Metallicity Evolution of Active Galactic Nuclei

dc.creatorNagao, Tohru
dc.creatorMaiolino, Roberto
dc.creatorMarconi, Alessandro
dc.date2006-12-20
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T07:36:10Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T07:36:10Z
dc.descriptionIn this contribution we report our recent investigation of the gas metallicity in active galactic nuclei and its dependence on luminosity and redshift. We compile large spectroscopic datasets of broad-line and narrow-line AGNs, and compare them with the results of our photoionization models. Through the analysis of both the broad and the narrow emission-line regions, we find that: (1) for a given luminosity, there is no redshift dependence of the gas metallicity; (2) for a given redshift, there is a significant correlation between gas metallicity and luminosity; (3) the luminosity-metallicity relation does no show any evolution in the redshift range 2 < z < 4.
dc.description4 pages, 2 figures, Conference proceedings to appear in "The Central Engine of Active Galactic Nuclei", ed. L. C. Ho and J.-M. Wang (San Francisco: ASP)
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0612570
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0612570
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/120335
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.titleMetallicity Evolution of Active Galactic Nuclei
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