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红外线中深巡天。V.基于SQUEAN中波段观测的z > 5类星体选择新策略

The Infrared Medium-Deep Survey. V. A New Selection Strategy for Quasars at z > 5 based on Medium-Band Observation with SQUEAN

Yiseul Jeon, Myungshin Im, Soojong Pak, Minhee Hyun, Sanghyuk Kim, Yongjung Kim, Hye-In Lee, Woojin Park

摘要:

多种颜色选择技术已成功地从宽场宽带成像测量数据中识别类星体。然而,在迄今为止发现的类星体中,由于以往研究中滤波器组的限制,在$5 \lesssim {\rm z} \lesssim 5.7$处存在红移间隙。在这项工作中,我们提出了一种新的高红移类星体的选择技术,使用一系列的中带滤波器:9个滤波器的中心波长从625到1025 nm和带宽为50 nm。具有这些中等波段的光度法跟踪源的光谱能量分布(SED),类似于具有分辨率R $\sim$ 15的光谱法。通过对4.7 $\leq$ z $\leq$ 6.0的高红移类星体和棕矮星进行中波段观测(高红移类星体选择中的主要污染物)使用麦克唐纳天文台2.1米望远镜上的早期宇宙类星体(SQUEAN)SED相机,结果表明,在分离高红移类星体和棕矮星时,这些中波段滤光片优于多色宽带彩色切片。此外,我们还证明了高红移类星体的红移可以达到$Δ{\rm z}/(1+{\rm z}) = 0.002$ - $0.026$的精度。选择技术可以扩展到z $\sim$ 7,这表明即使在再电离时期,中波段观测也可以有效地识别类星体。

英文摘要:

Multiple color selection techniques have been successful in identifying quasars from wide-field broad-band imaging survey data. Among the quasars that have been discovered so far, however, there is a redshift gap at $5 \lesssim {\rm z} \lesssim 5.7$ due to the limitations of filter sets in previous studies. In this work, we present a new selection technique of high redshift quasars using a sequence of medium-band filters: nine filters with central wavelengths from 625 to 1025 nm and bandwidths of 50 nm. Photometry with these medium-bands traces the spectral energy distribution (SED) of a source, similar to spectroscopy with resolution R $\sim$ 15. By conducting medium-band observations of high redshift quasars at 4.7 $\leq$ z $\leq$ 6.0 and brown dwarfs (the main contaminants in high redshift quasar selection) using the SED camera for QUasars in EArly uNiverse (SQUEAN) on the 2.1-m telescope at the McDonald Observatory, we show that these medium-band filters are superior to multi-color broad-band color section in separating high redshift quasars from brown dwarfs. In addition, we show that redshifts of high redshift quasars can be determined to an accuracy of $Δ{\rm z}/(1+{\rm z}) = 0.002$ -- $0.026$. The selection technique can be extended to z $\sim$ 7, suggesting that the medium-band observation can be powerful in identifying quasars even at the re-ionization epoch.

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