Application of a Space-based Optical Interferometer Toward Measuring Cosmological Distances of Quasars
Huang, Ying-Ke2; Fang, Yue-Dong2; Lu KX(卢开兴)1; Zhang, Zhi-Xiang3; Liu, Ji-Lin2; Li SS(李莎莎)1; Luo, Bao-Rui2; Lin, Qin2; Huo, Zhuo-Xi2
刊名RESEARCH IN ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS
2022-03-01
卷号22期号:3
关键词(galaxies:) quasars: emission lines techniques: interferometric (cosmology:) distance scale
ISSN号1674-4527
DOI10.1088/1674-4527/ac4703
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Measuring quasar distance through joint analysis of spectroastrometry and reverberation mapping observations is a new method for driving the development of cosmology. In this paper, we carry out detailed simulation and analysis to study the effect of four basic observational parameters (baseline length, exposure time, equivalent diameter and spectral resolution) on the data quality of differential phase curves (DPCs), and furthermore on the accuracy of distance measurement. In our simulation, we adopt an axisymmetrical disk model of a broad line region (BLR) to generate differential phase signals. We find that the differential phases and their Poisson errors could be amplified by extending the baseline, while the influence of optical path difference errors can be reduced during fitting the BLR model. Longer exposure time or larger equivalent diameter helps reduce the absolute Poisson error. Therefore, the relative error of DPCs could be reduced by increasing any of the above three parameters, then the accuracy of distance measurement could be improved. In contrast, the uncertainty of absolute angular distances (D (A)) could be improved with higher spectral resolution, although the relative error of DPCs would be amplified. We show how the uncertainty of distance measurement varies with the relative error of DPCs. For our specific set of model parameters, without considering more complicated structures and kinematics of BLRs in our simulation, it is found that the relative error of DPCs < 20% is a limit for accurate distance measurement. The relative error of DPCs has a lower limit (roughly 5%) and the uncertainty in distance measurement can be better than 2%.

学科主题物理学 ; 光学 ; 天文学 ; 天体物理学 ; 实测天体物理学
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出版地20A DATUN RD, CHAOYANG, BEIJING, 100012, PEOPLES R CHINA
资助项目National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaNational Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)[12003077] ; National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaNational Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)[11703077] ; National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaNational Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)[12073068] ; Yunnan Province Foundation[202001AT070069]
WOS关键词ACTIVE GALACTIC NUCLEI ; BROAD-LINE REGION ; REVERBERATION MAPPING DATA ; SUPERMASSIVE BLACK-HOLES ; ROTATING GAS DISKS ; CENTRAL MASSES ; SPECTROASTROMETRY ; ASTRONOMY ; CAMPAIGN ; GALAXIES
WOS研究方向Astronomy & Astrophysics
语种英语
出版者NATL ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATORIES, CHIN ACAD SCIENCES
WOS记录号WOS:000766595900001
资助机构National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaNational Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)[12003077, 11703077, 12073068] ; Yunnan Province Foundation[202001AT070069]
内容类型期刊论文
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源URL[http://ir.ynao.ac.cn/handle/114a53/24969]  
专题云南天文台_丽江天文观测站(南方基地)
通讯作者Huang, Ying-Ke
作者单位1.Yunnan Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650011, China;
2.Qian Xuesen Laboratory of Space Technology, China Academy of Space Technology, Beijing 100081, China; huangyingke@qxslab.cn, huozhuoxi@qxslab.cn;
3.Department of Astronomy, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361005, China
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Huang, Ying-Ke,Fang, Yue-Dong,Lu KX,et al. Application of a Space-based Optical Interferometer Toward Measuring Cosmological Distances of Quasars[J]. RESEARCH IN ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS,2022,22(3).
APA Huang, Ying-Ke.,Fang, Yue-Dong.,Lu KX.,Zhang, Zhi-Xiang.,Liu, Ji-Lin.,...&Huo, Zhuo-Xi.(2022).Application of a Space-based Optical Interferometer Toward Measuring Cosmological Distances of Quasars.RESEARCH IN ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS,22(3).
MLA Huang, Ying-Ke,et al."Application of a Space-based Optical Interferometer Toward Measuring Cosmological Distances of Quasars".RESEARCH IN ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS 22.3(2022).
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