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Title: $The peculiar Balmer line profiles of OQ 208
Abstract: view Abstract Citations (55) References (53) Co-Reads Similar Papers Volume Content Graphics Metrics Export Citation NASA/ADS The Peculiar Balmer Line Profiles of OQ 208 Marziani, P. ; Sulentic, J. W. ; Calvani, M. ; Perez, E. ; Moles, M. ; Penston, M. V. Abstract We present spectrophotometric observations of the Broad Line Radio Galaxy OQ 208 (Mrk 668, 1404+286) obtained between 1985 and 1991. We show that the Balmer line fluxes and profile shapes undergo remarkable changes. The ratio of intensities between the broad and narrow components of Hbeta increased monotonically from 15 in 1985 to 40 in 1991. The peak of the broad components of Hbeta and Halpha were known to be strongly displaced to the red. We have discovered a correlation between the amplitude of the broad peak displacement and the luminosity of Hbeta, in the sense that the displacement is larger when the line luminosity is higher. We suggest that the observations are not compatible with either a binary Broad Line Region model or one involving ballistic acceleration of the line emitting gas. Radiative acceleration of a system of outflowing clouds readily explains the correlation between line shift and luminosity as well as the peculiar line profiles. Furthermore, it seems that most or all of the Balmer emission originates from the inward face of the clouds. Theoretical line profiles suggest that the observed Hbeta profile is best fit assuming the contribution of an ensemble which might be spherical or confined in a thick disk in addition to a component emitted in a thin shell contained in a cone of half opening angle 12 degrees seen along its axis. Publication: The Astrophysical Journal Pub Date: June 1993 DOI: 10.1086/172724 arXiv: arXiv:astro-ph/9301001 Bibcode: 1993ApJ...410...56M Keywords: Astronomical Spectroscopy; Balmer Series; Line Spectra; Radio Galaxies; Astronomical Models; Astronomical Photometry; H Beta Line; Astrophysics; GALAXIES: ACTIVE; GALAXIES: INDIVIDUAL ALPHANUMERIC: OQ 208; GALAXIES: KINEMATICS AND DYNAMICS; GALAXIES: SEYFERT; LINE: PROFILES; Astrophysics E-Print: 28 pages + tables and figures available upon request, Latex, No preprint number full text sources arXiv | ADS | data products SIMBAD (4) NED (1)