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2002ApJ...573L..85G - Astrophys. J., 573, L85-L89 (2002/July-2)

An FeLoBAL binary quasar.

GREGG M.D., BECKER R.H., WHITE R.L., RICHARDS G.T., CHAFFEE F.H. and FAN X.

Abstract (from CDS):

In an ongoing infrared imaging survey of quasars at the Keck Observatory, we have discovered that the z=1.285 quasar SDSS J233646.2-010732.6 comprises two point sources with a separation of 1".67. Resolved spectra show that one component is a standard quasar with a blue continuum and broad emission lines; the other is a broad absorption line (BAL) quasar, specifically, a BAL QSO with prominent absorption from Mg II and metastable Fe II, making it a member of the ``FeLoBAL'' class. The number of known FeLoBALs has recently grown dramatically from a single example to more than a dozen, including a gravitationally lensed example and the binary member presented here, suggesting that this formerly rare object may be fairly common. Additionally, the presence of this BAL quasar in a relatively small separation binary adds to the growing evidence that the BAL phenomenon is not due to viewing a normal quasar at a specific orientation but rather that it is an evolutionary phase in the life of many, if not all, quasars and is particularly associated with conditions found in interacting systems.

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Journal keyword(s): Galaxies: Interactions - Galaxies: Quasars: Absorption Lines - Galaxies: Quasars: General

Nomenclature: Table 1: [GBW2002] J2336-0107 A (Nos A-B). Fig.1: [GBW2002] gN (Nos g1-g3).

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