Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2000-11-20
Astrophys.J.Suppl.134:35-52,2001
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
25 pages, Latex, emulateapj style, including 8 tables and 4 figures. Accepted Nov 20, 2000 for publication in ApJS. See also
Scientific paper
10.1086/320362
We present measurements of the optical/UV emission lines for a large homogeneous sample of 993 quasars from the Large Bright Quasar Survey. Our largely automated technique accounts for continuum breaks and galactic reddening, and we perform multicomponent fits to emission line profiles, including the effects of blended iron emission, and of absorption lines both galactic and intrinsic. Here we describe the fitting algorithm and present the results of line fits to the LBQS sample, including upper limits to line equivalent widths when warranted. The distribution of measured line parameters, principally equivalent width and FWHM, are detailed for a variety of lines, including upper limits. We thus initiate a large-scale investigation of correlations between the high energy continuum and emission lines in quasars, to be extended to complementary samples using similar techniques. High quality, reproducible measurements of emission lines for uniformly selected samples will advance our understanding of active galaxies, especially in a new era of large surveys selected by a variety of complementary methods.
Aldcroft Thomas L.
Foltz Craig B.
Forster Karl
Green Paul J.
Hewett Paul C.
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