SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY AGN MONITORING PROJECT.I. STRATEGY AND SAMPLE

• Published in: Journal of the Korean Astronomical Society, 52(4) pp. 109 - 119
• Main Authors: 우종학, 손동훈, Elena Gallo, Edmund Hodges-Kluck, 전이슬, 신재진, 배현진, 조호진, 조완진, 강다은, Marios Karouzos, 김민진, 김태우, Huynh Anh N. Le, 박대성, 박송연, Suvendu Rakshit, 성현일
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 한국천문학회 01.08.2019
• Subjects: 천문학
• ISSN: 1225-4614; 2288-890X
• DOI: 10.5303/JKAS.2019.52.4.109

While the reverberation mapping technique is the best available method for measuring black hole mass in active galactic nuclei (AGNs) beyond the local volume, this method has been mainly applied to relatively low-to-moderate luminosity AGNs at low redshift. We present the strategy of the Seoul National University AGN Monitoring Project, which aims at measuring the time delay of the Hβ line emission with respect to AGN continuum, using a sample of relatively high luminosity AGNs out to redshift z ∼ 0.5. We present simulated cross correlation results based on a number of mock light curves, in order to optimally determine monitoring duration and cadence. We describe our campaign strategy based on the simulation results and the availability of observing facilities. We present the sample selection, and the properties of the selected 100 AGNs, including the optical luminosity, expected time lag, black hole mass, and Eddington ratio. KCI Citation Count: 5