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view Abstract Citations (60) References (119) Co-Reads Similar Papers Volume Content Graphics Metrics Export Citation NASA/ADS Infrared to X-Ray Spectral Energy Distributions of High Redshift Quasars Bechtold, Jill ; Elvis, Martin ; Fiore, Fabrizio ; Kuhn, Olga ; Cutri, Roc M. ; McDowell, Jonathan C. ; Rieke, Marcia ; Siemiginowska, Aneta ; Wilkes, Belinda J. Abstract We have observed 14 quasars with z > 2.8 with the ROSAT-PSPC, and detected 12 of them, including the z = 4.11 quasar 0000-263. We present the first x-ray spectrum of a radio quiet quasar with z > 3, 1946+768. Its x-ray spectrum is consistent with a power law with spectral index α_E_= 1.8_-1.4_^+2.1^ and no evidence for absorption in excess of the galactic column [α_E_ = 1.00_-0.32_^+0.28^ assuming N_H_ = N_H_(Gal)]. A PSPC hardness ratio is used to constrain the x-ray spectral properties of the quasars for which there were less than 100 photons detected. For the radio quiet quasars, <α_E_> ~ 1.2, if one assumes that there is no absorption in excess of the galactic column. We combine the x-ray data with new ground based optical and near-IR spectrophotometry obtained at the Steward 23 m and Multiple Mirror Telescope, and data from the literature. The spectral energy distributions are compared to those of low redshift objects. For the radio quiet quasars with z > 2.5, the mean <α_ox_>~1.8. This is larger than the mean for quasars with z < 2.5, but consistent with the expected value for quasars with the high optical luminosities of the objects in this sample. For the radio-loud quasars, <α_ox_>~1.4, independent of redshift. This is smaller than the expected value for the optically luminous, high redshift objects in this sample, if they are mostly GHz peaked radio sources and hence comparable to steep-spectrum, compact radio sources at lower redshift. Finally, we compare the spectral energy distributions of two representative objects to the predicted spectrum of a thin accretion disk in the Kerr geometry, and discuss the uncertainties in deriving black hole masses and mass accretion rates. Publication: The Astronomical Journal Pub Date: August 1994 DOI: 10.1086/117076 Bibcode: 1994AJ....108..374B Keywords: Astronomical Spectroscopy; Infrared Astronomy; Quasars; Red Shift; Spectral Energy Distribution; X Ray Spectroscopy; Accretion Disks; Galaxies; Infrared Photometry; Radio Astronomy; Spectrophotometry; X Ray Astronomy; Astrophysics; INFRARED: GALAXIES; RADIO CONTINUUM: GALAXIES; ULTRAVIOLET: GALAXIES; X-RAYS: GALAXIES; QUASARS: EMISSION LINES full text sources ADS | data products SIMBAD (21) NED (21)
Highlights
In recent years, the spectral energy distributions of many low-redshift quasars have been observed from the soft x-rays to far-IR and radio wavelengths (Elvis et al 1986; Neugebauer et al 1987; Sanders et al 1989; Elvis et al 1994b, and references therein)
We found that the correction on the count rate in the case of a radius of 1.5' and 2' is always less than ~5%-7% in the band defined by PI channels 11-40, and within 1% in the band defined by PI channels 41-245
The high redshift radio quiet quasars are relatively x-ray quiet compared to their low redshift counterparts, by an amount log vQ
Summary
The spectral energy distributions of many low-redshift quasars have been observed from the soft x-rays to far-IR and radio wavelengths (Elvis et al 1986; Neugebauer et al 1987; Sanders et al 1989; Elvis et al 1994b, and references therein). While these multiwavelength studies may have raised more new questions than they have answered, they have surely been invaluable stimulis for discussion and theoretical work. The optical quasar luminosity function has a strong cutoff in the numbers of quasars at z>3, presumably resulting from the formation
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