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Aug 2002
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NOAO Proposal ID #2002B-0260
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We propose to obtain high S/N, high resolution spectroscopy centered on the [OIII] (lambda) 5007 emission line for all of the PG quasars. Previous results have shown that the kinematics of the narrow line region gas (NLR) are predominantly due to gravitational motion in the bulge potential of the host galaxy. Thus, using the now well established correlation between bulge velocity dispersion, sigs, and nuclear black hole mass, Mbh, we can use the FWHM of the emission line profiles to estimate Mbh for the entire sample. This technique is independent of reverberation mapping techniques which rely on the assumption of Keplerian motion in the broad line region (BLR). We plan to use these Mbh values to estimate the Eddington ratio, and to test the idea that L/L_E is the primary influence on the group of AGN correlations known as eigenvector 1. We will also use the NLR kinematics to investigate the possibility of lower M/L in the AGN host galaxy bulge compared to normal galaxies. In those cases where the emission line profile shows evidence for substructure we will examine the effects of gas-jet interactions in the NLR. After two successful runs on this program (one awarded by the TAC and the other complements of the Director) we have completed all PG quasars visible in the spring (55) and are requesting time to observe the remaining (35) targets.
Gelderman Richard
Nelson Charles
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