Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2003-01-23
Astrophys.J. 593 (2003) 189
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
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Scientific paper
10.1086/376409
We study high-resolution spectra of the `overlapping-trough' low-ionization broad absorption line (LoBAL) quasar SDSS J030000.56+004828.0. The CaII, MgII and MgI column densities in this object are the largest reported to date for any BAL outflow. The broad CaII absorption is mildly blended, but the blending can be disentangled to measure the CaII column density, which is large enough that the outflow must include a strong hydrogen ionization front. The outflow begins at a blueshift of ~1650 km/s from the systemic redshift. The lowest velocity BAL region produces strong CaII absorption but does not produce significant excited FeII absorption, while the higher velocity excited FeII absorption region produces very little CaII absorption. We have found that only a disk wind outflow can explain this segregation. Whether the outflow is smooth or clumpy, we conclude that the CaII BAL region has a density high enough to populate excited levels of FeII, but a temperature low enough to prevent them from being significantly populated. This requirement means the CaII BAL region has T<1000 K, and perhaps even T<550 K. This quasar also has an associated absorption line system (AAL) that exhibits partial covering, and therefore is likely located near the central engine. Its association with the BAL outflow is unclear. Blending of the AAL with the BAL trough shows that the spatial region covered by the BAL outflow can vary over velocity differences of ~1700 km/s.
Anderson Scott F.
Brinkmann John
Fan Xiaohui
Hall Patrick B.
Hutsemékers Damien
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