Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Nov 2007
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2007apj...669..126s&link_type=abstract
The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 669, Issue 1, pp. 126-134.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
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Galaxies: Active, Galaxies: Seyfert, Line: Formation, Line: Profiles, Galaxies: Quasars: Emission Lines, Galaxies: Quasars: General
Scientific paper
A combined analysis of the profiles of the main broad quasar emission lines in both Hubble Space Telescope and optical spectra shows that while the profiles of the strong UV lines are quite similar, there is frequently a strong increase in the Lyα/Hα ratio in the high-velocity gas. We show that the suggestion that the high-velocity gas is optically thin presents many problems. We show that the relative strengths of the high-velocity wings arise naturally in an optically thick BLR component. An optically thick model successfully explains the equivalent widths of the lines, the Lyα/Hα ratios and flatter Balmer decrements in the line wings, the strengths of C III] and the λ1400 blend, and the strong variability in flux of high-velocity, high-ionization lines (especially He II and He I).
Gaskell Martin C.
Snedden Stephanie A.
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