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BLACK HOLE MASS MEASUREMENTS WITH REST-FRAME OPTICAL QUASAR SPECTRA AT 3

  • Jun, Hyunsung David;Im, Myungshin;Lee, Hyung Mok;AKARI QSONG team, AKARI QSONG team
    • 천문학논총
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    • 제27권4호
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    • pp.361-362
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    • 2012
  • We summarize the progress on the rest-frame optical spectroscopy of quasars at 3$2.5-5{\mu}m$. This spectral window has been utilized for detecting redshifted $H{\alpha}$ emission lines of our high redshift subsample of quasars. From the calculated emission line widths and luminosities we measured supermassive black hole masses using well calibrated optical mass estimators. Science topics regarding optical based black hole masses at high-z are discussed.

Barionic Acoustic Oscillations with 3-point Correlation Function of Quasars

  • Choi, Doohyun;Rossi, Graziano;Slepian, Zachary;Eisenstein, Daniel
    • 천문학회보
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    • 제42권2호
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    • pp.54.2-54.2
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    • 2017
  • While quasars are sparse in number density, they reside at relatively high-redshift as compared to e.g. luminous red galaxies. Hence, they are likely to be less non-linearly evolved than the galaxy population, and thus have a distribution that more closely mirrors the primordial density field. Therefore, they offer an intriguing opportunity to search for Baryonic Acoustic Oscillations (BAO). To this end, the 3-point correlation function (3PCF) is an excellent statistical tool to detect BAO. In this work, we will make the first-ever measurement of the large-scale quasar 3PCF from the SDSS-IV DR14 quasar sample (spanning the largest volume to-date). This work will use the order N2-time 3PCF algorithmof Slepian & Eisenstein (2015), with N the number of objects.

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AKARI Spectroscopic Study of the Rest-frame Optical Spectra of Quasars at 3 < z < 5

  • 전현성;임명신;이형목
    • 천문학회보
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    • 제35권1호
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    • pp.78.1-78.1
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    • 2010
  • We present the initial results of rest-frame optical spectroscopy of quasars at 3 < z < 5 from the AKARI space telescope mission program QSONG (Quasar Spectroscopic Observation with NIR Grism). QSONG is an AKARI phase-3 mission program which utilizes the unique capability of spectroscopy at 2.5-5 microns, and is adequate for detecting redshifted Balmer lines. We focus on how to overcome the noise induced from instrumental degradation, and report our measurements of supermassive black hole (SMBH) masses with well calibrated optical mass estimators.

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Performance of CQUEAN camera

  • Choi, Chang-Su;Park, Won-Kee;Jeon, Yi-Seul;Pak, Soo-Jong;Im, Myung-Shin
    • 천문학회보
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    • 제35권2호
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    • pp.63.1-63.1
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    • 2010
  • CQUEAN (Camera for QUasars in EArly uNiverse) is a newly developed camera system by CEOU optimized at 0.8 - $1.1{\mu}m$ wavelength region. From Aug. 10 to Aug. 17, 2010, the camera was installed at 2.1m Otto Struve telescope at McDonald Observatory, USA, and engineering test observation was performed. We obtained the data for the characteristics of camera and scientific purpose using 7 filters (g, r, i, z, Is, Iz, Y). For the purpose of discovery of z - 5~6 quasar, we specially used new filters (Is,Iz). During the test observation, we obtained the data of Gamma-Ray Burst, high redshift quasars, high redshift quasar candidates and other calibration data. We present general characteristics of the reduced data taken with CQUEAN and show the performance of the camera.

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Current Status of the Infrared Medium Deep Survey

  • Jun, Hyun-Sung;Jeon, Yi-Seul;Im, Myung-Shin;CEOUIMSteam, CEOUIMSteam
    • 천문학회보
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    • 제35권2호
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    • pp.37.2-37.2
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    • 2010
  • The IMS (Infrared or Intermediate-wide, Medium-deep Survey) program for the search of z~7 quasars has been running since last year. In order to discover enough number of quasars at z~7, a strategy sufficing both survey area (~150 square deg.) and image depth (23 AB mag in J filter), together with using existing multi-wavelength data is chosen. We have been carrying imaging observations with the UKIRT 4m telescope, now covering ~50 square deg. (including UKIDSS survey area) of J-band data. We then used selection in color-color space to choose high-z quasar candidates having the rest-frame Ly-alpha break, and to exclude contamination from stars and galaxies at low-z. We show quasar candidates of redshift z~7 and z~6, out of 25 square deg. data analyzed, and note implications and future plans.

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Filter wheel design for CQUEAN II

  • Kim, Sanghyuk;Pak, Soojong;Lee, Hye-In;Im, Myunshin;Shin, Sang-Kyo
    • 천문학회보
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    • 제39권1호
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    • pp.51.2-51.2
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    • 2014
  • CQUEAN(Camera for QUasars in EArly uNiverse) has been used at the 2.1 m Otto Struve Telescope of the McDonald Observatory since 2010. This camera is optimized at 0.7 - 1.1 um for the survey of Lyman break of high redshift (z > 5) quasars in the early universe. The current system has a filter wheel consist of seven (g', r', I', z', Y, Iz and Is) broad-band filters. We are upgrading this filter wheel to have 20 narrow band filters, with which we can take spectral energy distributions of targets. The new filter wheel consists of interchangeable cartridges for 50 mm square filters, a speed reducer unit, and a step motor. This new design of the large size filter wheel can be applied to other large format CCD cameras.

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