High Velocity Outflows in Quasars

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dc.creatorHidalgo, Paola Rodriguez
dc.creatorHamann, Fred
dc.creatorNestor, Daniel
dc.creatorShields, Joseph
dc.date2007-01-29
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T07:43:45Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T07:43:45Z
dc.descriptionHigh velocity (HV) outflows are an important but poorly understood aspect of quasar/SMBH evolution. Outflows during the luminous accretion phase might play a critical role in "unveiling" young dusty AGN and regulating star formation in the host galaxies. Most quasar studies have focussed on the broad absorption lines (BALs). We are involved in a program to study a nearly unexplored realm of quasar outflow parameter space: HV winds with v>10,000 km/s up to v~0.2c but small velocity dispersions (narrow absorption lines), such that (Delta v)/v << 1. Narrow-line HV flows merit specific attention because they complement the BAL work and pose unique challenges for models of the wind acceleration, mass loss rates, launch radii, geometry, etc. We have selected the brightest quasars at 1.8<z<3.5 with candidate narrow HV outflow lines (CIV 1548 A) in existing SDSS spectra and followed up with monitoring observations to i) characterize, for the first time, the variability in a sample of absorbers spanning a wide range of velocities and FWHMs, including some marginal BALs, ii) identify/confirm more of the true outflow systems, e.g., among the more ambiguous narrow lines, and iii) test the wind models and derive better constraints on basic outflow properties, such as the kinematics, locations, and physical conditions.
dc.description4 pages, Conference proceeding to appear in "The Central Engine of Active Galactic Nuclei", ed. L. C. Ho and J.-M. Wang (San Francisco: ASP)
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0701838
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0701838
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/122948
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.titleHigh Velocity Outflows in Quasars
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