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A comparative study of the physical properties for a representative sample of Narrow and Broad-line Seyfert galaxies

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dc.contributor.author Jha, Vivek Kumar
dc.contributor.author Chand, Hum
dc.contributor.author Ojha, Vineet
dc.contributor.author Omar, Amitesh
dc.contributor.author Rastogi, Shantanu
dc.date.accessioned 2024-05-21T05:21:18Z
dc.date.available 2024-05-21T05:21:18Z
dc.date.issued 2022-03
dc.identifier.uri https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stab3700
dc.identifier.uri http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/1634
dc.description.abstract We present a comparative study of the physical properties of a homogeneous sample of 144 Narrow line Seyfert 1 (NLSy1) and 117 Broad-line Seyfert 1 (BLSy1) galaxies. These two samples are in a similar luminosity and redshift range and have optical spectra available in the 16th data release of Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS-DR16) and X-ray spectra in either XMM-NEWTON or ROSAT. Direct correlation analysis and a principal component analysis (PCA) have been performed using ten observational and physical parameters obtained by fitting the optical spectra and the soft X-ray photon indices as another parameter. We confirm that the established correlations for the general quasar population hold for both types of galaxies in this sample despite significant differences in the physical properties. We characterize the sample also using the line shape parameters, namely the asymmetry and kurtosis indices. We find that the fraction of NLSy1 galaxies showing outflow signatures, characterized by blue asymmetries, is higher by a factor of about 3 compared to the corresponding fraction in BLSy1 galaxies. The presence of high iron content in the broad-line region of NLSy1 galaxies in conjunction with higher Eddington ratios can be the possible reason behind this phenomenon. We also explore the possibility of using asymmetry in the emission lines as a tracer of outflows in the inner regions of Active Galactic Nuclei. The PCA results point to the NLSy1 and BLSy1 galaxies occupying different parameter spaces, which challenges the notion that NLSy1 galaxies are a subclass of BLSy1 galaxies. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries 1838;mn510-4379
dc.subject galaxies: active en_US
dc.subject galaxies: nuclei en_US
dc.subject quasars: emission lines en_US
dc.subject quasars: supermassive black holes en_US
dc.subject galaxies: Seyfert en_US
dc.title A comparative study of the physical properties for a representative sample of Narrow and Broad-line Seyfert galaxies en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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