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381. IR spectra and photometry of z<0.5 quasars
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJS/214/23
Title:
IR spectra and photometry of z<0.5 quasars
Short Name:
J/ApJS/214/23
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
As a step toward a comprehensive overview of the infrared (IR) diagnostics of the central engines and host galaxies of quasars at low redshift, we present Spitzer Space Telescope spectroscopic (5-40{mu}m) and photometric (24, 70, and 160{mu}m) measurements of all Palomar-Green (PG) quasars at z<0.5 and Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS) quasars at z<0.3. We supplement these data with Herschel measurements at 160{mu}m. The sample is composed of 87 optically selected PG quasars and 52 near-IR-selected 2MASS quasars. Here we present the data, measure the prominent spectral features, and separate emission due to star formation from that emitted by the dusty circumnuclear torus. We find that the mid-IR (5-30{mu}m) spectral shape for the torus is largely independent of quasar IR luminosity with scatter in the spectral energy distribution (SED) shape of <~0.2dex. Except for the silicate features, no large difference is observed between PG (unobscured --silicate emission) and 2MASS (obscured --silicate absorption) quasars. Only mild silicate features are observed in both cases. When in emission, the peak wavelength of the silicate feature tends to be longer than 9.7{mu}m, possibly indicating effects on grain properties near the active galactic nucleus. The IR color is shown to correlate with the equivalent width of the aromatic features, indicating that the slope of the quasar mid- to far-IR SED is to first order driven by the fraction of radiation from star formation in the IR bands.
382. IR spectra of {gamma}-ray bright blazars
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/732/116
Title:
IR spectra of {gamma}-ray bright blazars
Short Name:
J/ApJ/732/116
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
A possible source of {gamma}-ray photons observed from the jets of blazars is inverse Compton scattering by relativistic electrons of infrared seed photons from a hot, dusty torus in the nucleus. We use observations from the Spitzer Space Telescope to search for signatures of such dust in the infrared spectra of four {gamma}-ray bright blazars, the quasars 4C 21.35, CTA102, and PKS 1510-089, and the BL Lacertae object ON231. The spectral energy distribution (SED) of 4C 21.35 contains a prominent infrared excess indicative of dust emission. After subtracting a non-thermal component with a power-law spectrum, we fit a dust model to the residual SED. The model consists of a blackbody with temperature ~1200K, plus a much weaker optically thin component at ~660K. The total luminosity of the thermal dust emission is 7.9+/-0.2x10^45^erg/s. If the dust lies in an equatorial torus, the density of infrared photons from the torus is sufficient to explain the {gamma}-ray flux from 4C 21.35 as long as the scattering occurs within a few parsecs of the central engine. We also report a tentative detection of dust in the quasar CTA102, in which the luminosity of the infrared excess is 7+/-2x10^45^erg/s. However, in CTA102 the far-infrared spectra are too noisy to detect the 10um silicate feature. Upper limits to the luminosity from thermal emission from dust in PKS 1510-089, and ON231, are 2.3x10^45^, and 6.6x10^43^erg/s, respectively. These upper limits do not rule out the possibility of inverse Compton upscattering of infrared photons to {gamma}-ray energies in these two sources.
383. ISO continuum observations of quasars
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/365/409
Title:
ISO continuum observations of quasars
Short Name:
J/A+A/365/409
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
Eight luminous quasars with -30<M_B_<-27 at z=1.4-3.7 have been observed in the mid- and far-infrared using ISO. All the quasars have been detected in the mid-infrared bands of ISOCAM, while no far-infrared detections have been made with ISOPHOT. SEDs (Spectral Energy Distributions) from the UV to far-infrared have been obtained while supplementing ISO observations with photometry in the optical and near-infrared made from the ground within 17 months. The SEDs are compared with the MED (Mean spectral Energy Distributions) of low-redshift quasars with -27<M_B_<-22. It is shown that our far-infrared observations were limited by confusion noise due to crowded sources.
384. Jet-disk symbiosis II
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/298/375
Title:
Jet-disk symbiosis II
Short Name:
J/A+A/298/375
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
We investigate the correlation between the accretion disk (UV) luminosity and the radio core emission of a quasar sample, containing all PG quasars, also deriving empirical conversion factors from emission line luminosities to disk luminosities. This method allows us to investigate the radio properties of AGN on the absolute scale set by the accretion power. The tables contain the quasar (and radio galaxy) sample discussed in this paper (including the complete PG quasars sample) and give the derived `disk luminosities' of the UV-bump and 5GHz radio luminosities.
385. Jet models for the quasar NRAO150
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/566/A26
Title:
Jet models for the quasar NRAO150
Short Name:
J/A+A/566/A26
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
We present the results of the study of the relativistic jet of the quasar NRAO150. Our study confirm that the jet is seen at an extremely small angle to the line of sight and there is not a clear region to be identify as the core of the jet. The innermost regions of the jet show a counter-clockwise jet position angle swing at a high angular rate. We have studied the kinematic of the emission features into the innermost regions by fitting a model which explain the jet position angle swing as a rotation of the jet material following the toroidal magnetic field. This could be the first direct evidences about the helical structure of the magnetic field into the innermost regions of relativistic jets.
386. Jet power of blazars from the TGSS at 150MHz
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/861/97
Title:
Jet power of blazars from the TGSS at 150MHz
Short Name:
J/ApJ/861/97
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
The composition and energy dissipation in jets are two of the fundamental questions of jet physics that are not fully understood. In this paper, we attempt to constrain the composition, magnetization, and radiative efficiency for blazars with the recently released low-frequency radio catalog of the TIFR GMRT Sky Survey at 150MHz. The jet power estimated from the low-frequency radio emission is much lower than that derived from spectral energy distribution fitting assuming one proton per electron. Assuming the jet power estimated from low-frequency radio emission is physical, the fraction of electron/positron pairs can be constrained with n_pairs_/n_p_~10. By comparing the power carried by the magnetic field and radiation with the jet power estimated from the low-frequency radio emission, we find both the relatively high magnetization parameter of {sigma}~0.5 and the radiative efficiency of {eta}~0.4 in the dissipation region of blazars. These results suggest that magnetic reconnection processes may play an important role in the energy dissipation of blazars. We also explore the connection between these three parameters (n_pairs_/n_p_, {sigma}, and {eta}) and the black hole mass, disk luminosity, and Eddington ratio. No significant correlation is found, except that {sigma} shows a possible correlation with disk luminosity.
387. JHK' imaging photometry of Seyfert 1. I.
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJS/141/23
Title:
JHK' imaging photometry of Seyfert 1. I.
Short Name:
J/ApJS/141/23
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
Near-infrared JHK' imaging photometry was obtained of 331 AGNs consisting mainly of Seyfert 1 active galactic nuclei (AGNs) and quasars (QSOs). This sample was selected to cover a range of radio emission strength, redshift from z=0 to 1, and absolute B magnitude from M_B_=-29mag to -18mag. Among low-z AGNs with z<0.3, Seyfert 1-1.5 AGNs are distributed over a region from a location typical of "galaxies" to a location typical of "QSOs" in the two-color J-H to H-K' diagram, but Seyfert 1.8-2 AGNs are distributed around the location of "galaxies". Moreover, bright AGNs with respect to absolute B magnitude are distributed near the location of "QSOs," while faint AGNs are near the location of "galaxies". The distribution of such low-z AGNs in this diagram was found to have little dependence on their 6 cm radio flux. The near-infrared colors of the AGNs observed with an aperture of 7 pixels (7.49") are more QSO-like than those observed with larger apertures up to 15 pixels (16.1"). This aperture effect may be explained by contamination from the light of host galaxies within larger apertures. This effect is more prominent for less luminous AGNs.
388. JHK' imaging photometry of Seyfert 1. II.
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJS/141/31
Title:
JHK' imaging photometry of Seyfert 1. II.
Short Name:
J/ApJS/141/31
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
Observations of 226 AGNs in the near-infrared J, H, and K' bands are presented along with the analysis of the observations for variability. Our sample consists mainly of Seyfert 1 AGNs and QSOs. About a quarter of the objects in each category are radio loud. The AGNs in the entire sample have the redshifts spanning the range from z=0 to 1, and the absolute magnitudes from M_B_=-29 to -18. All the objects were observed twice, and their variability was measured by differential photometry. A reduction method of differential photometry, optimized to the analysis of extended images, has been developed. The systematic error in variability arising from AGNs of highly extended images is estimated to be less than 0.01mag in each of the J, H, and K' bands. The systematic error arising from the flat-fielding is negligible for most AGNs, although it is more than 0.1mag for some particular cases. The overall average flat-fielding error is 0.03mag for the image pairs. We find that these systematic errors are superseded by statistical errors, and the overall average total systematic and statistical errors amounts to 0.05mag in the measured variability in each band.
389. JK'R magnitude of QSOs and around them
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+AS/135/83
Title:
JK'R magnitude of QSOs and around them
Short Name:
J/A+AS/135/83
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
We have observed a sample of 15 and 8 quasars with redshifts between 0.11 and 0.87 (mean value 0.38) in the J and K' bands respectively. Eleven of the quasars were previously known to be associated with extended emission line regions. After deconvolution of the image, substraction of the PSF when possible, and identification of companions with the help of HST archive images when available, extensions are seen for at least eleven quasars. However, average profiles are different from that of the PSF in only four objects, for which a good fit is obtained with an r^1/4^ law, suggesting that the underlying galaxies are ellipticals. Redshifts were available in the literature for surrounding objects in five quasar fields. For these objects, one to five companion galaxies were found. One quasar even belongs to a richness class 1 cluster. Most other quasars in our sample have nearby galaxies in projection which may also be companions. Environmental effects are therefore probably important to account for the properties of these objects.
390. 1Jy northern AGN sample
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/596/A106
Title:
1Jy northern AGN sample
Short Name:
J/A+A/596/A106
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
Continuum spectra covering centimetre to submillimetre wavelengths are presented for a northern sample of 104 extragalactic radio sources, mainly active galactic nuclei, based on four-epoch Planck data. The nine Planck frequencies, from 30 to 857GHz, are complemented by a set of simultaneous ground-based radio observations between 1.1 and 37GHz. The single-survey Planck data confirm that the flattest high-frequency radio spectral indices are close to zero, indicating that the original accelerated electron energy spectrum is much harder than commonly thought, with power-law index around 1.5 instead of the canonical 2.5. The radio spectra peak at high frequencies and exhibit a variety of shapes. For a small set of low-z sources, we find a spectral upturn at high frequencies, indicating the presence of intrinsic cold dust. Variability can generally be approximated by achromatic variations, while sources with clear signatures of evolving shocks appear to be limited to the strongest outbursts.