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- Title
The variability of the broad line profiles of SDSS J1430+2303.
- Authors
Hoshi, Atsushi; Yamada, Toru; Ohta, Kouji
- Abstract
It has been argued that SDSS J1430+2303 possesses a supermassive black hole binary that has been predicted to merge within a few months or three years from 2022 January. We have conducted follow-up optical spectroscopic observations of SDSS J1430+2303 with the KOOLS-IFU on the Seimei Telescope in 2022 May, June, and July, and 2023 April. The observed spectrum around Hα shows a central broad component ∼103 km s−1 blueshifted from the narrow Hα line, as well as a broader double-peaked component with a separation of ∼± 5 × 103 km s−1, similar to the spectrum reported in 2022 January. We investigate the variability of the complex broad Hα emission line relative to the continuum over the observation period. The continuum-normalized relative flux of the central broad component shows an increasing trend from 2022 May to July, which is interpreted to be caused by the decrease of the continuum; this is also supported by damping of the X-ray, UV, and optical light curves observed for the same period. From 2022 July to 2023 April, however, the central broad component decreased significantly. For the relative flux of the broader double-peaked component, no significant change appears at any epoch. These results suggest that the complicated broad line profile of SDSS J1430+2303 is generated from at least two distinct regions. While the central broad component originates from a broad-line region, the broader double-peaked component arises in the vicinity of the continuum source.
- Subjects
BINARY black holes; LIGHT curves; SEYFERT galaxies; ACTIVE galaxies; SUPERMASSIVE black holes
- Publication
Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan, 2024, Vol 76, Issue 1, p103
- ISSN
0004-6264
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/pasj/psad083