Multiple Regression Analysis of the Variable Component in the Near-Infrared Region for Type 1 AGN MCG+08-11-011

Abstract

We propose a new method of analysing a variable component for type 1 active galactic nuclei (AGNs) in the near-infrared wavelength region. This analysis uses a multiple regression technique and divides the variable component into two components originating in the accretion disk at the center of AGNs and from the dust torus that far surrounds the disk. Applying this analysis to the long-term $VHK$ monitoring data of MCG+08-11-011 that were obtained by the MAGNUM project, we found that the $(H-K)$-color temperature of the dust component is $T=1635$K $\pm 20$K, which agrees with the sublimation temperature of dust grains, and that the time delay of $K$ to $H$ variations is $\Delta t\approx 6$ days, which indicates the existence of a radial temperature gradient in the dust torus. As for the disk component, we found that the power-law spectrum of $f_{\nu }\propto {\nu }^{\alpha }$ in the $V$ to near-infrared $HK$ bands varies with a fixed index of $\alpha \approx -0.1$ -- +0.4, which is broadly consistent with the irradiated standard disk model. The outer part of the disk therefore extends out to a radial distance where the temperature decreases to radiate the light in the near-infrared.

10pages + 5figures, accepted by ApJL

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