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A Systematic Study of the Long-term Mid-infrared Color Variations of Seyfert 1 Galaxies

  • Authors: Jiahua Wu, Liming Dou, Zhining Chen, Fupeng Zhang, Luis C. Ho, Yanli Ai, Tinggui Wang, Xinwen Shu, Ning Jiang, Junfeng Wang

Jiahua Wu et al 2026 The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series 287 .

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Caption: Figure 4.

Correlations between the MCV coefficient ρPearson and fundamental AGN parameters for the Seyfert 1 sample. (a)–(c) ρPearson as a function of black hole mass (MBH), bolometric luminosity (Lbol), and Eddington ratio (ξEdd). Symbol and color definitions are the same as in Figure 3. The linear regression results for the RQ population are shown by dashed (NLSy1) and solid (BLSy1) lines. (d) Distribution of RQ Seyfert 1 (RQ Seyfert 1) galaxies in the MBH–Lbol plane. The grid represents bins of 0.3 × 0.3 dex, with only bins containing ≥20 sources shown. (e) Median ρPearson calculated within each bin, with color coding indicating the dominant variability trend (BWB vs. RWB). Diagonal lines represent loci of constant ξEdd, with values increasing from the bottom right to the top left.

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