Testing Radiation Pressure Corrections to Reverberation Mapping Masses

TL;DR

This paper discusses the limitations of using reverberation mapping to test radiation pressure corrections on black hole mass estimates, highlighting that the velocity structure reflects long-term radiation pressure effects rather than short-term variations.

Contribution

It critically evaluates the validity of the Marconi et al. model for radiation pressure corrections in reverberation mapping.

Findings

The velocity structure reflects long-term radiation pressure effects.

The test of the Marconi et al. model is invalid due to timescale mismatch.

The paper was withdrawn by the author.

Abstract

This paper has been withdrawn by the author. The velocity structure of the broad-line region is reflective of the radiation pressure over much longer timescales than are probed by year-to-year changes in reverberation mapping results. Hence, the paper's test of the Marconi et al. model is not valid.