Does the X-ray outflow quasar PDS 456 have a UV outflow at 0.3c?

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作者
Hamann, Fred [1 ]
Chartas, George [2 ]
Reeves, James [3 ]
Nardini, Emanuele [4 ]
机构
[1] Univ Calif Riverside, Dept Phys & Astron, Riverside, CA 92507 USA
[2] Coll Charleston, Dept Phys & Astron, Charleston, SC 29424 USA
[3] Keele Univ, Sch Phys & Geog Sci, Astrophys Grp, Keele ST5 5BG, Staffs, England
[4] INAF, Osservatorio Astrofis Arcetri, Largo Enrico Fermi 5, I-50125 Florence, Italy
关键词
line: formation; quasars: absorption lines; quasars: general; quasars: individual: PDS 456; BROAD-ABSORPTION-LINE; HIGHLY IONIZED OUTFLOWS; ACTIVE GALACTIC NUCLEI; INTRINSIC ABSORPTION; LUMINOUS QUASAR; EMISSION-LINE; COLUMN DENSITIES; METAL ABUNDANCES; SUZAKU VIEW; BLACK-HOLES;
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10.1093/mnras/sty043
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P1 [天文学];
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摘要
The quasar PDS 456 (at redshift similar to 0.184) has a prototype ultra-fast outflow (UFO) measured in X-rays. This outflow is highly ionized with relativistic speeds, large total column densities log N-H(cm(-2)) > 23, and large kinetic energies that could be important for feedback to the host galaxy. A UV spectrum of PDS 456 obtained with the Hubble Space Telescope in 2000 contains one well-measured broad absorption line (BAL) at similar to 1346 angstrom (observed) that might be Ly a at v approximate to 0.06c or NV.1240 at v approximate to 0.08c. However, we use photoionization models and comparisons to other outflow quasars to show that these BAL identifications are problematic because other lines that should accompany them are not detected. We argue that the UV BAL is probably C IV at v approximate to 0.30c. This would be the fastest UV outflow ever reported, but its speed is similar to the X-ray outflow and its appearance overall is similar to relativistic UV BALs observed in other quasars. The C IV BAL identification is also supported indirectly by the tentative detection of another broad C IV line at v approximate to 0.19c. The high speeds suggest that the UV outflow originates with the X-ray UFO crudely 20-30 r(g) from the central black hole. We speculate that the C IV BAL might form in dense clumps embedded in the X-ray UFO, requiring density enhancements of only >= 0.4 dex compared to clumpy structures already inferred for the soft X-ray absorber in PDS 456. The C IV BAL might therefore be the first detection of low-ionization clumps proposed previously to boost the opacities in UFOs for radiative driving.
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