The differences in the Narrow Line Region of nearby QSOs 1 and QSOs 2: II - Signatures of kinetic feedback
Abstract
We compare the integrated kinematic properties of the Narrow-Line Region (NLR) of ~1500 type 1 and ~700 type 2 QSOs at 0.4 < z < 0.5 using emission-line profiles from SDSS-IV spectra. The NLR [OIII] 5007 and Hbeta emission lines are fitted using a two-component model comprising a narrow (v_n, sigma_n) and a broad component (v_b, sigma_b), while fainter lines are fitted with a single Gaussian component. Both QSO types exhibit similar median narrow-component velocities (v_n ~ 0) and velocity dispersions (sigma < 200 km s^-1), consistent with motion driven by the host galaxy's gravitational potential. However, parameters associated with the broad, high-velocity gas component (v_b, v_05, v_10, v_[NeV], sigma_b, W80 and W90) differ: QSOs 1 display larger blueshifts and broader emission lines than QSOs 2. This suggests that these components trace Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN) outflows, that appear stronger in QSOs 1, leading to higher estimated mass-outflow rates (\dot{M}_out) and kinetic powers (\dot{{E}_out). Rather than offering absolute determinations of \dot{M}_out and \dot{E}_out -- which remain subject to physical uncertainties -- this statistical study supports the higher NLR excitation found for QSOs 1 in Paper I, as an orientation effect: in QSOs 1, we observe gas closer to the AGN core, where velocities and velocity dispersions are intrinsically higher. Nevertheless, the trend of QSOs 2 exhibiting higher average [OIII] luminosities than QSOs 1 suggests an evolutionary contribution, where QSOs 2 represent an early obscured AGN phase followed by a blowout phase that reveals the central core as a QSO 1.
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BibTeX
@misc{hauschildroier2026differences,
title = {{The differences in the Narrow Line Region of nearby QSOs 1 and QSOs 2: II - Signatures of kinetic feedback}},
author = {Gabriel R. Hauschild-Roier and Thaisa Storchi-Bergmann and Rogério Riffel and Vincenzo Mainieri and Lara Gatto},
howpublished = {arXiv},
year = {2026},
month = oct,
doi = {10.48550/arxiv.2610.03925},
eprint = {2610.03925},
archivePrefix = {arXiv},
url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2610.03925},
note = {CC BY 4.0},
}
RIS
TY - UNPB
TI - The differences in the Narrow Line Region of nearby QSOs 1 and QSOs 2: II - Signatures of kinetic feedback
AU - Gabriel R. Hauschild-Roier
AU - Thaisa Storchi-Bergmann
AU - Rogério Riffel
AU - Vincenzo Mainieri
AU - Lara Gatto
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/10/02
PB - arXiv
DO - 10.48550/arxiv.2610.03925
UR - https://arxiv.org/abs/2610.03925
AB - We compare the integrated kinematic properties of the Narrow-Line Region (NLR) of ~1500 type 1 and ~700 type 2 QSOs at 0.4 < z < 0.5 using emission-line profiles from SDSS-IV spectra. The NLR [OIII] 5007 and Hbeta emission lines are fitted using a two-component model comprising a narrow (v_n, sigma_n) and a broad component (v_b, sigma_b), while fainter lines are fitted with a single Gaussian component. Both QSO types exhibit similar median narrow-component velocities (v_n ~ 0) and velocity dispersions (sigma < 200 km s^-1), consistent with motion driven by the host galaxy's gravitational potential. However, parameters associated with the broad, high-velocity gas component (v_b, v_05, v_10, v_[NeV], sigma_b, W80 and W90) differ: QSOs 1 display larger blueshifts and broader emission lines than QSOs 2. This suggests that these components trace Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN) outflows, that appear stronger in QSOs 1, leading to higher estimated mass-outflow rates (\dot{M}_out) and kinetic powers (\dot{{E}_out). Rather than offering absolute determinations of \dot{M}_out and \dot{E}_out -- which remain subject to physical uncertainties -- this statistical study supports the higher NLR excitation found for QSOs 1 in Paper I, as an orientation effect: in QSOs 1, we observe gas closer to the AGN core, where velocities and velocity dispersions are intrinsically higher. Nevertheless, the trend of QSOs 2 exhibiting higher average [OIII] luminosities than QSOs 1 suggests an evolutionary contribution, where QSOs 2 represent an early obscured AGN phase followed by a blowout phase that reveals the central core as a QSO 1.
ER -