The UV-bright Quasar Survey (UVQS): DR1
2016
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Elektronische Ressource
We present the first data release (DR1) from our UV-bright Quasar Survey (UVQS) for new $z \sim 1$ active galactic nuclei (AGN) across the sky. Using simple GALEX UV and WISE near-IR color selection criteria, we generated a list of 1450 primary candidates with $FUV < 18.5$ mag. We obtained discovery spectra, primarily on 3m-class telescopes, for 1040 of these candidates and confirmed 86% as AGN with redshifts generally at $z>0.5$. Including a small set of observed secondary candidates, we report the discovery of 217 AGN with $FUV < 18$ mag that had no previously reported spectroscopic redshift. These are excellent potential targets for UV spectroscopy before the end of the {\it Hubble Space Telescope} mission. The main data products are publicly released through the Mikulski Archive for Space Telescopes.
Comment: 11 pages, 11 figures, 6 stub tables. Accepted to AJ. See also https://archive.stsci.edu/prepds/uvqs
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The UV-bright Quasar Survey (UVQS): DR1
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Veröffentlichung: | 2016 |
Medientyp: | Elektronische Ressource |
DOI: | 10.3847.0004-6256.152.1.25 |
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