 0.2. Estimation of the cloud covering factor depends on the extrapolation of the EUV continuum. EUV cutoffs at 20 and 60 eV correspond to a range of covering factors between 0.8 and 0.5, which is larger than typically assumed in the past for luminous Seyferts. Equivalent width observations of Fairall 9 show that its continuum cannot be as soft as suggested by previous line ratio analyses and imply that its EUV continuum persists to 20 eV or more before cutting off. A method by which variability measurements can be combined with the present calculations to measure the distances to AGN, and hence the Hubble constant, is outlined.

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