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Reverberation mapping of active galactic nuclei: From X-ray corona to dusty torus by Cackett, Edward M., Bentz, Misty C., Kara, Erin

“…The central engines of active galactic nuclei (AGNs) are powered by accreting supermassive black holes, and while AGNs are known to play an important role in…”
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Reverberation Mapping of IC 4329A by Bentz, Misty C., Onken, Christopher A., Street, Rachel, Valluri, Monica

“…Abstract We present the results of a new reverberation mapping campaign for the broad-line active galactic nucleus (AGN) in the edge-on spiral IC 4329A…”
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The Radius-Luminosity Relationship for Active Galactic Nuclei: The Effect of Host-Galaxy Starlight on Luminosity Measurements. II. The Full Sample of Reverberation-Mapped AGNs by Bentz, Misty C, Peterson, Bradley M, Netzer, Hagai, Pogge, Richard W, Vestergaard, Marianne

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THE LOW-LUMINOSITY END OF THE RADIUS-LUMINOSITY RELATIONSHIP FOR ACTIVE GALACTIC NUCLEI by Bentz, Misty C, Denney, Kelly D, Grier, Catherine J, Barth, Aaron J, Peterson, Bradley M, Vestergaard, Marianne, BENNERT, VARDHA N, Canalizo, Gabriela, De Rosa, Gisella, Filippenko, Alexei V

“…We present an updated and revised analysis of the relationship between the H beta broad-line region (BLR) radius and the luminosity of the active galactic…”
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A REVERBERATION-BASED BLACK HOLE MASS FOR MCG-06-30-15 by Bentz, Misty C., Cackett, Edward M., Crenshaw, D. Michael, Horne, Keith, Street, Rachel, Ou-Yang, Benjamin

“…ABSTRACT We present the results of a reverberation campaign targeting MGC-06-30-15. Spectrophotometric monitoring and broad-band photometric monitoring over…”
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Robotic Reverberation Mapping of the Southern Seyfert NGC 3783 by Bentz, Misty C., Street, Rachel, Onken, Christopher A., Valluri, Monica

“…We present spectroscopic and photometric monitoring of NGC 3783 conducted throughout the first half of 2020. Time delays between the continuum variations and…”
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Velocity-resolved Reverberation Mapping of NGC 3227 by Bentz, Misty C., Markham, Madison, Rosborough, Sara, Onken, Christopher A., Street, Rachel, Valluri, Monica, Treu, Tommaso

“…Abstract We describe the results of a new reverberation mapping program focused on the nearby Seyfert galaxy NGC 3227. Photometric and spectroscopic monitoring…”
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The Mass of the Black Hole in NGC 5273 from Stellar Dynamical Modeling by Merrell, Katie A., Vasiliev, Eugene, Bentz, Misty C., Valluri, Monica, Onken, Christopher A.

“…Abstract We present a new constraint on the mass of the black hole in the active S0 galaxy NGC 5273. Due to the proximity of the galaxy at 16.6 ± 2.1 Mpc, we…”
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THE BLACK HOLE MASS OF NGC 4151. II. STELLAR DYNAMICAL MEASUREMENT FROM NEAR-INFRARED INTEGRAL FIELD SPECTROSCOPY by Onken, Christopher A, Valluri, Monica, Brown, Jonathan S, McGregor, Peter J, Peterson, Bradley M, Bentz, Misty C, Ferrarese, Laura, Pogge, Richard W, Vestergaard, Marianne, Storchi-Bergmann, Thaisa, Riffel, Rogemar A

“…We present a revised measurement of the mass of the central black hole (M sub(BH)) in the Seyfert 1 galaxy NGC 4151. When our models attempt to fit both the…”
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Systematic Uncertainties in Black Hole Masses Determined from Single-Epoch Spectra by Denney, Kelly D, Peterson, Bradley M, Dietrich, Matthias, Vestergaard, Marianne, Bentz, Misty C

“…We explore the nature of systematic errors that can arise in measurement of black hole masses from single-epoch (SE) spectra of active galactic nuclei (AGNs)…”
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The COS-Holes Survey: Connecting Galaxy Black Hole Mass with the State of the CGM by Garza, Samantha L., Werk, Jessica K., Oppenheimer, Benjamin D., Tchernyshyov, Kirill, Sanchez, N. Nicole, Faerman, Yakov, Rubin, Kate H. R., Bentz, Misty C., Davies, Jonathan J., Burchett, Joseph N., Crain, Robert A., Prochaska, J. Xavier

“…Abstract We present an analysis of Hubble Space Telescope COS/G160M observations of C IV in the inner circumgalactic medium (CGM) of a novel sample of eight z…”
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THE LICK AGN MONITORING PROJECT: RECALIBRATING SINGLE-EPOCH VIRIAL BLACK HOLE MASS ESTIMATES by PARK, Daeseong, WOO, Iong-Hak, MALKAN, Matthew A, WALSH, Jonelle, TREU, Tommaso, BARTH, Aaron J, BENTZ, Misty C, BENNERT, Vardha N, CANALLZO, Gabriela, FILIPPENKO, Alexei V, GATES, Elinor, GREENE, Jenny E

“…We investigate the calibration and uncertainties of black hole (BH) mass estimates based on the single-epoch (SE) method, using homogeneous and high-quality…”
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The Radius-Luminosity Relationship for Active Galactic Nuclei: The Effect of Host-Galaxy Starlight on Luminosity Measurements by Bentz, Misty C, Peterson, Bradley M, Pogge, Richard W, Vestergaard, Marianne, Onken, Christopher A

“…We have obtained high-resolution images of the central regions of 14 reverberation-mapped active galactic nuclei (AGNs) using the Hubble Space Telescope…”
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FURTHER EVIDENCE FOR A SUPERMASSIVE BLACK HOLE MASS-PITCH ANGLE RELATION by Berrier, Joel C, Davis, Benjamin L, Kennefick, Daniel, Kennefick, Julia D, Seigar, Marc S, Barrows, Robert Scott, Hartley, Matthew, Shields, Doug, Bentz, Misty C, Lacy, Claud H S

“…We present new and stronger evidence for a previously reported relationship between galactic spiral arm pitch angle P (a measure of the tightness of spiral…”
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The Lick AGN Monitoring Project: Reverberation Mapping of Optical Hydrogen and Helium Recombination Lines by Bentz, Misty C, Walsh, Jonelle L, Barth, Aaron J, Yoshii, Yuzuru, Woo, Jong-Hak, Wang, Xiaofeng, Treu, Tommaso, Thornton, Carol E, Street, Rachel A, Steele, Thea N, Silverman, Jeffrey M, Serduke, Frank J. D, Sakata, Yu, Minezaki, Takeo, Malkan, Matthew A, Li, Weidong, Lee, Nicholas, Hiner, Kyle D, Hidas, Marton G, Greene, Jenny E, Gates, Elinor L, Ganeshalingam, Mohan, Filippenko, Alexei V, Canalizo, Gabriela, Bennert, Vardha Nicola, Baliber, Nairn

“…We have recently completed a 64-night spectroscopic monitoring campaign at the Lick Observatory 3 m Shane telescope with the aim of measuring the masses of the…”
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A LOW-MASS BLACK HOLE IN THE NEARBY SEYFERT GALAXY UGC 06728 by Bentz, Misty C., Batiste, Merida, Seals, James, Garcia, Karen, Naray, Rachel Kuzio de, Peters, Wesley, Anderson, Matthew D., Jones, Jeremy, Lester, Kathryn, Machuca, Camilo, Parks, J. Robert, Pope, Crystal L., Revalski, Mitchell, Roberts, Caroline A., Saylor, Dicy, Sevrinsky, R. Andrew, Turner, Clay

“…ABSTRACT We present the results of a recent reverberation mapping campaign for UGC 06728, a nearby low-luminosity Seyfert 1 in a late-type galaxy. Nightly…”
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THE MASS OF THE CENTRAL BLACK HOLE IN THE NEARBY SEYFERT GALAXY NGC 5273 by Bentz, Misty C, Horenstein, Daniel, Bazhaw, Craig, Manne-Nicholas, Emily R, Ou-Yang, Benjamin J, Anderson, Matthew, Jones, Jeremy, Norris, Ryan P, Parks, J Robert, Saylor, Dicy, Teems, Katherine G, Turner, Clay

“…We present the results of a reverberation-mapping program targeting NGC 5273, a nearby early-type galaxy with a broad-lined active galactic nucleus (AGN). Over…”
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The AGN Black Hole Mass Database by Bentz, Misty C., Katz, Sarah

“…The AGN Black Hole Mass Database is a compilation of all published spectroscopic reverberation-mapping studies of active galaxies. We have created a public Web…”
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A near-infrared relationship for estimating black hole masses in active galactic nuclei by Landt, Hermine, Ward, Martin J., Peterson, Bradley M., Bentz, Misty C., Elvis, Martin, Korista, Kirk T., Karovska, Margarita

“…Black hole masses for samples of active galactic nuclei (AGN) are currently estimated from single-epoch optical spectra using scaling relations anchored in…”
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Black Hole-Galaxy Scaling Relationships for Active Galactic Nuclei with Reverberation Masses by Bentz, Misty C., Manne-Nicholas, Emily

“…We have utilized high-resolution optical Hubble Space Telescope images and deep, ground-based near-infrared images to examine the host galaxies of 37 active…”
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