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The idea that some of the unusual features in the X-ray spectra of Narrow-Line Seyfert 1 galaxies (NLS1s) are due to the steep X-ray continuum is tested by comparing photoionization model calculations with various observed properties of…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 Hagai Netzer

We investigated narrow line Seyfert 1 galaxies (NLS1s) at optical, mid-infrared (MIR) and X-ray wavelengths, comparing them to the broad line active galactic nuclei (BLAGNs). We found that black hole mass, coronal line luminosities, X-ray…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2018-05-23 Maša Lakićević , Luka Č. Popović , Jelena Kovačević-Dojčinović

The evidence is reviewed that the Broad Line Region (BLR) probably has two distinct components located at about the same distance from the central black hole. One component, BLR II, is optically-thick, low-ionization emission at least some…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 C. Martin Gaskell

Narrow-line Seyfert 1 galaxies, with their extreme properties, defy our current knowledge of active galactic nuclei and relativistic jet systems. They excite, and might help us answer, many questions concerning the evolution and unification…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2016-03-15 Emilia Järvelä , Anne Lähteenmäki

We analyzed a large sample of SDSS spectra of Seyfert galaxies, subdividing Seyfert 1s based on their narrow-to-broad Halpha components. Comparing their narrow-lines (NL) to Seyfert2s in line-ratio diagrams, most of the NL of strong Sy 1.0…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2026-01-13 Matthew Malkan , Lisbeth Jensen , Lei Hao

We studied the six gamma-ray-detected Narrow Line Seyfert 1 (NLSy1) galaxies using the hard X-ray observations from Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR) and optical g- \& r-band from Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF). The X-ray…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-12-16 Suvas Chandra Chaudhary , Raj Prince , Brian van Soelen , Pieter Meintjes

It is not yet well known whether narrow line Seyfert 1 (NLS1) galaxies follow the $M_{BH} - \sigma_{\star}$ relation found for normal galaxies. Emission lines, such as [SII] or [OIII]$\lambda$5007, have been used as a surrogate of the…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2016-12-14 Eduardo O. Schmidt , Diego Ferreiro , Luis Vega , Gabriel A. Oio

This work studies the optical emission line properties and physical conditions of the narrow line region (NLR) of seven narrow-line Seyfert 1 galaxies (NLS1). Our results show that the flux carried out by the narrow component of H-beta is,…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 A. Rodriguez-Ardila , L. Binette , M. G. Pastoriza , C. J. Donzelli , .

We present the color and flux variability analysis at 3.4 {\mu}m (W1-band) and 4.6 {\mu}m (W 2-band) of 492 narrow-line Seyfert 1 (NLSy1) galaxies using archival data from the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE). In the WISE…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2018-12-12 Suvendu Rakshit , Ansu Johnson , C. S. Stalin , Poshak Gandhi , Sebastian Hoenig

We studied optical variability (OV) of a large sample of narrow-line Seyfert 1 (NLSy1) and broad-line Seyfert 1 (BLSy1) galaxies with z<0.8 to investigate any differences in their OV properties. Using archival optical V-band light curves…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2017-06-28 Suvendu Rakshit , C. S. Stalin

We study the UV spectra of narrow-line Seyfert~1 (NLSy1) galaxies and compare them with ``normal'' AGN. Similar to their optical lines, the NLSy1s show narrower UV lines. They are also characterized by weaker CIV 1549, CIII] 1909, and…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 J. Kuraszkiewicz , B. J. Wilkes , B. Czerny , S. Mathur

Most of the radio-loud narrow-line Seyfert 1 (NLS1) galaxies resemble compact steep-spectrum sources. However, the extremely radio-loud ones show blazar-like characteristics, like flat radio spectra, compact radio cores, substantial…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2018-07-18 K. É. Gabányi , A. Moór , S. Frey

Narrow-line Seyfert 1 galaxies (NLSy1s) are a well-established class of $\gamma$-ray sources, showing the presence of a jet like the more common flat-spectrum radio quasars. The evidence of $\gamma$-ray emission poses the issue of the…

We present results from the analysis of the optical spectra of 47 radio-selected narrow-line Seyfert 1 galaxies (NLS1s). These objects are a subset of the First Bright Quasar Survey (FBQS) and were initially detected at 20 cm (flux density…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 D. J. Whalen , S. A. Laurent-Muehleisen , E. C. Moran , R. H. Becker

We present a detailed comparative systematic study using a sample of 221 Narrow-line Seyfert 1 (NLSy1) galaxies in comparison to a redshift matched sample of 154 Broad-line Seyfert 1 (BLSy1) galaxies based on their observations using ROSAT…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2020-06-24 Vineet Ojha , Hum Chand , Gulab Chand Dewangan , Suvendu Rakshit

(abridged) I present and discuss the results of HST STIS observations of IRAS 13224-3809 and 1H 0707-495, two narrow-line Seyfert 1 (NLS1) galaxies. We discovered that high-ionization UV emission lines are much broader and strongly…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Karen M. Leighly

$\gamma$-ray-emitting narrow-line Seyfert 1 galaxies ($\gamma$-NLS1) constitute an intriguing small population of Active Galactic Nuclei with $\gamma$-ray emission resembling low power flat-spectrum radio quasars (FSRQ), but with differing…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-05-31 Anna Luashvili , Catherine Boisson , Andreas Zech , Maialen Arrieta-Lobo , Daniel Kynoch

Thanks to the execution of extensive spectroscopic surveys that have covered large fractions of the sky down to magnitudes as faint as $i \approx 19$, it has been possible to identify several narrow-line Seyfert 1 galaxies (NLS1s) and to…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2018-09-10 G. La Mura , D. Bastieri , M. Berton , S. Chen , S. Ciroi , E. Congiu , V. Cracco , J. -H. Fan , P. Rafanelli

We present a systematic investigation of long-term mid-infrared (MIR) color variability in 1,718 Narrow-Line Seyfert 1 galaxies (NLSy1s) using 14-year \textit{WISE}/NEOWISE monitoring data. Through Pearson correlation analysis between…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2025-12-12 Jiahua Wu , Huifang Xie , Liming Dou , Yanli Ai , Tinggui Wang , Xinwen Shu , Ning Jiang , Luis C. Ho , Junhui Fan

This is the first paper in a series dedicated to the study of the emission-line and continuum properties of narrow line Seyfert 1 galaxies (NLS1s). We carried out a systematic search for NLS1s from objects assigned as ``QSOs'' or…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-07-28 Hongyan Zhou , Tinggui Wang , Weimin Yuan , Honglin Lu , Xiaobo Dong , Junxian Wang , Youjun Lu