Evidence that Emission and Absorption Outflows in Quasars Are Related
  We analyze VLT/X-shooter data for 7 quasars, where we study the relationships
between their broad absorption line (BAL) and emission line outflows. We find:
1) the luminosity of the [OIII] $\lambda$5007 emission profile decreases with
increasing electron number density (n$_e$) derived from the BAL outflow in the
same quasar, 2) the measured velocity widths from the [OIII] emission features
and CIV absorption troughs in the same object are similar, and 3) the mean
radial velocity derived from the BAL outflow is moderately larger than the one
from the [OIII] emission outflow. These findings can be explained by the
physical interpretation that the [OIII] and BAL outflow are different
manifestations of the same wind. When we have outflows with smaller distances
to the central source, their n$_e$ is higher. Therefore, the [OIII] emission is
collisionally de-excited and the [OIII] luminosity is then suppressed.
Comparisons to previous studies show that the objects in our sample exhibit
broad [OIII] emission features similar to the ones in extremely red quasars
(ERQs). This might imply that BAL quasars and ERQs have the same geometry of
outflows or are at a similar evolutionary stage. We found that the physical
parameters derived from the BAL outflows can explain the amount of observed
[OIII] luminosity, which strengthens our claim of both BAL and [OIII] outflows
are from the same wind. These estimates can be tested with upcoming James Webb
Space Telescope observations.
