Superluminous Transients at AGN Centers from Interaction between Black Hole Disk Winds and Broad-line Region Clouds

被引：21

作者：

Moriya, Takashi J. ^{[1
]}

Tanaka, Masaomi ^{[1
]}

Morokuma, Tomoki ^{[2
]}

Ohsuga, Ken ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Natl Inst Nat Sci, Natl Astron Observ Japan, Div Theoret Astron, 2-21-1 Osawa, Mitaka, Tokyo 1818588, Japan

[2] Univ Tokyo, Grad Sch Sci, Inst Astron, 2-21-1 Osawa, Mitaka, Tokyo 1810015, Japan

来源：

ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL LETTERS | 2017年 / 843卷 / 02期

基金：

日本学术振兴会;

关键词：

accretion; accretion disks; galaxies: active; galaxies: nuclei; ISM: jets and outflows; DIGITAL SKY SURVEY; ACTIVE GALACTIC NUCLEI; GRS 1915+105; ACCRETION DISCS; DATA RELEASE; SIMULATIONS; SUPERNOVA; GALAXIES; MODEL; OSCILLATIONS;

D O I：

10.3847/2041-8213/aa7af3

中图分类号：

P1 [天文学];

学科分类号：

0704 ;

摘要：

We propose that superluminous transients that appear at central regions of active galactic nuclei (AGNs) such as CSS100217:102913+404220 (CSS100217) and PS16dtm, which reach near- or super-Eddington luminosities of the central black holes, are powered by the interaction between accretion-disk winds and clouds in broad-line regions (BLRs) surrounding them. If the disk luminosity temporarily increases by, e.g., limit-cycle oscillations, leading to a powerful radiatively driven wind, strong shock waves propagate in the BLR. Because the dense clouds in the AGN BLRs typically have similar densities to those found in SNe IIn, strong radiative shocks emerge and efficiently convert the ejecta kinetic energy to radiation. As a result, transients similar to SNe IIn can be observed at AGN central regions. Since a typical black hole disk-wind velocity is similar or equal to 0.1c, where c is the speed of light, the ejecta kinetic energy is expected to be similar or equal to 10(52). erg when similar or equal to 1 Me-circle dot is ejected. This kinetic energy is transformed to radiation energy in a timescale for the wind to sweep up a similar mass to itself in the BLR, which is a few hundred days. Therefore, both luminosities (similar to 10(44) erg s(-1)) and timescales (similar to 100 days) of the superluminous transients from AGN central regions match those expected in our interaction model. If CSS100217 and PS16dtm are related to the AGN activities triggered by limit-cycle oscillations, they become bright again in coming years or decades.

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