Steps toward Determination of the Size and Structure of the Broad-Line Region in Active Galactic Nuclei. XIII. Ultraviolet Observations of the Broad-Line Radio Galaxy 3C 390.3

O'Brien, P. T.; Dietrich, M.; Leighly, K.; Alloin, D.; Clavel, J.; Crenshaw, D. M.; Horne, K.; Kriss, G. A.; Krolik, J. H.; Malkan, M. A.; Netzer, H.; Peterson, B. M.; Reichert, G. A.; Rodríguez-Pascual, P. M.; Wamsteker, W.; Anderson, K. S. J.; Bochkarev, N. G.; Cheng, F.-Z.; Filippenko, A. V.; Gaskell, C. M.; George, I. M.; Goad, M. R.; Ho, L. C.; Kaspi, S.; Kollatschny, W.; Korista, K. T.; MacAlpine, G.; Marlow, D.; Martin, P. G.; Morris, S. L.; Pogge, R. W.; Qian, B.-C.; Recondo-Gonzalez, M. C.; Rodríguez-Espinosa, J. M.; Santos-Lleó, M.; Shapovalova, A. I.; Shull, J. M.; Stirpe, G. M.; Sun, W.-H.; Turner, T. J.; Vio, R.; Wagner, S.; Wanders, I.; Wills, K. A.; Wu, H.; Xue, S.-J.; Zou, Z.-L.
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The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 509, Issue 1, pp. 163-176.

Fecha de publicación:
12
1998
Número de autores
47
Número de autores del IAC
1
Número de citas
87
Número de citas referidas
76
Descripción
As part of an extensive multiwavelength monitoring campaign, the International Ultraviolet Explorer satellite was used to observe the broad-line radio galaxy 3C 390.3 during the period 1994 December 31-1996 March 5. Spectra were obtained every 6-10 days. The UV continuum varied by a factor of 7 through the campaign, while the broad emission lines varied by factors of 2-5. Unlike previously monitored Seyfert 1 galaxies, in which the X-ray continuum generally varies with a larger amplitude than the UV, in 3C 390.3 the UV continuum light curve is similar in both amplitude and shape to the X-ray light curve observed by ROSAT. The UV broad emission-line variability lags that of the UV continuum by 35-70 days for Lyalpha and C IV, values larger than those found for Seyfert 1 galaxies of comparable UV luminosity. These lags are also larger than those found for the Balmer lines in 3C 390.3 over the same period. The red and blue wings of C IV and Lyalpha vary in phase, suggesting that radial motion does not dominate the kinematics of the UV line-emitting gas. Comparison with archival data provides evidence for velocity-dependent changes in the Lyalpha and C IV line profiles, indicating evolution in the detailed properties and/or distribution of the broad-line emitting gas.