Lineless Quasars at High Redshift: Extremely High Accretion Rate Sources?

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Feb 2009

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NOAO Proposal ID #2009A-0174

Physics

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We propose to obtain near-IR spectra of two members of a remarkable class of high-redshift quasars with extremely weak high-ionization emission lines in their UV spectra. Our team has been studying such sources extensively over the past decade, and we find that the weakness of the high-ionization lines is most likely due to extremely high accretion rates. Our proposed near-IR spectra will allow us to test this hypothesis directly by measuring the width of the H_beta emission line, which together with the continuum luminosity, allows a determination of the Eddington ratio. Our spectra will also provide measurements of the [O III] lines with implications for the narrow-line region in these sources. This pilot project will lead to the development of a larger program to determine black-hole masses and accretion rates for a representative sample of these sources. Ultimately, this study may lead to new insights about the accretion process and emission line formation in active galactic nuclei.

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