Computer Science
Scientific paper
Jul 2002
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2002hst..prop.9387b&link_type=abstract
HST Proposal ID #9387
Computer Science
Hst Proposal Id #9387
Scientific paper
We propose an innovative imaging observation of the host galaxy of the red, broad absorption line {BAL} quasar FIRST J1556+3517. This object is already noteworthy as being the first radio-loud BAL quasar, and moreover a member of the very rare class of ``Fe-LoBAL'' quasars. FIRST J1556+3517 also has the unique property {out of some 60+ BALQSOs} of having unpolarized BAL troughs wider than the bandpass of the linear ramp filter of ACS. This unpolarized trough light most likely arises from stars comprising the host galaxy of FIRST J1556+3517. In this special quasar exists a natural occulting disk - the BAL outflow - and the opportunity to image a quasar host galaxy at high redshift without the complications of separating out the quasar. Red low-ionization BAL quasars like FIRST J1556+3517 have been hypothesized to be young merger products with high accretion rates and active star formation, perhaps representing a key evolutionary state in the lifetime of massive galaxies.
No associations
LandOfFree
The Natural Occulting Disk and Host Galaxy of the Red BAL Quasar FIRST J1556+3517 does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this scientific paper.
If you have personal experience with The Natural Occulting Disk and Host Galaxy of the Red BAL Quasar FIRST J1556+3517, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and The Natural Occulting Disk and Host Galaxy of the Red BAL Quasar FIRST J1556+3517 will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFWR-SCP-O-733445