Does Every Quasar Harbor A Blazar?

Abstract

Assuming there is a blazar type continuum in every radio-loud quasar, we find that the free-free heating due to the beamed infrared continuum can greatly enhance collisionally excited lines, and thus explain the stronger CIV $\lambda$1549 line emission observed in radio loud quasars. We further predict that the CIV line should show variability {\it not} associated with observed continuum or Ly$\alpha$ variability.

15 pages, 3 figures; to appear in Astrophys. J. Lett

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