Polarization in broad emission lines of active galactic nuclei

[en] We discuss the polarization of broad emission lines in the type 1 active galactic nuclei (AGN). The polarization depends on the geometry of the broad line region (BLR), and also on the polarization mechanism, or distribution of the scattering material. Therefore, the polarization measurements can indicate the geometry of the BLR and the mechanism of polarization (equatorial or polar scattering). In addition, the polarization angle (PA) shape across the line profile can be used to measure the supermassive black hole (SMBH) mass, and constrain the BLR characteristics. We give an overview of ours and other recent investigations of the polarization in broad lines from both aspects: theoretical and observational.

Disciplines :

Space science, astronomy & astrophysics

Author, co-author :

Popović, Luka Č. ; Astronomical Observatory, Belgrade, Serbia ; Department of Astronomy, Faculty of Mathematics, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia

Shablovinskaya, Elena; Special Astrophysical Observatory, Russian Academy of Science, Nizhnii Arkhyz, Russian Federation

Savic, Djordje ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département d'astrophysique, géophysique et océanographie (AGO) > Space sciences, Technologies and Astrophysics Research (STAR) ; Astronomical Observatory, Belgrade, Serbia

Language :

English

Title :

Polarization in broad emission lines of active galactic nuclei

Publication date :

2022

Journal title :

Astronomische Nachrichten

ISSN :

0004-6337

eISSN :

1521-3994

Publisher :

John Wiley and Sons Inc

Volume :

343

Issue :

1-2

Peer reviewed :

Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi

Additional URL :

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/asna.20210089

Funders :

RFBR - Russian Foundation for Basic Research
Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation

Funding text :

RFBR, 20‐02‐00048; Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation, 05.619.21.0016; Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of R. Serbia, 451‐03‐9/2021‐14/200104; 451‐03‐68/2020‐14/200002 Funding informationThis review paper is devoted to the Victor L. Afanasiev who led the observational part of the polarization observations, but also always gave original ideas about the observational effects and their theoretical explanation. This work was supported by Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of R. Serbia contracts no. 451‐03‐68/2020‐14/200002 and no. 451‐03‐9/2021‐14/200104. Observations with the SAO RAS telescopes are supported by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation (including agreement No 05.619.21.0016, project ID RFMEFI61919X0016). ES was supported by RFBR grant, project number 20‐02‐00048. We would like to thank Professor Hagai Netzer for very useful comments.

Commentary :

accepted in Ast.Nach. This review was present at 13th SCSLSA in a special session dedicated to the memory of Victor Leonidovich Afanasiev who passed away in December 2020

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