CIV Emission as a Probe of Accretion Disk Winds

Gordon T. Richards

CIV Emission as a Probe of Accretion Disk Winds

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics 2012-01-13 v1

Authors: Gordon T. Richards

Abstract

We present a brief description of a model for the broad emission line region (BELR) in quasars, which is supported by analysis of CIV and other emission lines in the spectra of high-z SDSS quasars. Specifically we consider a two-component BELR with a disk and wind where the relative strength of each component is a function of luminosity. The implications of such a model for our understanding of quasar outflows and estimates of their black hole masses and accretion rates are discussed.

Keywords

civ emission accretion disk winds broad emission line region quasars high-z sdss quasars black hole masses accretion rates

Cite

@article{arxiv.1201.2595,
  title  = {CIV Emission as a Probe of Accretion Disk Winds},
  author = {Gordon T. Richards},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1201.2595},
  year   = {2012}
}

Comments

5 pages, 2 figures. Conference proceedings for "AGN Winds in Charleston" (Charleston, SC; 15-18 Oct. 2011). To be published by ASP

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