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Unveiling the quasar main sequence: illuminating the complexity of active galactic nuclei and their evolution
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WoS WOS:001328127000001
Scopus SCOPUS_ID:85205762449
DOI 10.3389/FSPAS.2024.1479874
Año 2024
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Abstract



The Eigenvector 1 schema, or the main sequence of quasars, was introduced as an analogous scheme to the HR diagram that would allow us to understand the more complex, extended sources - active galactic nuclei (AGNs) that harbor accreting supermassive black holes. The study has spanned more than three decades and has advanced our knowledge of the diversity of Type-1 AGNs from both observational and theoretical aspects. The quasar main sequence, in its simplest form, is the plane between the FWHM of the broad H (Formula presented.) emission line and the strength of the optical Fe ii emission to the H (Formula presented.). While the former allows the estimation of the black hole mass, the latter enables direct measurement of the metal content and traces the accretion rate of the AGN. Together, they allow us to track the evolution of AGN in terms of the activity of the central nuclei, its effect on the line-emitting regions surrounding the AGN, and their diversity making them suitable distance indicators to study the expansion of our Universe. This mini-review aims to provide (i) a brief history leading up to the present day in the study of the quasar main sequence, (ii) introduce us to the many possibilities to study AGNs with the main sequence as a guiding tool, and (iii) highlight some recent, exciting lines of researches at the frontier of this ever-growing field.

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1 Panda, Swayamtrupta - Gemini ObservatorySouthern Operations Center - Chile
Laboratorio Nacional de Astrofisica, Itajuba - Brasil
NSF NOIRLab - Chile
Lab Nacl Astrofis MCTI - Brasil

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U.S. National Science Foundation
United States of America
International Gemini Observatory
Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientfico e Tecnolgico (CNPq)
NSF NOIRLab

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The author(s) declare financial support was received for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article. SP acknowledges the financial support of the Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico (CNPq) Fellowships 300936/2023-0 and 301628/2024-6. SP is supported by the international Gemini Observatory, a program of NSF NOIRLab, which is managed by the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA) under a cooperative agreement with the U.S. National Science Foundation, on behalf of the Gemini partnership of Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, the Republic of Korea, and the United States of America.

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