Abstract

We present deep (9 hr) Gemini-N/Gemini Near-InfraRed Spectrograph near-infrared spectroscopic observations of ULAS J1342+0928, a luminous quasar at z = 7.54. Various broad emission lines were detected, as well as the underlying continuum and iron forests over the rest-frame wavelength 970-2930 Å. There is a clear trend that higher-ionization emission lines show larger blueshifts with C IV λ 1549 exhibiting 5510110240 km s-1 blueshift with respect to the systematic redshift from the far-infrared [C ii] 158μm emission line. Those high-ionization lines have wide profiles with FWHM more than 10,000 km s-1. A modest blueshift of 34080110 km s-1 is also seen in Mg ii, the lowest-ionization line identified in the spectrum. The updated Mg ii-based black hole mass of MBH=9.1-1.31.4 × 108M⊙ and the Eddington ratio of Lbol/LEdd = 1.1-0.2+0.2 confirm that ULAS J1342+0928 is powered by a massive and actively accreting black hole. There is no significant difference in the emission-line ratios such as Si iv/C iv and Al iii/C iv when compared to lower-redshift quasars in a similar luminosity range, which suggests early metal pollution of the broad-line-region clouds. This trend also holds for the Fe ii/Mg ii line ratio, known as a cosmic clock that traces the iron enrichment in the early universe. Different iron templates and continuum fitting ranges were used to explore how the Fe ii/Mg ii measurement changes as a function of spectral modeling. Quasars at even higher redshift or at fainter luminosity range (Lbol/LEdd≲ 1046 erg s-1) are needed to probe the sites of early metal enrichment and a corresponding change in the Fe ii/Mg ii ratio.