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Broad absorption line quasars (BALQSOs) are key objects for studying the structure and emission/absorption properties of AGN. However, despite their fundamental importance, the properties of BALQSOs are still not well understood. In order…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-18 A. Streblyanska , X. Barcons , F. J. Carrera , R. Gil-Merino

We have selected a sample of broad absorption line (BAL) quasars which show significant radio variations, indicating the presence of polar BAL outflows. We obtained snapshot XMM observations of four polar BAL QSOs, to check whether strong…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Junxian Wang , Peng Jiang , Hongyan Zhou , Tinggui Wang , Xiaobo Dong , Huiyuan Wang

In this Letter, the properties of the extended radio emission form SDSS DR7 quasars with $0.4<z<0.8$ is studied. This low redshift sample is useful since any corresponding FIRST radio observations are sensitive enough to detect extended…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-28 Brian Punsly , Shaohua Zhang

Recent results from the ROSAT All Sky Survey, and from deep ROSAT pointings reveal that broad absorption line quasars (BALQSOs) are weak in the soft X-ray bandpass (with optical-to-X-ray spectral slope alpha_{ox}>1.8) in comparison to QSOs…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Paul J. Green , Thomas L. Aldcroft , Smita Mathur , Norbert Schartel

The broad absorption line (BAL) features seen in a small fraction of quasar optical/UV spectra are attributed to bulk outflows away from the quasar core. Observational evidence suggests that dust plays a key role in these systems, although…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 Geraint F. Lewis , Scott C. Chapman , Zdenka Kuncic

We present a detailed analysis of the Astrophysical Research Consortium 3.5 m telescope spectrum of QSO SDSS J0838+2955. The object shows three broad absorption line (BAL) systems at 22,000, 13,000, and 4900 km s^-1 blueshifted from the…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2014-11-20 Maxwell Moe , Nahum Arav , Manuel A. Bautista , Kirk T. Korista

Spectroscopic observations of quasar outflows at rest-frame 500-1000 Angstrom have immense diagnostic power. We present analyses of such data, where absorption troughs from three important ions are measured: first, O IV and O IV* that allow…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-15 Nahum Arav , Benoit Borguet , Carter Chamberlain , Doug Edmonds , Charles Danforth

We present optical light curves of 19 radio quiet (RQ) broad absorption line (BAL) QSOs and study their rapid variability characteristics. Systematic CCD observations, aided by a careful data analysis procedure, have allowed us to clearly…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-20 Ravi Joshi , Hum Chand , Alok C. Gupta , Paul J. Wiita

The dominant radio emission mechanism in radio-quiet quasars (RQQs) is an open question. Primary contenders include: low-power radio jets, winds, star-formation and coronal emission. Our work suggests that radio polarization and…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2022-08-30 Silpa S. , P. Kharb

The Sloan Digital Sky Survey has confirmed the existence of populations of broad absorption line (BAL) quasars with various unusual properties. We present and discuss twenty-three such objects and consider the implications of their wide…

A remarkable correlation is found in radio-loud quasars and BLLacs when the directly observed angular motions, u, of features ejected in the innermost regions of their jets are plotted on logarithmic scales versus the directly observed 15…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 M. B. Bell , D. R McDiarmid

We present near-infrared spectra of young radio quasars [P(1.4GHz) ~ 26-27 W/Hz] selected from the Wide-Field Infrared Survey Explorer. The detected objects have typical redshifts of z ~ 1.6-2.5 and bolometric luminosities ~ 10^47 erg/s.…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-15 Minjin Kim , Luis C. Ho , Carol J. Lonsdale , Mark Lacy , Andrew W. Blain , Amy E. Kimball

We present the most energetic BALQSO outflow measured to date, with a kinetic luminosity of at least 10^46 ergs/s, which is 5% of the bolometric luminosity of this high Eddington ratio quasar. The associated mass flow rate is 400 solar…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-12 Benoit C. J. Borguet , Nahum Arav , Doug Edmonds , Carter Chamberlain , Chris Benn

We present the results of Chandra observations of six radio-loud quasars (RLQs) and one optically bright radio-quiet quasar (RQQ) at z = 4.1-4.4. These observations cover a representative sample of RLQs with moderate radio-loudness (R ~…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 L. C. Bassett , W. N. Brandt , D. P. Schneider , C. Vignali , G. Chartas , G. P. Garmire

We investigate the continuum and emission-line properties of 224 broad absorption line quasars (BALQSOs) with 0.9<z<4.4 drawn from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) Early Data Release (EDR), which contains 3814 bona fide quasars. We find…

We present results from a comprehensive study of ultrafast outflows (UFOs) detected in a sample of fourteen quasars, twelve of which are gravitationally lensed, in a redshift range of 1.41-3.91, near the peak of the AGN and star formation…

A small subset of optically selected radio-quiet quasars showing weak or no emission lines may turn out to be the elusive radio-quiet BL Lac objects, or simply be radio-quiet QSOs with a still-forming/shielded broad line region (BLR). High…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2018-07-25 Parveen Kumar , H. Chand , R. Srianand , C. S. Stalin , P. Petitjean , Gopal-Krishna

We present Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (GMRT) 323 MHz radio continuum observations toward 13 radio-loud quasars at $z>5$, sampling the low-frequency synchrotron emission from these objects. Among the 12 targets successfully observed, we…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2020-09-16 Yali Shao , Jeff Wagg , Ran Wang , Chris L. Carilli , Dominik A. Riechers , Huib T. Intema , Axel Weiss , Karl M. Menten

We present the results of a uniform and systematic search for blue-shifted Fe K absorption lines in the X-ray spectra of five bright Broad-Line Radio Galaxies (BLRGs) observed with Suzaku. We detect, for the first time at X-rays in…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-05-19 F. Tombesi , R. M. Sambruna , J. N. Reeves , V. Braito , L. Ballo , J. Gofford , M. Cappi , R. F. Mushotzky

A database of radio-quiet quasars detected with ROSAT is presented containing 846 quasars seen in the All-Sky Survey and/or in pointed PSPC observations. About 70% of the objects have been detected in X-rays for the first time. We present…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 W. Yuan , W. Brinkmann , J. Siebert , W. Voges