Systematic Redshift of the Fe III UV Lines in Quasars: Measuring Supermassive Black Hole Masses under the Gravitational Redshift Hypothesis
We find that the Fe III λλ2039-2113 spectral feature in quasars appears systematically redshifted by amounts accountable under the hypothesis of gravitational redshift induced by the central supermassive black hole (BH). Our analysis of 27 composite spectra from the BOSS survey indicates that the redshift and the broadening of the lines in the Fe
Mediavilla, E. et al.
Fecha de publicación:
8
2018