SDSS J222428.53+261423.2: unique emission lines properties unveil a sub-kiloparsec dual AGN candidate

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Autori principali: Zheng, Qi, Zhang, XueGuang, Yuan, QiRong, Severgnini, Paola, Vignali, Cristian
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author Zheng, Qi
Zhang, XueGuang
Yuan, QiRong
Severgnini, Paola
Vignali, Cristian
author_facet Zheng, Qi
Zhang, XueGuang
Yuan, QiRong
Severgnini, Paola
Vignali, Cristian
contents In this paper, we presented a detailed analysis of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey optical spectrum of a new sub-kpc scale dual AGN candidate SDSS J222428.53+261423.2 (=SDSS J2224). The target is one of the few AGNs with all the optical narrow emission lines characterized by double-peaked profiles and with peak separations in velocity units of about 930 km/s. If the double-peaked narrow emission lines (DPNELs) are due to a dual AGN in \obj, the estimated physical separation between the two cores is about 500 pc. Meanwhile, three alternative explanations are also discussed in this paper, however, we can not find solid evidence to completely rule them out. Our results support the presence of a sub-kpc dual AGN with DPNELs in all lines, indicating a key episode of galaxy merging evolution at sub-kpc scale.
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spellingShingle SDSS J222428.53+261423.2: unique emission lines properties unveil a sub-kiloparsec dual AGN candidate
Zheng, Qi
Zhang, XueGuang
Yuan, QiRong
Severgnini, Paola
Vignali, Cristian
Astrophysics of Galaxies
In this paper, we presented a detailed analysis of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey optical spectrum of a new sub-kpc scale dual AGN candidate SDSS J222428.53+261423.2 (=SDSS J2224). The target is one of the few AGNs with all the optical narrow emission lines characterized by double-peaked profiles and with peak separations in velocity units of about 930 km/s. If the double-peaked narrow emission lines (DPNELs) are due to a dual AGN in \obj, the estimated physical separation between the two cores is about 500 pc. Meanwhile, three alternative explanations are also discussed in this paper, however, we can not find solid evidence to completely rule them out. Our results support the presence of a sub-kpc dual AGN with DPNELs in all lines, indicating a key episode of galaxy merging evolution at sub-kpc scale.
title SDSS J222428.53+261423.2: unique emission lines properties unveil a sub-kiloparsec dual AGN candidate
topic Astrophysics of Galaxies
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2404.12911