First Direct Evidence for Keplerian Rotation in Quasar Inner Broad-line Regions

First Direct Evidence for Keplerian Rotation in Quasar Inner Broad-line Regions

We introduce a novel method to derive rotation curves with light-day spatial resolution of the inner regions of lensed quasars. We aim to probe the kinematics of the inner part of the broad-line region by resolving the microlensing response—a proxy for the size of the emitting region—in the wings of...

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Main Authors: C. Fian, J. Jiménez-Vicente, E. Mediavilla, J. A. Muñoz, D. Chelouche, S. Kaspi, R. Forés-Toribio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2024-01-01
Series:The Astrophysical Journal Letters
Subjects:
Gravitational lensing
Gravitational microlensing
Quasars
Supermassive black holes
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/ad654d

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https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/ad654d

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