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Conference Paper: Quasar Spectroscopy with FLAIR
| Title | Quasar Spectroscopy with FLAIR |
|---|---|
| Authors | |
| Editors | Editor(s):Chapman, J |
| Issue Date | 1995 |
| Publisher | Astronomical Society of the Pacific (ASP) |
| Citation | The Future Utilisation of Schmidt Telescopes. Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series, Volume 84; Proceedings of IAU Colloquium 148, Bandung; Indonesia, 7-11 March 1994, p. 497-497 How to Cite? |
| Abstract | We demonstrate that the multi-object fibre-spectroscopy system 'FLAIR' on the UKST can be used to observe efficiently and effectively the brighter (B < 18.5) high-grade quasar candidates identified from UKST low-dispersion objective-prism plates. The quasar candidiates were selected objectively by the application of AQD (auotmatic quasar detection) to prism paltes that have been digitised using the COSMOS measuring machine. Thirteen high-grade quasar candidates with B <= 18.5 from a prism plate of ESO/SERC survey fileld 296 were observed with a 35-fibre version of FLAIR. From a total observing time of only 3 hours at a resolution of 8.4 angstroms/pixel six candidates were confirmed as quasars and four were identified as stars. The planned upgrade to a thinned, back-illuminated CCD in 1994 should yield a 3-fold increaase in sensitivity and further enhance the capabilities of FLAIR for performing useful spectroscopic observations of quasars of medrate faintness oerlarge areas of sky. |
| Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/211217 |
| DC Field | Value | Language |
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| dc.contributor.author | Parker, QA | - |
| dc.contributor.author | Clowes, RG | - |
| dc.contributor.author | Watson, FG | - |
| dc.contributor.editor | Chapman, J | - |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2015-07-08T03:23:12Z | - |
| dc.date.available | 2015-07-08T03:23:12Z | - |
| dc.date.issued | 1995 | - |
| dc.identifier.citation | The Future Utilisation of Schmidt Telescopes. Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series, Volume 84; Proceedings of IAU Colloquium 148, Bandung; Indonesia, 7-11 March 1994, p. 497-497 | - |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/211217 | - |
| dc.description.abstract | We demonstrate that the multi-object fibre-spectroscopy system 'FLAIR' on the UKST can be used to observe efficiently and effectively the brighter (B < 18.5) high-grade quasar candidates identified from UKST low-dispersion objective-prism plates. The quasar candidiates were selected objectively by the application of AQD (auotmatic quasar detection) to prism paltes that have been digitised using the COSMOS measuring machine. Thirteen high-grade quasar candidates with B <= 18.5 from a prism plate of ESO/SERC survey fileld 296 were observed with a 35-fibre version of FLAIR. From a total observing time of only 3 hours at a resolution of 8.4 angstroms/pixel six candidates were confirmed as quasars and four were identified as stars. The planned upgrade to a thinned, back-illuminated CCD in 1994 should yield a 3-fold increaase in sensitivity and further enhance the capabilities of FLAIR for performing useful spectroscopic observations of quasars of medrate faintness oerlarge areas of sky. | - |
| dc.language | eng | - |
| dc.publisher | Astronomical Society of the Pacific (ASP) | - |
| dc.relation.ispartof | The Future Utilisation of Schmidt Telescopes | - |
| dc.title | Quasar Spectroscopy with FLAIR | - |
| dc.type | Conference_Paper | - |
| dc.identifier.email | Parker, QA: quentinp@hku.hk | - |
| dc.identifier.authority | Parker, QA=rp02017 | - |
| dc.identifier.spage | 497 | - |
| dc.identifier.epage | 497 | - |
| dc.publisher.place | San Francisco | - |