A measure of cosmological distance using the \civ\ Baldwin effect in quasars
Abstract
We use the anticorrelation between the equivalent width (EW) of the C\,\textsc{iv} 1549 {\AA} emission line and the continuum luminosity in the quasars rest frame (Baldwin effect) to measure their luminosity distance as well as estimate cosmological parameters. We obtain a sample of 471 Type I quasars with the UV/optical spectra and EW (C\,\textsc{iv}) measurements in the redshift range of including 25 objects at , which can be used to investigate the C\,\textsc{iv} Baldwin effect and determine cosmological luminosity distance. The relation can be applied to check the inverse correlation between the C\,\textsc{iv} EW and of quasars and give their distance, and the data suggest that the EW of C\,\textsc{iv} is inversely correlated with continuum monochromatic luminosities. On the other hand, we also consider dividing the Type I quasars sample into various redshift bins, which can be used to check if the C\,\textsc{iv} EW-luminosity relation depends on the redshift. Finally, we apply a combination of Type I quasars and SNIa Pantheon to test the property of dark energy concerning whether or not its density deviates from the constant, and give the statistical results.
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@article{arxiv.2207.09456,
title = {A measure of cosmological distance using the \civ\ Baldwin effect in quasars},
author = {L. Huang and H. Wang and Z. F. Gao and X. Y. Zeng and Z. Y. Chang},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2207.09456},
year = {2023}
}