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We present an analysis of 43 years (1972 to 2015) of spectroscopic observations of the Seyfert 1 galaxy NGC 5548. This includes 12 years of new unpublished observations (2003 to 2015). We compiled about 1600 H$\beta$ spectra and analyzed…

We investigate the variability behaviour of the broad Hb emission-line to driving continuum variations in the best-studied AGN NGC 5548. For a particular choice of BLR geometry, Hb surface emissivity based on photoionization models, and…

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We analyze the broad H$\beta$ line profile variability of the "changing look" active galactic nucleus (CL-AGN) NGC 3516 over a long period of 25 years. The observed change in the broad line profile may indicate a change in the geometry of…

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High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2022-02-16 Swayamtrupta Panda , Edi Bon , Paola Marziani , Nataša Bon

We have monitored the AGN 3C390.3 between 1995 and 2000.Two large amplitude outbursts, of different duration, in continuum and H beta light were observed ie.: in October 1994 a brighter flare that lasted about 1000 days and in July 1997…

The dynamical and geometric structures of the Broad Line Region (BLR), along with the origins of continuum time delays in active galaxies, remain topics of ongoing debate. In this study, we aim to reproduce the observed broadband spectrum,…

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We investigate the relationship between emission-line strength and continuum luminosity in the best-studied nearby Seyfert 1 galaxy NGC5548. Our analysis of 13 years of ground-based optical monitoring data reveals significant year-to-year…

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The Seyfert 1 galaxy NGC 3783 was intensely monitored between 1991 December and 1992 August. We present the results from the ground-based observations in the optical and near-IR, which complement the data-set from the IUE, discussed…

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We monitored BL Lacertae simultaneously in the optical B, V, R and I bands for 13 nights during the period 2012-2016. The variations were well correlated in all bands and the source showed significant intraday variability (IDV). We also…

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Characterisation of the long-term variations in the broad line region in a luminous blazar, where Comptonisation of broad-line emission within a relativistic jet is the standard scenario for production of gamma-ray emission that dominates…

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During the 2014 HST/Swift and ground-based multi-wavelength monitoring campaign of NGC 5548 (AGN STORM), the UV-optical broad emission lines exhibited anomalous, decorrelated behaviour relative to the far-UV continuum flux variability.…

We present results of the optical spectral and photometric observations of the nucleus of Markarian 6 made with the 2.6-m Shajn telescope at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory. The continuum and emission Balmer line intensities varied…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-04 V. T. Doroshenko , S. G. Sergeev , S. A. Klimanov , V. I. Pronik , Yu. S. Efimov

The variability of virial factor $f$ is investigated for two active galactic nucleus, NGC 5548 and NGC 4151, which had been previously reverberation mapped (RM) over 20 times in the past 30 years. Using four velocity tracers from the broad…

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We have monitored the BL Lacertae object S5 0716+714 simultaneously in the B, R and I bands on three nights in November 2014. The average time resolution is quite high (73s, 34s, 58s for the filters B, R and I), which can help us trace the…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2016-01-27 Zhongyi Man , Xiaoyuan Zhang , Jianghua Wu , Qirong Yuan

In the manuscript, the properties of the proposed intermediate BLR are checked for the mapped AGN PG 0052+251. With the considerations of the apparent effects of the broad He {\sc ii} line on the observed broad H$\beta$ profile, the line…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-16 XueGuang Zhang

We present an analysis of the ultraviolet and X-Ray variability of the Broad- Line-Radio Galaxy 3C390.3 over 15 years. The UV continuum showed large variations with amplitudes of up to a factor of 10. We find: (1) The variations of CIV and…

Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-24 Willem Wamsteker , Wang Ting-gui , Norbert Schartel , Roberto Vio

S5 0716+714 is a well-studied BL Lac object in the sky. Verifying the existence of correlations among the flux variations in different bands serves as an important tool to investigate the emission processes. To examine the possible…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-05-18 Bingkai Zhang , Benzhong Dai , Li Zhang , Jiali Liu , Zhen Cao

Context. Dust in active galactic nuclei is clearly present right outside the broad-line region (BLR) in the form of a dusty molecular torus. However, some models of the BLR predict that dust may also exist within the BLR. Aims. We study the…

We present the results of the 2023 spectroscopic reverberation mapping (RM) campaign for active galactic nuclei (AGN) of NGC 5548, continuing our long-term monitoring program. Using the Lijiang 2.4-meter telescope, we obtained 74 spectra…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2025-11-11 Wen-Zhe Xi , Kai-Xing Lu , Jin-Ming Bai , Zhang Yue , Weimin Yi , Liang Xu , Sha-Sha Li , Hai-Cheng Feng , Jian-Guo Wang