Quasar-mode Feedback in Nearby Type 1 Quasars: Ubiquitous Kiloparsec-scale Outflows and Correlations with Black Hole Properties

The prevalence and properties of kiloparsec-scale outflows in nearby Type 1 quasars have been the subject of little previous attention. This work presents Gemini integral field spectroscopy of 10 Type 1 radio-quiet quasars at z < 0.3. The excellent image quality, coupled with a new technique to remove the point-spread function using spectral information, allows the fitting of the underlying host on a spaxel-by-spaxel basis. Fits to stars, lineemitting gas, and interstellar absorption show that 100% of the sample hosts warm ionized and/or cool neutral outflows with spatially averaged velocities (v98%) = (v + 2δ) of 200-1300 km ^s-1 and peak velocities (maximum v98%) of 500-2600 km ^s-1. These minor-axis outflows are powered primarily by the central active galactic nucleus, reach scales of 3-12 kpc, and often fill the field of view. Including molecular data and Type 2 quasar measurements, nearby quasars show a wide range in mass outflow rates (dM dt = 1 to >1000 M yr^-1) and momentum boosts [(c dp/dt)LAGN = 0.01-20]. After extending the mass scale to Seyferts, dM/dt and dE/dt correlate with black hole mass (dM/dt =M^0.7_BH (3+0.5). Thus, the most massive black holes in the local universe power the most massive and energetic quasar-mode winds.