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Are Boltzmann plots of hydrogen Balmer lines a tool for identifying a subclass of S1 AGN?
Authors:P Rafanelli  S Ciroi  V Cracco  F Di Mille  D Ili?  G La Mura  L? Popovi?
Institution:1. Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia – Università di Padova, Vicolo dell’Osservatorio 3, 35122 Padova, Italy;2. Department of Astronomy, Faculty of Mathematics, University of Belgrade, Studentski trg 16, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia;3. Institut für Astro- und Teilchenphysik – Universität Innsbruck, Technikerstr. 25/8, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria;4. Astronomical Observatory, Volgina 7, 11060 Belgrade, Serbia
Abstract:It is becoming clear that we can define two different types of nearby AGN belonging to the Seyfert 1 class (S1), on the basis of the match of the intensities of their Broad Balmer Lines (BBL) with the Boltzmann Plots (BP). These two types of S1 galaxies, that we call BP-S1 and NoBP-S1, are characterized, in first approximation, by Broad Line Regions (BLR) with different structural and physical properties. In this communication, we show that these features can be well pointed out by a multi-wavelength analysis of the continuum and of the broad recombination Hydrogen lines, that we carry out on a sample of objects detected at optical and X-ray frequencies. The investigation is addressed to verify whether BP-S1 are the ideal candidates for the study of the kinematical and structural properties of the BLR, in order to derive reliable estimates of the mass of their central engine and to constrain the properties of their nuclear continuum spectrum.
Keywords:Galaxies: active  Line: formation  Plasmas  Atomic processes
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