Comparison of The UV and Optical Fe II Emission in Type 1 AGNs

We present the kinematical properties of the UV and optical \FeII\ emission gas based on the velocity shift and line width measurements of a sample of 223 Type 1 active galactic nuclei (AGNs) at 0.4 $<$ z $<$ 0.8. We find a strong correlation between the line widths of the UV and optical \FeII\ emission lines, indicating that both \FeII\ emission features arise from similar distances in the broad line region (BLR). However, in detail we find differing trends, depending on the width of \FeII. While the velocity shifts and dispersions of the UV Fe II (\FeUV) and optical Fe II (\FeOPT) emission lines are comparable to each other for AGNs with relatively narrow \FeOPT\ line widths (i.e., FWHM < 3200 \kms; Group A), \FeOPT\ is broader than \FeUV\ for AGNs with relatively broad \FeOPT\ (i.e., FWHM > 3200 \kms; Group B). \FeII\ emission lines are on average narrower than \Hb\ and \MgII\ for Group A, indicating the \FeII\ emission region is further out in the BLR, while for Group B AGNs \FeOPT\ is comparable to \Hb\ and broader than \MgII. While \FeII\ emission lines are on average redshifted ($40\pm141$ \kms\ and $182\pm95$, respectively for \FeUV\ and \FeOPT), indicating inflow, the sample as a whole shows a large range of velocity shifts, suggesting complex nature of gas kinematics.

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