Variability of Optical \ion{Fe}{ii} Complex in Narrow-Line Seyfert 1 Galaxy NGC 4051

Details Variability of Optical \ion{Fe}{ii} Complex in Narrow-Line Seyfert 1 Galaxy NGC 4051 Variability of Optical \ion{Fe}{ii} Complex in Narrow-Line Seyfert 1 Galaxy NGC 4051

2005-04-05

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0504119v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

27 pages, 9 figures, accepted by A&A

Scientific paper

10.1051/0004-6361:20042014

The variability of optical FeII blends in NGC 4051 is examined from spectra extracted from the AGN Watch program.In our analysis, the FeII complex are subtracted and measured with the following results. Firstly, the FeII variations were detected in NGC 4051 during a 3-year period. The identified FeII variations followed the variations in continuum closely. Secondly, the EW of FeII is reported to increase with the rising continuum flux, which is consistent with previous claims that there is no convincing Baldwin Effect in optical FeII. Thirdly, by comparing the variations of H$\beta$ and FeII, we find that RFe scales with continuum flux as $\rm{R_{Fe}\propto (5.0\pm0.8) \log(L/M)}$, which is significantly different from the theoretical expectations. Finally, in six selected Seyferts, four out of five Narrow-Line Seyfert 1 galaxies present positive correlation between RFe and the continuum flux. The negative correlations are identified in the remaindng two objects that have relatively broad profiles of H$\beta$ ($\rm{FWHM>1500 km\ s^{-1}}$).We argue that the difference of electron density of broad line clouds and/or variability behavior of incident high-energy radiation can explain the dichotomy in variability behavior of RFe.

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