An Extremely-High Velocity Outflow in SMSS J2157-3602, the most luminous quasar in the first 1.3 Gyr
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| author | Vietri, Giustina Hidalgo, Paola Rodriguez Rankine, Amy Zappacosta, Luca Piconcelli, Enrico Flores, Liliana Saccheo, Ivano Melandri, Andrea Testa, Vincenzo Hall, Patrick B. Sarnari, Flaminia Naranjo, Wendy F. Garcia Perez, Tzitzi Romo D'Odorico, Valentina Lanzuisi, Giorgio Misawa, Toru Onken, Christopher A. Vignali, Cristian Wolf, Christian |
| author_facet | Vietri, Giustina Hidalgo, Paola Rodriguez Rankine, Amy Zappacosta, Luca Piconcelli, Enrico Flores, Liliana Saccheo, Ivano Melandri, Andrea Testa, Vincenzo Hall, Patrick B. Sarnari, Flaminia Naranjo, Wendy F. Garcia Perez, Tzitzi Romo D'Odorico, Valentina Lanzuisi, Giorgio Misawa, Toru Onken, Christopher A. Vignali, Cristian Wolf, Christian |
| contents | We report the discovery of an extremely high-velocity outflow (EHVO) in the most luminous ($L\rm_{Bol}$ $\sim$ 2.29 $\times$ 10$^{48}$ erg/s) QSO, SMSS J2157-3602, at z=4.692. Combined XSHOOTER and NIRES observations reveal that the EHVO reaches a maximum velocity of v$_\mathrm{max} \sim 0.13c$ and persists over rest-frame timescales of a few months to one year. SMSS J2157-3602 also exhibits one of the highest balnicity index discovered in an EHVO so far. In addition, the blueshifted CIV emission traces a high-velocity (v$\rm_{CIV}^{50}\sim$ 4660 km/s) outflow from the broad-line region. Thanks to an XMM-Newton observation, we also discover the X-ray weak nature of this QSO, which likely prevents the overionization of the innermost disk atmosphere and facilitates the efficient launch of the detected EHVO and BLR winds. The extraordinary luminosity of SMSS J2157-3602 and the extreme velocity of the EHVO make it a unique laboratory for testing AGN driven feedback under extreme conditions. Current uncertainties on the outflow's location and column density strengthen the case for dedicated follow-up, which will be essential to assess the full feedback potential of this remarkable quasar. |
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| spellingShingle | An Extremely-High Velocity Outflow in SMSS J2157-3602, the most luminous quasar in the first 1.3 Gyr Vietri, Giustina Hidalgo, Paola Rodriguez Rankine, Amy Zappacosta, Luca Piconcelli, Enrico Flores, Liliana Saccheo, Ivano Melandri, Andrea Testa, Vincenzo Hall, Patrick B. Sarnari, Flaminia Naranjo, Wendy F. Garcia Perez, Tzitzi Romo D'Odorico, Valentina Lanzuisi, Giorgio Misawa, Toru Onken, Christopher A. Vignali, Cristian Wolf, Christian Astrophysics of Galaxies We report the discovery of an extremely high-velocity outflow (EHVO) in the most luminous ($L\rm_{Bol}$ $\sim$ 2.29 $\times$ 10$^{48}$ erg/s) QSO, SMSS J2157-3602, at z=4.692. Combined XSHOOTER and NIRES observations reveal that the EHVO reaches a maximum velocity of v$_\mathrm{max} \sim 0.13c$ and persists over rest-frame timescales of a few months to one year. SMSS J2157-3602 also exhibits one of the highest balnicity index discovered in an EHVO so far. In addition, the blueshifted CIV emission traces a high-velocity (v$\rm_{CIV}^{50}\sim$ 4660 km/s) outflow from the broad-line region. Thanks to an XMM-Newton observation, we also discover the X-ray weak nature of this QSO, which likely prevents the overionization of the innermost disk atmosphere and facilitates the efficient launch of the detected EHVO and BLR winds. The extraordinary luminosity of SMSS J2157-3602 and the extreme velocity of the EHVO make it a unique laboratory for testing AGN driven feedback under extreme conditions. Current uncertainties on the outflow's location and column density strengthen the case for dedicated follow-up, which will be essential to assess the full feedback potential of this remarkable quasar. |
| title | An Extremely-High Velocity Outflow in SMSS J2157-3602, the most luminous quasar in the first 1.3 Gyr |
| topic | Astrophysics of Galaxies |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.08891 |