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The Spectra of Dusty Quasars

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2016

Paul J. Francis
Affiliation:
School of Physics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia
Rachel L. Webster
Affiliation:
School of Physics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia
Frank J. Masci
Affiliation:
School of Physics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia
Michael J. Drinkwater
Affiliation:
Anglo-Australian Observatory, Coonabarabran, NSW 2357, Australia
Bruce A. Peterson
Affiliation:
Mount Stromlo and Siding Springs Observatory, Private Bag, Weston Creek, Weston, ACT 2611, Australia

Abstract

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Flat radio spectrum quasars from the Parkes half-Jansky survey show an enormous range of optical to near-IR colors. The spectra of these quasars suggest that this diversity is probably due to variable amounts of dust somewhere along the line of sight.

Type
II. Broad Emission Lines
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of the Pacific 1997

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