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SALT long-slit spectroscopy of HE 0435-4312: fast change in the Mg II emission line shape
2016
The MgII emission line is visible in the optical band for intermediate redshift quasars (0.4quasar HE 0435-4312 (z=1.2231) over the period of 3 years (Dec 23/24, 2012 to Dec 7/8, 2015). We find that the line is well modeled by two Lorentzian components, and the relative strength of these components vary with time. The line maximum is shifted in a time-dependent way from the position of the Fe II pseudo-continuum, although the effect is not very strong, and the line asymmetry varies in time. We also note very different local conditions in the formation region of Mg II and FeII. The timescale for the line shape variability is of the order of the light travel time to the emitting region, therefore the changes are most likely due to the varying irradiation patterns and the presence of the two components does not imply two distinct emission regions.
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