THE LICK AGN MONITORING PROJECT: RECALIBRATING SINGLE-EPOCH VIRIAL BLACK HOLE MASS ESTIMATES

We investigate the calibration and uncertainties of black hole (BH) mass estimates based on the single-epoch (SE) method, using homogeneous and high-quality multi-epoch spectra obtained by the Lick Active Galactic Nucleus (AGN) Monitoring Project for nine local Seyfert 1 galaxies with BH masses

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Published in:The Astrophysical journal 2012-03, Vol.747 (1), p.1-18
Main Authors: PARK, Daeseong, WOO, Iong-Hak, MALKAN, Matthew A, WALSH, Jonelle, TREU, Tommaso, BARTH, Aaron J, BENTZ, Misty C, BENNERT, Vardha N, CANALLZO, Gabriela, FILIPPENKO, Alexei V, GATES, Elinor, GREENE, Jenny E
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Active galactic nuclei
Astronomy
ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY
BLACK HOLES
Black holes (astronomy)
CALIBRATION
Earth, ocean, space
Estimates
Exact sciences and technology
GALAXIES
GALAXY NUCLEI
LINE WIDTHS
LUMINOSITY
MASS
Monitoring
Spectra
Spectral lines
Uncertainty
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Summary:We investigate the calibration and uncertainties of black hole (BH) mass estimates based on the single-epoch (SE) method, using homogeneous and high-quality multi-epoch spectra obtained by the Lick Active Galactic Nucleus (AGN) Monitoring Project for nine local Seyfert 1 galaxies with BH masses
ISSN:0004-637X
1538-4357
DOI:10.1088/0004-637x/747/1/30