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类星体中宽吸收线槽的出现与消失

Appearance vs Disappearance of broad absorption line troughs in quasars

Sapna Mishra, M. Vivek, Hum Chand, Ravi Joshi

摘要:

通过比较斯隆数字巡天数据发布(SDSSDR)-7、SDSSDR-12和SDSSDR-14类星体目录,我们展示了一组新的84个宽吸收线类星体(1.7 $<$ \zem $<$ 4.4),它们在0.3 $-$ 4.8静止帧年内出现了\civ BAL槽。我们对比的性质,BAL的变异性在这个出现BAL类星体样本与消失的BAL类星体样本在文献中研究的类星体的内在,BAL槽,和连续参数之间的两个样本。我们发现,出现的BAL类星体有相对较高的红移和较小的探测时间尺度相比,消失的BAL类星体。为了减轻任何红移偏差的影响,我们创建了具有类似红移分布的出现和消失的BAL类星体的对照样本。我们发现,出现的BAL类星体相对较亮,有更浅和更宽的BAL槽相比,消失的BAL样品。两个样本之间的类星体连续光谱变异性参数的分布是明显分开的,BAL槽的出现伴随着连续光谱的变暗,反之亦然。两个样本的光谱指数变化也表明了BAL槽和连续谱变化之间的反相关性,这与类星体中的“越亮越蓝”趋势一致。我们表明,内在的灰尘模型是不太可能是一个有利的情况下,在解释BAL的出现/消失。我们的分析表明,BAL槽的极端变化,如BAL的出现/消失,主要是由吸收气体的电离条件的变化。

英文摘要:

We present a new set of 84 Broad absorption line (BAL) quasars ( 1.7 $<$ \zem $<$ 4.4) exhibiting an appearance of \civ BAL troughs over 0.3$-$4.8 rest-frame years by comparing the Sloan Digital Sky Survey Data Release (SDSSDR)-7, SDSSDR-12, and SDSSDR-14 quasar catalogs. We contrast the nature of BAL variability in this appearing BAL quasar sample with a disappearing BAL quasar sample studied in literature by comparing the quasar's intrinsic, BAL trough, and continuum parameters between the two samples. We find that appearing BAL quasars have relatively higher redshift and smaller probed timescales as compared to the disappearing BAL quasars. To mitigate the effect of any redshift bias, we created control samples of appearing and disappearing BAL quasars that have similar redshift distribution. We find that the appearing BAL quasars are relatively brighter and have shallower and wider BAL troughs compared to the disappearing BAL sample. The distribution of quasar continuum variability parameters between the two samples is clearly separated, with the appearance of the BAL troughs being accompanied by the dimming of the continuum and vice versa. Spectral index variations in the two samples also point to the anti-correlation between the BAL trough and continuum variations consistent with the "bluer when brighter" trend in quasars. We show that the intrinsic dust model is less likely to be a favorable scenario in explaining BAL appearance/disappearance. Our analysis suggests that the extreme variations of BAL troughs like BAL appearance/disappearance are mainly driven by changes in the ionization conditions of the absorbing gas.

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