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Morphology of Optical Changing-Look AGN-host Galaxies: Evidence for an Important Role of Mergers
Jie Tian, Yinghe Zhao, Jin-Ming Bai +1
Optical changing-look active galactic nuclei (CL-AGNs) are characterized by the (dis)appearance of broad emission lines on unexpectedly short timescales. However, the underlying me…
The Most Luminous H Reverberation Mapping of E1821+643 Indicates the Lower Boundary of the Radius-Luminosity Relation
Sha-Sha Li, Hai-Cheng Feng, Jiancheng Wu +5
The radius-luminosity (-) relation is fundamental to active galactic nucleus (AGN) studies, enabling supermassive black hole (SMBH) mass estimates and AGN-ba…
Discovery of a Luminosity-dependent Continuum Lag in NGC 4151 from Photometric and Spectroscopic Continuum Reverberation Mapping
Hai-Cheng Feng, Sha-Sha Li, Mouyuan Sun +17
Accretion onto supermassive black holes (SMBHs) powers active galactic nuclei (AGNs) and drives feedback that shapes galaxy evolution. Constraining AGN accretion disk structure is…
Time Evolution of Optical Darkness in GRB Afterglow: The Case of GRB 240825A
Rui-Zhi Li, Jirong Mao, Yuan-Pei Yang +4
Long-duration gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are believed to occur in star-forming regions. The multiwavelength follow-up observations of the early afterglow of GRB 240825A provided insig…
Detection of unexpected leading delays in broad Hβ line reverberations in the quasar PHL 1092
Jian-Min Wang, Chen Hu, Yong-Jie Chen +12
Delayed reverberations of broad emission lines in response to optical continuum variations have been widely observed in active galactic nuclei (AGNs). They serve as a powerful tool…
Supermassive Black Hole and Broad-line Region in NGC 5548: 2023 Reverberation Mapping Results
Wen-Zhe Xi, Kai-Xing Lu, Jin-Ming Bai +6
We present the results of the 2023 spectroscopic reverberation mapping (RM) campaign for active galactic nuclei (AGN) of NGC 5548, continuing our long-term monitoring program. Usin…
Accretion-Regulated Type Transitions in Changing-Look AGNs: Evidence from Two-Epoch Spectral Analysis
Yu-Heng Shen, Kai-Xing Lu, Wei-Jian Guo +6
The changing-look active galactic nucleus (CL-AGN), an extraordinary subpopulation of supermassive black holes, has attracted growing attention for understanding its nature. We pre…
Properties of Interstellar Medium in the S0 Galaxy NGC 1222: Evidence for Shocked-enhanced Line Emission
Jiamin Liu, Yinghe Zhao, Kai-Xing Lu +1
In this paper we present a comprehensive study on the properties of the interstellar medium in NGC~1222, a star-forming early-type merging galaxy that forms a triple system, using…
Spectroastrometry and Reverberation Mapping of Active Galactic Nuclei. II. Measuring Geometric Distances and Black Hole Masses of Four Nearby Quasars
Yan-Rong Li, Jinyi Shangguan, Jian-Min Wang +35
The geometric distances of active galactic nuclei (AGNs) are challenging to measure because of their exceptionally compact structure yet vast cosmic distances. A combination of spe…
Reverberation Mapping of Two Variable Active Galactic Nuclei: Probing the Distinct Characteristics of the Inner and Outer Broad-line Regions
Hai-Cheng Feng, Sha-Sha Li, J. M. Bai +8
Current reverberation mapping (RM) studies primarily focus on single emission lines, particularly the \hb\ line, which may not fully reveal the geometry and kinematic properties of…
A Short-lived Rejuvenation during the Decades-long Changing-look Transition in the Nucleus of Mrk 1018
Kai-Xing Lu, Yan-Rong Li, Qingwen Wu +13
Changing-look active galactic nuclei (CL-AGNs), characterized by emerging or disappearing of broad lines accompanied with extreme continuum flux variability, have drawn much attent…
Velocity-resolved Reverberation Mapping of Changing-look Active Galactic Nucleus NGC 4151 during Outburst Stage. II. Four Season Observation Results
Hai-Cheng Feng, Sha-Sha Li, J. M. Bai +7
We present the results of a four-year velocity-resolved reverberation mapping (RM) campaign of the changing-look active galactic nucleus (CL-AGN) NGC 4151 during its outburst phase…
Broad-line Region of the Quasar PG 2130+099. II. Doubling the Size Over Four Years?
Zhu-Heng Yao, Sen Yang, Wei-Jian Guo +16
Over the past three decades, multiple reverberation mapping (RM) campaigns conducted for the quasar PG 2130+099 have exhibited inconsistent findings with time delays ranging from $…
Velocity-Resolved Ionization Mapping of Broad Line Region. I. Insights into Diverse Geometry and Kinematics
Sha-Sha Li, Hai-Cheng Feng, H. T. Liu +6
Broad emission lines of active galactic nuclei (AGNs) originate from the broad-line region (BLR), consisting of dense gas clouds in orbit around an accreting supermassive black hol…
Unprecedented Continuum Time Delay Variation Phenomenon in an Active Supermassive Black Hole
Shuying Zhou, Mouyuan Sun, Hai-Cheng Feng +12
Resolving the accretion disks and broad line regions (BLRs) of active galactic nuclei (AGNs) can probe the physics behind supermassive black holes (SMBHs) fueling and weigh SMBHs.…
Spectroastrometry and Reverberation Mapping (SARM) of Active Galactic Nuclei. I. The H Broad-line Region Structure and Black Hole Mass of Five Quasars
Yan-Rong Li, Chen Hu, Zhu-Heng Yao +18
We conduct a reverberation mapping (RM) campaign to spectroscopically monitor a sample of selected bright active galactic nuclei with large anticipated broad-line region (BLR) size…
Morpho-Photometric Classification of KiDS DR5 Sources Based on Neural Networks: A Comprehensive Star-Quasar-Galaxy Catalog
Hai-Cheng Feng, Rui Li, Nicola R. Napolitano +14
We present a novel multimodal neural network (MNN) for classifying astronomical sources in multiband ground-based observations, from optical to near infrared, to separate sources i…
Monitoring AGNs with H Asymmetry. IV. First Reverberation Mapping Results of 14 AGNs
T. E. Zastrocky, Michael S. Brotherton, Pu Du +41
We report first-time reverberation mapping results for 14 AGNs from the ongoing Monitoring AGNs with H Asymmetry campaign (MAHA). These results utilize optical spectra obtained…
Quasar winds caught on acceleration and deceleration
Weimin Yi, P. B. Hall, Zunlin Yuan +5
We present an observational study of wind acceleration based on four low-ionization broad absorption line (LoBAL) quasars (J0136, J1238, J1259, J1344). J0136 and J1344 (group-1) ar…
Correcting the Contamination of Second-order Spectra: Improving Hα Measurements in Reverberation Mapping Campaigns
Wen-Zhe Xi, Kai-Xing Lu, Hai-Cheng Feng +5
Long-term spectroscopic monitoring campaigns on active galactic nuclei (AGNs) provide a wealth of information about its interior structure and kinematics. However, a number of the…
Measuring the Virial Factor in SDSS DR7 AGNs with Redshifted H and H Broad Emission Lines
H. T. Liu, Hai-Cheng Feng, Sha-Sha Li +2
Under the hypothesis of gravitational redshift induced by the central supermassive black hole, and based on line widths and shifts of redward shifted H and H broad emission l…
Supermassive Black Holes with High Accretion Rates in Active Galactic Nuclei. XIII. Ultraviolet Time Lag of H Emission in Mrk 142
V. C. Khatu, S. C. Gallagher, K. Horne +17
We performed a rigorous reverberation-mapping analysis of the broad-line region (BLR) in a highly accreting () active galactic nucleus, Markarian 142 (…
Velocity-resolved Reverberation Mapping of Changing-look Active Galactic Nucleus NGC~4151 During Outburst Stage: Evidence for Kinematics Evolution of Broad-line Region
Sha-Sha Li, Hai-Cheng Feng, H. T. Liu +6
Changing-look active galactic nucleus NGC~4151, which has attracted a lot of attention, is undergoing the second dramatic outburst stage in its evolutionary history. To investigate…
Velocity-resolved Reverberation Mapping of Changing-look AGN NGC 2617
Hai-Cheng. Feng, H. T. Liu, J. M. Bai +6
NGC 2617 has attracted a lot of attention after the detection of the changes in spectral type, and its geometry and kinematics of broad-line region (BLR) are still ambiguous. In th…