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Title:
The evolution of QSO spectra
Authors:
Francis, Paul J.; Koratkar, Anuradha
Affiliation:
AA(School of Physics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia ), AB(Space Telescope Science Institute, 3700 San Martin Drive, Baltimore MD 21218, USA )
Publication:
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Volume 274, Issue 2, pp. 504-518. (MNRAS Homepage)
Publication Date:
05/1995
Origin:
MNRAS; KNUDSEN ttp://www.blackwell-science.com
MNRAS Keywords:
QUASARS: EMISSION LINES, QUASARS: GENERAL, ULTRAVIOLET: GALAXIES
Bibliographic Code:
1995MNRAS.274..504F

Abstract

We study the rest-frame UV spectra of two samples of QSOs, a low-redshift (z~0.4) sample drawn from the IUE archives, and a high-redshift (z~2.2), optically selected sample, the Large Bright QSO Survey (LBQS). The samples overlap substantially in their range of absolute magnitudes and radio properties, allowing us to study directly the evolution of QSO spectra between redshift z~2 and the present. We find strong evidence for spectral evolution of QSOs. At high redshifts only, we see a new population of radio-quiet QSOs with unusually compact broad-emission-line regions. No significant evolution is seen in the spectra of radio-loud QSOs. We also find that NV (124.0-nm) emission is weaker in radio-loud QSOs, and that the Baldwin effect is stronger in the red wing of CIV than in the blue.

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