Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
1998-12-18
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
12 pages, 3 figures, accepted for publication in ApJ Letters
Scientific paper
10.1086/311884
During the 1996 HST/FOS monitoring campaign of the Seyfert 1 galaxy NGC 3516, the UV continuum showed a factor of 5 variation; correspondingly the strongest broad UV emission lines (e.g. Ly-alpha, CIV) displayed somewhat weaker, though still significant variations (a factor of 2). In contrast, no variation was detected in the strong broad MgII+UV FeII emission-line complex. While historically the flux in the broad MgII emission line has varied (a factor of 2 within a few years), the profile shape has not been observed to change over the past decade. In contrast, the high ionization lines (HILs) show both emission-line flux and profile changes on relatively short timescales, which appear to be correlated with changes in the continuum level. Significantly, on 1996, February 21, the profile shapes of the HILs (e.g. Ly-alpha, CIV) and low ionization lines (LILs, e.g. MgII) were identical, at which time the continuum level was at its highest. These results impose stringent constraints upon viable kinematic models of the BLR in NGC 3516, some of which we discuss below.
Axon David J.
Goad Michael R.
Koratkar Anuradha P.
Korista Kirk T.
O'Brien Thomas P.
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