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Double-peaked Ca II traces a relativistic broad-line region disk in NGC 4593
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WoS WOS:001488693800006
Scopus SCOPUS_ID:105005513952
DOI 10.1051/0004-6361/202554800
Año 2025
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Context. Double-peaked emission lines are observed in a small percentage of active galactic nuclei (AGN). These lines allow the determination of fundamental properties of the line-emitting region, known as the broad-line region (BLR). Aims. We investigated the structure and kinematics of the BLR in the nearby Seyfert galaxy NGC 4593 through an analysis of the near-infrared (NIR) line blend of Ca II lambda 8498, lambda 8542, lambda 8662, and O I lambda 8446 observed in a 2019 VLT/MUSE spectrum. Methods. We performed a detailed decomposition of the NIR Ca II triplet and O I lambda 8446 blend, extracting clean profiles of Ca II lambda 8498, lambda 8542, lambda 8662, and O I lambda 8446. We then fitted Ca II lambda 8662 with a relativistic elliptical line-emitting accretion disk model. Results. The extracted line profiles are double-peaked with a full width at half maximum (FWHM) of similar to 3700 km s(-1) and exhibit a redward asymmetry with a red-to-blue peak ratio of 4:3. The Ca II triplet lines have an intensity ratio of 1:1:1 and show no evidence of a central narrow or intermediate-width component. The profiles of Ca II and O I are remarkably similar, suggesting a common region of origin. Given the 1:1:1 ratio of the Ca II triplet, this region is likely a high-density emission zone, and the Ca II lambda 8662 profile is well described by a mildly eccentric, low-inclination relativistic line-emitting disk with minimal internal turbulence. The profile represents one of the clearest kinematic signatures of a relativistic disk observed in BLR emission lines to date. Conclusions. The double-peaked profiles of the NIR Ca II triplet and O I lambda 8446 in NGC 4593 represent the first detection of double-peaked Ca II and O I lambda 8446 in a nontransient AGN spectrum. The minimal intrinsic turbulence (the lowest value reported for an AGN emission line to date) and the absence of narrow or intermediate-width components in Ca II lambda 8662 make it a powerful diagnostic tool of BLR structure and kinematics. Further investigations of the profiles of Ca II and O I in other AGN are recommended to better constrain BLR properties and the nature of the underlying accretion flow.

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Astronomy & Astrophysics 0004-6361

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1 Ochmann, M. W. - UNIV GOTTINGEN - Alemania
Georg-August-Universitat Gottingen - Alemania
2 Weilbacher, Peter M. Hombre Leibniz Inst Astrophys Potsdam AIP - Alemania
Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam - Alemania
3 Probst, M. A. - UNIV GOTTINGEN - Alemania
Georg-August-Universitat Gottingen - Alemania
4 Kollatschny, Wolfram Hombre UNIV GOTTINGEN - Alemania
Georg-August-Universitat Gottingen - Alemania
5 Chelouche, D. Hombre Univ Haifa - Israel
University of Haifa - Israel
6 Chini, R. - Ruhr Univ Bochum - Alemania
Polish Acad Sci - Polonia
Universidad Católica del Norte - Chile
Ruhr-Universität Bochum - Alemania
Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center of the Polish Academy of Sciences - Polonia
7 Grupe, Dirk Hombre Northern Kentucky Univ - Estados Unidos
8 Haas, Martin Hombre Ruhr Univ Bochum - Alemania
Ruhr-Universität Bochum - Alemania
9 Kaspi, Shai Hombre Tel Aviv Univ - Israel
Tel Aviv University - Israel
10 Komossa, S. Mujer Max Planck Inst Radioastron - Alemania
Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy - Alemania

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Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
DFG
Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung
Israel Science Foundation
Israeli Science Foundation
German Aerospace Center (DLR)
Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt
Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Klimaschutz
Verbundforschung Astronomie und Astrophysik
BMBF through the ErUM program
Deutsches Zentrum fr Luft- und Raumfahrthttps://doi.org/10.13039/501100002946
BMWK

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We thank the referee for helpful comments. MWO acknowledges the support of the German Aerospace Center (DLR) within the framework of the "Verbundforschung Astronomie und Astrophysik" through grant 50OR2305 with funds from the BMWK. PMW was partially supported by the BMBF through the ErUM program (VLT-BlueMUSE 05A23BAC). Research by DC is partly supported by the Israeli Science Foundation (1650/23). The authors greatly acknowledge support by the DFG grants KO 857/35-1, KO 857/35-2 and CH 71/34-3.
We thank the referee for helpful comments. MWO acknowledges the support of the German Aerospace Center (DLR) within the framework of the \u201CVerbundforschung Astronomie und Astrophysik\u201D through grant 50OR2305 with funds from the BMWK. PMW was partially supported by the BMBF through the ErUM program (VLT-BlueMUSE 05A23BAC). Research by DC is partly supported by the Israeli Science Foundation (1650/23). The authors greatly acknowledge support by the DFG grants KO 857/35-1, KO 857/35-2 and CH 71/34-3.

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