A CENSUS OF GAS OUTFLOWS IN TYPE 2 ACTIVE GALACTIC NUCLEI
- 9 October 2014
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Astronomical Society in The Astrophysical Journal
- Vol. 795 (1)
- https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637x/795/1/30
Abstract
We perform a census of ionized gas outflows using a sample of similar to 23,000 type 2 active galactic nuclei (AGNs) out to z similar to 0.1. By measuring the velocity offset of narrow emission lines, i.e., [O III] lambda 5007 and H alpha, with respect to the systemic velocity measured from the stellar absorption lines, we find that 47% of AGNs display an [O III] line-of-sight velocity offset >= 20 km s(-1). The fraction of the [O III] velocity offset in type 2 AGNs is comparable to that in type 1 AGNs after considering the projection effect. AGNs with a large [O III] velocity offset preferentially have a high Eddington ratio, implying that the detected velocity offsets are related to black hole activity. The distribution of the host galaxy inclination is clearly different between the AGNs with blueshifted [O III] and the AGNs with redshifted [O III], supporting the combined model of the biconical outflow and dust obscuration. In addition, for similar to 3% of AGNs, [O III] and H alpha show comparable large velocity offsets, indicating a more complex gas kinematics than decelerating outflows in a stratified narrow-line region.Keywords
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