Absorption-Line Variability of Broad-Absorption Line Quasars

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Dietrich, Matthias [1 ]
Mathur, Smita [1 ]
Terndrup, Donald M. [1 ]
Hall, Patrick B. [2 ]
Leighly, Karen M. [3 ]
Barber, Sara D. [3 ]
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[1] Ohio State Univ, Dept Astron, McPherson Lab 4055, 174 W 18Th Ave, Columbus, OH 43210 USA
[2] York Univ, Dept Phys & Astron, Toronto, ON M3J IP3, Canada
[3] Univ Oklahoma, Homer L Dodge Dept Phys & Astron, Norman, OK 73019 USA
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AGN WINDS IN CHARLESTON | 2012年 / 460卷
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We present first results of an ongoing study of BAL QSO variability. Our goal is to infer the amplitude and the timescale of absorption-line variations. While about 75% of our BAL QSOs show no or only minor variations, we discovered the transition of a weak BAL QSO into a strong Lo-BAL QSO, with the MgII lambda 2798 emission line and the adjacent FeII UV emission completely vanishing in less than 10 years.
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