High Velocity Outflows in Quasars

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2007-01-29

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0701838v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

4 pages, Conference proceeding to appear in "The Central Engine of Active Galactic Nuclei", ed. L. C. Ho and J.-M. Wang (San F

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High 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

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