Discovery of the Most Distant Double-Peaked Emitter at z = 1.369

Abstract

We report the discovery of the most distant double-peaked emitter, CXOECDFS J033115.0-275518, at z = 1.369. A Keck/DEIMOS spectrum shows a clearly double-peaked broad Mg II λ2799 emission line, with FWHM ≈ 11,000 km s^(–1) for the line complex. The line profile can be well fitted by an elliptical relativistic Keplerian disk model. This is one of a handful of double-peaked emitters known to be a luminous quasar, with excellent multiwavelength coverage and a high-quality X-ray spectrum. CXOECDFS J033115.0-275518 is a radio-loud quasar with two radio lobes (FR II morphology) and a radio loudness of f_(5 GHz)/f_(4400 Å) ≈ 429. The X-ray spectrum can be modeled by a power law with photon index 1.72 and no intrinsic absorption; the rest-frame 0.5-8.0 keV luminosity is 5.0 × 10^(44) erg s^(–1). The spectral energy distribution (SED) of CXOECDFS J033115.0-275518 has a shape typical for radio-loud quasars and double-peaked emitters at lower redshift. The local viscous energy released from the line-emitting region of the accretion disk is probably insufficient to power the observed line flux, and external illumination of the disk appears to be required. The presence of a big blue bump in the SED along with the unexceptional X-ray spectrum suggest that the illumination cannot arise from a radiatively inefficient accretion flow.

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