Reverberation Mapping of Active Galactic Nuclei

Abstract

Reverberation mapping is a proven technique that is used to measure the size of the broad emission-line region and central black hole mass in active galactic nuclei. More ambitious reverberation mapping programs that are well within the capabilities of Hubble Space Telescope could allow us to determine the nature and flow of line-emitting gas in active nuclei and to assess accurately the systematic uncertainties in reverberation-based black hole mass measurements.

10 pages, 6 figures. To appear in Planets to Cosmology: Essential Science in Hubble's Final Years, ed. M. Livio (Cambridge: CUP), in press (2005)

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