Broad emission lines in the duelling wind model of active galaxies

The broad-line emission from clouds formed by the interaction of a nuclear mass outflow and a disc wind is investigated in the context of a quasar model. The line ratios and profiles are shown to be in general agreement with observation. Particular results include (i) a density range compatible with suggested solutions to the Lyα/Hβ problem which nevertheless yields the correct C III λ 1909 flux; (ii) broader lines from the inner higher density region despite an accelerated outflow; (iii) compatibility between BLR sizes from variability arguments and ionization parameters; (iv) blueshifted line-peaks apparently uncorrelated with line asymmetry. (author)