A model for the Balmer pseudocontinuum in spectra of type 1 AGNs
  Here we present a new method for subtracting the Balmer pseudocontinuum in
the UV part of type 1 AGN spectra. We calculate the intensity of the Balmer
pseudocontinuum using the prominent Balmer lines in AGN spectra. We apply the
model on a sample of 293 type 1 AGNs from SDSS database, and found that our
model of Balmer pseudocontinuum + power law continuum very well fits the
majority of the AGN spectra from the sample, while in 15% of AGNs, the model
fits reasonable the UV continuum, but a discrepancy between the observed and
fitted spectra is noted. Some of the possible reasons for the discrepancy may
be a different value for the optical depth in these spectra than used in our
model or the influence of the intrinsic reddening.
