The possible long-term periodic variability of the extremely luminous quasar WISE J090924.01+000211.1

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Main Authors: Horiuchi, Takashi, Toba, Yoshiki, Misawa, Toru, Murata, Katsuhiro L., Isogai, Keisuke, Yatsu, Yoichi, Takahashi, Ichiro, Sasada, Mahito, Niwano, Masafumi, Higuchi, Narikazu, Hayatsu, Shunsuke, Seki, Hibiki, Oasa, Yumiko, Sato, Rikuto
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author Horiuchi, Takashi
Toba, Yoshiki
Misawa, Toru
Murata, Katsuhiro L.
Isogai, Keisuke
Yatsu, Yoichi
Takahashi, Ichiro
Sasada, Mahito
Niwano, Masafumi
Higuchi, Narikazu
Hayatsu, Shunsuke
Seki, Hibiki
Oasa, Yumiko
Sato, Rikuto
author_facet Horiuchi, Takashi
Toba, Yoshiki
Misawa, Toru
Murata, Katsuhiro L.
Isogai, Keisuke
Yatsu, Yoichi
Takahashi, Ichiro
Sasada, Mahito
Niwano, Masafumi
Higuchi, Narikazu
Hayatsu, Shunsuke
Seki, Hibiki
Oasa, Yumiko
Sato, Rikuto
contents The extremely luminous infrared galaxy (ELIRG), WISE J090924.01+000211.1 (hereafter; WISE J0909+0002, $z=1.87$) is an extraordinary object with a quasar aspect. This study performs monitoring observations of WISE J0909+0002 with the 105 cm Murikabushi telescope, Okayama and Akeno 50 cm telescopes/MITSuME ($g'$, $R_{\rm c}$, and $I_{\rm c}$ bands), and the SaCRA 55 cm telescope/MuSaSHI ($r$, $i$, and $z$ bands). We obtain the following results by combining the UV/optical light curves of the CRTS, Pan-STARRS, and ZTF archive data, and our observational data: (1) the light curves of WISE J0909+0002 present quasi-periodic (sinusoidal) oscillations with the rest-frame period of $\sim$ 660$-$689 day; (2) the structure functions of WISE J0909+0002 do not show a damped random walk (DRW) trend; (3) the mock DRW light curves present periodic-like trend on rare occasions in 10000 simulations; (4) the relativistic boost scenario is favored, since the relation between variability amplitude and power-law slope ratio is consistent with the theoretical prediction of this scenario, and a substantial parameter space exists between the inclination angles and the black hole mass; (5) the circumbinary disk model is difficult to explain the spectral energy distribution of our target; (6) the significant radio flux density of WISE J0909+0002 is not detected from the VLA FIRST Survey, thus the radio jet precession scenario is ruled out. From our results, the Doppler boost scenario is likely as a cause of the periodic variability, consequently the quasi-periodic oscillations in WISE J0909+0002 is possibly interpreted by a supermassive blackhole binary. Additional observations to investigate the continuity of the periodic trend would bring new insights into mechanisms of the quasi-periodic oscillations and/or ELIRGs.
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spellingShingle The possible long-term periodic variability of the extremely luminous quasar WISE J090924.01+000211.1
Horiuchi, Takashi
Toba, Yoshiki
Misawa, Toru
Murata, Katsuhiro L.
Isogai, Keisuke
Yatsu, Yoichi
Takahashi, Ichiro
Sasada, Mahito
Niwano, Masafumi
Higuchi, Narikazu
Hayatsu, Shunsuke
Seki, Hibiki
Oasa, Yumiko
Sato, Rikuto
High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
Astrophysics of Galaxies
The extremely luminous infrared galaxy (ELIRG), WISE J090924.01+000211.1 (hereafter; WISE J0909+0002, $z=1.87$) is an extraordinary object with a quasar aspect. This study performs monitoring observations of WISE J0909+0002 with the 105 cm Murikabushi telescope, Okayama and Akeno 50 cm telescopes/MITSuME ($g'$, $R_{\rm c}$, and $I_{\rm c}$ bands), and the SaCRA 55 cm telescope/MuSaSHI ($r$, $i$, and $z$ bands). We obtain the following results by combining the UV/optical light curves of the CRTS, Pan-STARRS, and ZTF archive data, and our observational data: (1) the light curves of WISE J0909+0002 present quasi-periodic (sinusoidal) oscillations with the rest-frame period of $\sim$ 660$-$689 day; (2) the structure functions of WISE J0909+0002 do not show a damped random walk (DRW) trend; (3) the mock DRW light curves present periodic-like trend on rare occasions in 10000 simulations; (4) the relativistic boost scenario is favored, since the relation between variability amplitude and power-law slope ratio is consistent with the theoretical prediction of this scenario, and a substantial parameter space exists between the inclination angles and the black hole mass; (5) the circumbinary disk model is difficult to explain the spectral energy distribution of our target; (6) the significant radio flux density of WISE J0909+0002 is not detected from the VLA FIRST Survey, thus the radio jet precession scenario is ruled out. From our results, the Doppler boost scenario is likely as a cause of the periodic variability, consequently the quasi-periodic oscillations in WISE J0909+0002 is possibly interpreted by a supermassive blackhole binary. Additional observations to investigate the continuity of the periodic trend would bring new insights into mechanisms of the quasi-periodic oscillations and/or ELIRGs.
title The possible long-term periodic variability of the extremely luminous quasar WISE J090924.01+000211.1
topic High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
Astrophysics of Galaxies
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2412.19573