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New Astronomy Reviews, 2000 We propose a simple unifying structure for the inner regions of quasars and AGN. This empirically derived model links together the BALs, the narrow UV/X-ray ionized absorbers, the BELR, and the Compton scattering/fluorescing regions into a single structure. The model also suggests an origin for the large-scale bi-conical outflows.
Martin Elvis
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Quasars Probing Quasars. X. The Quasar Pair Spectral Database [PDF]
The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, 2018 Abstract The rare close projection of two quasars on the sky provides the opportunity to study the host galaxy environment of a foreground quasar in absorption against the continuum emission of a background quasar. For over a decade the “Quasars probing quasars” series has utilized this technique to further the understanding of galaxy ...
Joseph R. Findlay +10 more
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Detecting and Characterizing Young Quasars. III. The Impact of Gravitational Lensing Magnification
The Astrophysical Journal, 2023 We test the impact of gravitational lensing on the lifetime estimates of seven high-redshift quasars at redshift z ≳ 6. The targeted quasars are identified by their small observed proximity zone sizes, which indicate extremely short quasar lifetimes ( t ...
Minghao Yue +10 more
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THE PROPERTIES OF QUASAR HOSTS AT THE PEAK OF THE QUASAR ACTIVITY [PDF]
The Astrophysical Journal, 2009 We present near-infrared imaging obtained with ESO VLT/ISAAC of a sample of 16 low luminosity radio-quiet quasars at the epoch around the peak of the quasar activity (2 < z < 3), aimed at investigating their host galaxies. For 11 quasars, we are able to detect the host galaxies and derive their properties, while for the other five quasars, upper ...
Kotilainen J. K. +5 more
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The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, 2023 We report the fourth installment in the series of the Large Sky Area Multi-Object Fiber Spectroscopic Telescope (LAMOST) quasar survey, which includes quasars observed between 2017 September and 2021 June.
Jun-Jie Jin +12 more
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Quasar Clustering and the Lifetime of Quasars [PDF]
The Astrophysical Journal, 2001 ApJ Accepted (Feb 2001). 30 pages, 8 embedded ps figures, AASTEX5. Added discussion of quasar luminosity evolution. Also available at http://www.ociw.edu/~martini/pubs/
Martini, Paul, Weinberg, David H.
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Investigating Gravitationally Lensed Quasars Observable by Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope
Galaxies, 2023 In this work, we investigate the possibility of observing quasars, particularly lensed quasars, by the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope (Roman).
Lindita Hamolli +3 more
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Extreme Quasars as Distance Indicators in Cosmology
Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences, 2020 Quasars accreting matter at very high rates (known as extreme Population A [xA] quasars, possibly associated with super-Eddington accreting massive black holes) may provide a new class of distance indicators covering cosmic epochs from present day up to ...
Deborah Dultzin +10 more
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Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences, 2022 Given their extremely large distances and small apparent sizes, quasars are generally considered as objects with near-zero parallax and proper motion.
Qi-Qi Wu +15 more
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Quasars Probing Quasars. I. Optically Thick Absorbers near Luminous Quasars [PDF]
The Astrophysical Journal, 2006 With close pairs of quasars at different redshifts, a background quasar sightline can be used to study a foreground quasar's environment in absorption. We search 149 moderate resolution background quasar spectra, from Gemini, Keck, the MMT, and the SDSS to survey Lyman Limit Systems (LLSs) and Damped Ly-alpha systems (DLAs) in the vicinity of 1.8 < ...
Hennawi, Joseph F. +13 more
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