AN APPARENT REDSHIFT DEPENDENCE OF QUASAR CONTINUUM: IMPLICATION FOR COSMIC DUST EXTINCTION?
AN APPARENT REDSHIFT DEPENDENCE OF QUASAR CONTINUUM: IMPLICATION FOR COSMIC DUST EXTINCTION?
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类星体连续体明显的红移依赖性:对宇宙尘埃灭绝的影响?
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10.1088/2041-8205/802/2/l16
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2015-03
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通讯作者:
Xie, X.Y., Shen, S.Y., Shao, Z.Y., Yin J.
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Xie, X.Y., Shen, S.Y., Shao, Z.Y., Yin J.
We investigate the luminosity and redshift dependence of the quasar continuum by means of the composite spectrum using a large non-BAL radio-quiet quasar sample drawn from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. Quasar continuum slopes in the UV-Opt band are measured at two different wavelength ranges, i.e., αν12 (1000 ∼ 2000 Å) and αν24 (2000 ∼ 4000 Å) derived from a power-law fitting. Generally, the UV spectra slope becomes harder (higher αν) toward higher bolometric luminosity. On the other hand, when quasars are further grouped into luminosity bins, we find that both αν12 and αν24 show significant anti-correlations with redshift (i.e., the quasar continuum becomes redder toward higher redshift). We suggest that the cosmic dust extinction is very likely the cause of this observed αν − z relation. We build a simple cosmic dust extinction model to quantify the observed reddening tendency and find an effective dust density nσv ∼ 10−5h Mpc−1 at z < 1.5. The other possibilities that could produce such a reddening effect have also been discussed.
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DOI:
10.1111/j.1365-2966.2008.12909.x
发表时间:
2007-06
影响因子:
4.8
作者:
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通讯作者:
B. M'enard;D. Nestor;D. Turnshek;A. Quider;G. Richards;D. Chelouche;Sandhya Rao Cita;I. Cambridge;U. Pittsburgh;D. Univ.;Ias
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发表时间:
2007-11
期刊:
arXiv: Astrophysics
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作者:
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DOI:
10.1111/j.1365-2966.2006.10825.x
发表时间:
2006-03
影响因子:
4.8
作者:
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Pier Stefano Corasaniti
DOI:
10.1086/321167
发表时间:
2001-05
期刊:
The Astronomical Journal
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作者:
S. C. D. E. V. Berk;E. al.
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S. C. D. E. V. Berk;E. al.
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3.5
作者:
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