DISAPPEARANCE OF A NARROW Mg II ABSORPTION SYSTEM WITH A MEASURED VELOCITY UP TO 166, 000 km s{sup –1}
- Department of Physics and Telecommunication Engineering, Baise University, Baise 533000 (China)
Quasar J152645.61+193006.7 (z{sub e} = 2.5771) was observed by the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) on 2006 May 31 and again on 2011 April 9. The time interval of the SDSS two observations is 497.4 days at the quasar rest frame. From the spectra of this quasar, we detect a phenomenon of the disappearance of a narrow Mg II λλ2796, 2803 absorption system with a velocity of up to 166, 129 km s{sup –1} with respect to the quasar. This disappearance event can be caused by changes in the ionization state of absorbing gas or by the bulk motion of the absorbing gas across the quasar sightline. The coverage fraction analysis shows that this absorber partially covers the background emission sources with an effective coverage fraction of C{sub f} = 0.40 ± 0.06. The time variation analysis and the coverage fraction analysis imply that this absorber might be intrinsic to the quasar. However, the scenario of a cosmologically separated foreground object located at z = 0.9170 accounting for the phenomenon cannot be ruled out, according to current available data.
- OSTI ID:
- 22270625
- Journal Information:
- Astrophysical Journal, Vol. 777, Issue 1; Other Information: Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0004-637X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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