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z=0.8-1.6的SDSS类星体外流和候选对偶活动星系核的识别

Identification of Outflows and Candidate Dual Active Galactic Nuclei in SDSS Quasars at z=0.8-1.6

R. Scott Barrows, Claud H. Sandberg Lacy, Julia Kennefick, Julia M. Comerford, Daniel Kennefick, Joel C. Berrier

摘要:

我们展示了来自斯隆数字巡天的131个类星体的样本,红移为0.8<z<1.6,在高电离窄发射线[NeV]3426或[NeIII]3869中有双峰。选择这些源的目的是识别z<0.8的活动星系核(AGN)的高红移类似物,具有双峰[OIII]5007线,这可能代表AGN流出或双重AGN。线的高电离势被认为是起源于内部,高度光致电离的部分窄线区域(NLR),我们利用这一假设来调查可能的运动学起源的双峰线。为了比较,我们测量了低红移(z<0.8)[OIII]选择源中的[NeV]3426和[NeIII]3869双峰。我们发现[NeV]3426和[NeIII]3869表现出与其他研究中[OIII]5007类似的线分裂与线宽之间的相关性;并且速度分裂与类星体埃丁顿比相关。这些结果表明,至少一个子集的双峰流出的起源,使我们能够研究类星体周围的高电离气体运动学。然而,我们发现,我们的样品的非neligible部分显示没有电离分层的证据。对于这些来源,外流的情况是不太引人注目的,离开双活动星系核的情况作为一个可行的可能性。最后,我们发现,我们的样本显示的速度偏移比和光度比的组件,这是一个潜在的双重活动星系核的存在动力学参数之间的反相关。因此,这项研究作为第一次尝试,在扩大候选的双重活动星系核的选择,以更高的红移。

英文摘要:

We present a sample of 131 quasars from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey at redshifts 0.8<z<1.6 with double peaks in either of the high-ionization narrow emission lines [NeV]3426 or [NeIII]3869. These sources were selected with the intention of identifying high-redshift analogs of the z<0.8 active galactic nuclei (AGN) with double-peaked [OIII]5007 lines, which might represent AGN outflows or dual AGN. Lines of high-ionization potential are believed to originate in the inner, highly photoionized portion of the narrow line region (NLR), and we exploit this assumption to investigate the possible kinematic origins of the double-peaked lines. For comparison, we measure the [NeV]3426 and [NeIII]3869 double peaks in low-redshift (z<0.8) [OIII]-selected sources. We find that [NeV]3426 and [NeIII]3869 show a correlation between line-splitting and line-width similar to that of [OIII]5007 in other studies; and the velocity-splittings are correlated with the quasar Eddington ratio. These results suggest an outflow origin for at least a subset of the double-peaks, allowing us to study the high-ionization gas kinematics around quasars. However, we find that a non-neligible fraction of our sample show no evidence for an ionization stratification. For these sources, the outflow scenario is less compelling, leaving the dual AGN scenario as a viable possibility. Finally, we find that our sample shows an anti-correlation between the velocity-offset ratio and luminosity ratio of the components, which is a potential dynamical argument for the presence of dual AGN. Therefore, this study serves as a first attempt at extending the selection of candidate dual AGN to higher redshifts.

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