THE SYSTEMIC REDSHIFT OF THE QUASAR 1331+170

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作者
CARSWELL, RF
MOUNTAIN, CM
ROBERTSON, DJ
BEARD, SM
GLENDINNING, AR
LAIRD, DC
LAWRENCE, LC
MONTGOMERY, D
PENTLAND, G
PICKUP, DA
SMITH, IA
BAILEY, JA
BRIDGER, A
CASALI, MM
GEBALLE, TR
PUXLEY, P
SMITH, MG
WRIGHT, GS
RAMSAY, SK
BAKER, AC
ESPEY, BR
WARD, MJ
机构
[1] ROYAL OBSERV,EDINBURGH EH9 3HJ,MIDLOTHIAN,SCOTLAND
[2] JOINT ASTRON CTR,HILO,HI 96720
[3] UNIV EDINBURGH,DEPT ASTRON,EDINBURGH EH9 3JH,MIDLOTHIAN,SCOTLAND
[4] UNIV PITTSBURGH,DEPT PHYS & ASTRON,PITTSBURGH,PA 15260
[5] UNIV OXFORD,DEPT PHYS,OXFORD OX1 3RH,ENGLAND
关键词
LINE PROFILES; QUASARS;
D O I
10.1086/186183
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
Infrared spectra covering the 1.6 and 2-mu-m regions of the quasar 1331 + 170, redshift z = 2.09, were obtained with the CGS4 spectrometer at the UK Infrared Telescope. These spectra show redshifted H-alpha, H-beta, and [O III] lines. The redshifts of the forbidden lines are similar to the low-ionization lines measured at optical wave-lengths but are significantly higher than the high-ionization line redshift. Thus the low-ionization lines are likely to provide a reliable estimate for the systematic redshift in this object, and the high-ionization material is therefore flowing out from, or into, the quasar and is subject to some obscuration.
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