Identifying Doppelganger Active Galactic Nuclei across redshifts from spectroscopic surveys

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2505.01642v1
• Date: Sat, 03 May 2025 00:53:09 GMT
• Title: Identifying Doppelganger Active Galactic Nuclei across redshifts from spectroscopic surveys
• Authors: Shreya Sareen, Swayamtrupta Panda,
• Abstract summary: Active Galactic Nuclei (AGNs) are among the most luminous objects in the universe.<n>This study investigates whether AGNs at low redshift (nearby) can serve as proxies for their high-redshift (distant) counterparts.
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• Abstract: Active Galactic Nuclei (AGNs) are among the most luminous objects in the universe, making them valuable probes for studying galaxy evolution. However, understanding how AGN properties evolve over cosmic time remains a fundamental challenge. This study investigates whether AGNs at low redshift (nearby) can serve as proxies for their high-redshift (distant) counterparts by identifying spectral 'doppelg\"angers', AGNs with remarkably similar emission line properties despite being separated by vast cosmic distances. We analyze key spectral features of bona fide AGNs using the Sloan Digital Sky Survey's Data Release 16, including continuum and emission lines: Nitrogen (N V), Carbon (C IV), Magnesium (Mg II), Hydrogen-beta (H$\beta$), and Iron (Fe II - optical and UV) emission lines. We incorporated properties such as equivalent width, velocity dispersion in the form of full width at half maximum (FWHM), and continuum luminosities (135nm, 300nm, and 510nm) closest to these prominent lines. Our initial findings suggest the existence of multiple AGNs with highly similar spectra, hinting at the possibility that local AGNs may indeed share intrinsic properties with high-redshift ones. We showcase here one of the better candidate pairs of AGNs resulting from our analyses.

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