TY - JOUR
T1 - An intrinsic absorption complex toward RX J1230.8+0115
T2 - Geometry and photoionization conditions
AU - Ganguly, Rajib
AU - Masiero, Joseph
AU - Charlton, Jane C.
AU - Sembach, Kenneth R.
PY - 2003/12/1
Y1 - 2003/12/1
N2 - We present Hubble Space Telescope/Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph and Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer spectra of the quasar RX J1230.8+0115 (F= 14.4,z = 0.117). In addition to Galactic, Virgo, and intervening absorption, this quasar is host to a remarkable intrinsic absorption complex. Four narrow absorption line systems, strong in C IV, N V, and O VI, lie within 5000 km s-1 of the QSO redshift. Three of the systems appear to be line locked, two in N V and two in O VI, with the common system residing in between the other two (in velocity). All three systems show signs of an intrinsic origin-smooth windlike profiles, high ionization, and partial coverage of the central engine. The fourth system, which appears at the systemic redshift of the QSO, may originate from host galaxy or intervening gas. Photoionization analyses imply column densities in the range 19.1 < logN(H) < 21 and ionization parameters in the range -1.3 < log U < 0.3. Revisiting the issue of line locking, we discuss a possible model in the context of the accretion disk/wind scenario and point out several issues that remain for future simulations and observations.
AB - We present Hubble Space Telescope/Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph and Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer spectra of the quasar RX J1230.8+0115 (F= 14.4,z = 0.117). In addition to Galactic, Virgo, and intervening absorption, this quasar is host to a remarkable intrinsic absorption complex. Four narrow absorption line systems, strong in C IV, N V, and O VI, lie within 5000 km s-1 of the QSO redshift. Three of the systems appear to be line locked, two in N V and two in O VI, with the common system residing in between the other two (in velocity). All three systems show signs of an intrinsic origin-smooth windlike profiles, high ionization, and partial coverage of the central engine. The fourth system, which appears at the systemic redshift of the QSO, may originate from host galaxy or intervening gas. Photoionization analyses imply column densities in the range 19.1 < logN(H) < 21 and ionization parameters in the range -1.3 < log U < 0.3. Revisiting the issue of line locking, we discuss a possible model in the context of the accretion disk/wind scenario and point out several issues that remain for future simulations and observations.
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U2 - 10.1086/379057
DO - 10.1086/379057
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0346969649
SN - 0004-637X
VL - 598
SP - 922
EP - 934
JO - Astrophysical Journal
JF - Astrophysical Journal
IS - 2 I
ER -