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New Results on Quasar Outflows

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 June 2010

Fred Hamann
Affiliation:
University of Florida, Department of Astronomy, Gainesville, FL 32611-2055, USA
Nissem Kanekar
Affiliation:
University of Florida, Department of Astronomy, Gainesville, FL 32611-2055, USA
Jason X. Prochaska
Affiliation:
University of Florida, Department of Astronomy, Gainesville, FL 32611-2055, USA
Michael T. Murphy
Affiliation:
University of Florida, Department of Astronomy, Gainesville, FL 32611-2055, USA
Nikola Milutinovic
Affiliation:
University of Florida, Department of Astronomy, Gainesville, FL 32611-2055, USA
Sara Ellison
Affiliation:
University of Florida, Department of Astronomy, Gainesville, FL 32611-2055, USA
Wim Ubachs
Affiliation:
University of Florida, Department of Astronomy, Gainesville, FL 32611-2055, USA
Gary Ferland
Affiliation:
University of Florida, Department of Astronomy, Gainesville, FL 32611-2055, USA
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Abstract

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Accretion disk outflows are an important part of the quasar phenomenon. They might play a major role in distributing metals to the galactic surroundings, halting growth of the central black hole and providing kinetic energy “feedback” to regulate star formation in the host galaxies. Some models of galaxy evolution indicate that feedback requires kinetic energy luminosities, LK, that are ~5% of the quasar bolometric; LK/L = Ṁwν2/2η:Ṁaccc2 ~ 5% is possible if Ṁw ~ Ṁacc (with ν~ 0.1c, and η ~ 0.1). Here we describe results from two studies designed to test the theoretical energetics of radiatively driven outflows and derive observational constraints on the outflow geometry and physical properties emphasizing weaker outflow features like NALs and mini-BALs.

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