The AKARI 2.5-5.0 Micron Spectral Atlas of Type-1 Active Galactic Nuclei: Black Hole Mass Estimator, Line Ratio, and Hot Dust Temperature

Abstract

We present 2.5-5.0 $\mu$m spectra of 83 nearby ($0.002<z<0.48$) and bright ($K<14$mag) type-1 active galactic nuclei (AGNs) taken with the Infrared Camera (IRC) on board $AKARI$. The 2.5-5.0 $\mu$m spectral region contains emission lines such as Br$\beta$ (2.63 $\mu$m), Br$\alpha$ (4.05 $\mu$m), and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH; 3.3 $\mu$m), which can be used for studying the black hole (BH) masses and star formation activities in the host galaxies of AGNs. The spectral region also suffers less dust extinction than in the ultra violet (UV) or optical wavelengths, which may provide an unobscured view of dusty AGNs. Our sample is selected from bright quasar surveys of Palomar-Green (PG) and SNUQSO, and AGNs with reverberation-mapped BH masses from Peterson et al. (2004). Using 11 AGNs with reliable detection of Brackett lines, we derive the Brackett-line-based BH mass estimators. We also find that the observed Brackett line ratios can be explained with the commonly adopted physical conditions of the broad line region (BLR). Moreover, we fit the hot and warm dust components of the dust torus by adding photometric data of SDSS, 2MASS, $WISE$, and $ISO$ to the $AKARI$ spectra, finding hot and warm dust temperatures of $\sim 1100\mathrm{K}$ and $\sim 220\mathrm{K}$, respectively, rather than the commonly cited hot dust temperature of 1500 K.

arXiv comment39 pages, 16 figures, 5 tables. Published in ApJS

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