A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal

Seoul National University AGN Monitoring Project. I. Strategy And Sample




AuthorsJong-Hak Woo, Donghoon Son, Elena Gallo, Edmund Hodges-Kluck,, Yiseul Jeon, Jaejin Shin, Hyun-Jin Bae, Hojin Cho, Wanjin Cho, Daeun Kang, Wonseok Kang, Marios Karouzos, Minjin Kim, Taewoo Kim, Huynh Anh N. Le, Daeseong Park, Songyoun Park, Suvendu Rakshit, Hyun-il Sung

PublisherKorean Astronomical Society

Publication year2019

JournalJournal of the Korean Astronomical Society

Journal acronymJKAS

Article number109

Volume52

Issue4

Number of pages11

ISSN1225-4614

eISSN2288-890X

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.5303/JKAS.2019.52.4.109(external)

Self-archived copy’s web addresshttps://arxiv.org/pdf/1907.00771.pdf(external)


Abstract
    While the reverberation mapping technique is the best available method for measuring black hole mass in active galactic nuclei (AGNs) beyond the local volume, this method has been mainly applied to relatively low-to-moderate luminosity AGNs at low redshift. We present the strategy of the Seoul National University AGN Monitoring Project, which aims at measuring the time delay of the Hbeta line emission with respect to AGN continuum, using a sample of relatively high luminosity AGNs out to redshift z 0.5. We present simulated cross correlation results based on a number of mock light curves, in order to optimally determine monitoring duration and cadence. We describe our campaign strategy based on the simulation results and the availability of observing facilities. We present the sample selection, and the properties of the selected 100 AGNs, including the optical luminosity, expected time lag, black hole mass, and Eddington ratio.



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