2000ApJ...538L..17K

We present far-ultraviolet spectra of the Seyfert 1 galaxy Mrk 509 obtained in 1999 November with the Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer. Our data span the observed wavelength range 915-1185 Å at a resolution of ∼20 km.s^–1. The spectrum shows a blue continuum, broad O VI λλ1032, 1038 emission, and a broad C III λ977 line. We resolve associated absorption lines of O VI λλ1032, 1038, C III λ977, and Lyman lines through Lyζ, superposed on these emission components. Seven distinct kinematic components are present, spanning a velocity range from -440 to 170 km.s^–1 relative to the systemic velocity. The absorption is clustered in two groups, one centered at -370 km.s^–1 and another at the systemic velocity. The blueshifted cluster may be associated with the extended line emission visible in deep images of Mrk 509 obtained by Phillips et al. Although several components appear to be saturated, they are not black at their centers. Partial covering or scattering permits ∼7% of the broad-line or continuum flux to be unaffected by absorption. Of the multiple components, only one has the same ionization state and column density as highly ionized gas that produces the O VII and O VIII ionization edges in X-ray spectra of Mrk 509.