Multi-sightline observation of narrow absorption lines in lensed quasar SDSS J1029+2623
- School of General Education, Shinshu University, 3-1-1 Asahi, Matsumoto, Nagano 390-8621 (Japan)
- Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute (KASI), 61-1, Hwaam-dong, Yuseong-gu, Deajeon 305-348 (Korea, Republic of)
- Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802 (United States)
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, College of Charleston, SC 29424 (United States)
- Instituto de Astrofísica, Facultad de Física, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Casilla 306, Santiago 22 (Chile)
- Department of Physics, National Institute of Technology, Nara College, Yamatokohriyama, Nara 639-1080 (Japan)
- Department of Astronomy, School of Science, Graduate University for Advanced Studies, Mitaka, Tokyo 181-8588 (Japan)
We exploit the widely separated images of the lensed quasar SDSS J1029+2623 (z{sub em} = 2.197, θ = 22.″5) to observe its outflowing wind through two different sightlines. We present an analysis of three observations, including two with the Subaru telescope in 2010 February and 2014 April, separated by four years, and one with the Very Large Telescope, separated from the second Subaru observation by ∼2 months. We detect 66 narrow absorption lines (NALs), of which 24 are classified as intrinsic NALs that are physically associated with the quasar based on partial coverage analysis. The velocities of intrinsic NALs appear to cluster around values of v{sub ej} ∼ 59,000, 43,000, and 29,000 km s{sup −1}, which is reminiscent of filamentary structures obtained by numerical simulations. There are no common intrinsic NALs at the same redshift along the two sightlines, implying that the transverse size of the NAL absorbers should be smaller than the sightline distance between two lensed images. In addition to the NALs with large ejection velocities of v{sub ej} > 1000 km s{sup −1}, we also detect broader proximity absorption lines (PALs) at z{sub abs} ∼ z{sub em}. The PALs are likely to arise in outflowing gas at a distance of r ≤ 620 pc from the central black hole with an electron density of n {sub e} ≥8.7 × 10{sup 3} cm{sup −3}. These limits are based on the assumption that the variability of the lines is due to recombination. We discuss the implications of these results on the three-dimensional structure of the outflow.
- OSTI ID:
- 22868940
- Journal Information:
- Astrophysical Journal, Vol. 825, 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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