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Exploring the link between C  iv outflow kinematics and sublimation-temperature dust in quasars

Journal Article · · Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
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  1. Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge, Madingley Road, Cambridge CB3 0HA, UK, Núcleo de Astronomía, Universidad Diego Portales, Av. Ejército Libertador 441, Santiago, Chile
  2. Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge, Madingley Road, Cambridge CB3 0HA, UK, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK, Kavli Institute for Cosmology, University of Cambridge, Madingley Road, Cambridge CB3 0HA, UK
  3. Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge, Madingley Road, Cambridge CB3 0HA, UK
  4. Department of Physics, Drexel University, 32 S. 32nd Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
ABSTRACT

Using data from SDSS, UKIDSS, and WISE, we investigate the properties of the high-frequency cutoff to the infrared emission in ≃5000 carefully selected luminous (Lbol ∼ 1047) type 1 quasars. The strength of ≃2 μm emission, corresponding to emission from the hottest ($$T\gt 1200\rm \, K$$) dust in the sublimation zone surrounding the central continuum source, is observed to correlate with the blueshift of the C iv λ1550 emission line. We therefore find that objects with stronger signatures of nuclear outflows tend to have a larger covering fraction of sublimation-temperature dust. When controlling for the observed outflow strength, the hot dust covering fraction does not vary significantly across our sample as a function of luminosity, black hole mass, or Eddington fraction. The correlation between the hot dust and the C iv line blueshifts, together with the lack of correlation between the hot dust and other parameters, therefore provides evidence of a link between the properties of the broad emission line region and the infrared-emitting dusty regions in quasars.

Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
OSTI ID:
1835613
Journal Information:
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Journal Name: Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society Journal Issue: 2 Vol. 501; ISSN 0035-8711
Publisher:
Oxford University PressCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United Kingdom
Language:
English

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