CIV Emission as a Probe of Accretion Disk Winds

2012/01/12 by Gordon T. Richards, Richards, Gordon T.
Physics and Astronomy · #Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics (astro-ph.CO) #FOS: Physical sciences #astro-ph.CO

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1201.2595

5 pages, 2 figures. Conference proceedings for "AGN Winds in Charleston" (Charleston, SC; 15-18 Oct. 2011). To be published by ASP

arxiv created 2012/01/12 · arxiv updated 2012/01/13

Abstract

We present a brief description of a model for the broad emission line region (BELR) in quasars, which is supported by analysis of CIV and other emission lines in the spectra of high-z SDSS quasars. Specifically we consider a two-component BELR with a disk and wind where the relative strength of each component is a function of luminosity. The implications of such a model for our understanding of quasar outflows and estimates of their black hole masses and accretion rates are discussed.

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