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盖亚静止天体中的未知类星体(DR2)

Unidentified quasars among stationary objects from Gaia DR2

K. E. Heintz, J. P. U. Fynbo, E. Høg, P. Møller, J. -K. Krogager, S. Geier, P. Jakobsson, L. Christensen

摘要:

在这里,我们采用一种新的技术选择类星体候选人纯粹的来源与零自行盖亚数据发布2(DR 2)。我们证明,这种方法是非常有效的高银河系纬度与< 25%的恒星源污染。这样的选择技术提供了一个非常纯粹的样本完整性,因为所有的宇宙学点源都被选择,而不管它们在盖亚极限星等内的固有光谱特性。我们进行了试点研究,通过定义一个样本编译,包括所有盖亚-DR 2源在一个度的北银河系极点(NGP)选择有自行与零一致的2西格玛不确定性。通过交叉匹配的样品,以光学斯隆数字巡天(SDSS)和中红外AllWISE测光目录,我们调查的颜色,我们的每一个来源。因此,结合已经通过光谱确认的类星体,我们能够确定我们选择的效率。大多数零自行源具有与已知类星体一致的光学到中红外颜色。剩下的可能是污染恒星源,但也有一些可能是颜色与恒星相似的类星体。需要对零自行源进行光谱跟踪,以揭示迄今为止隐藏的类星体群。这种方法有可能使许多重要的问题,如确定尘埃遮蔽类星体的分数,宽吸收线(BAL)类星体的分数,和阻尼莱曼- $α$吸收剂的金属丰度分布的实质性进展。该技术还可能揭示新类型的类星体,甚至新类别的宇宙学点源。

英文摘要:

We here apply a novel technique selecting quasar candidates purely as sources with zero proper motions in the Gaia data release 2 (DR2). We demonstrate that this approach is highly efficient toward high Galactic latitudes with < 25% contamination from stellar sources. Such a selection technique offers a very pure sample completeness, since all cosmological point sources are selected regardless of their intrinsic spectral properties within the limiting magnitude of Gaia. We carry out a pilot-study by defining a sample compiled by including all Gaia-DR2 sources within one degree of the North Galactic Pole (NGP) selected to have proper motions consistent with zero within 2-sigma uncertainty. By cross-matching the sample to the optical Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) and the mid-infrared AllWISE photometric catalogues we investigate the colours of each of our sources. Together with already spectroscopically confirmed quasars we are therefore able to determine the efficiency of our selection. The majority of the zero proper motion sources have optical to mid-infrared colours consistent with known quasars. The remaining population may be contaminating stellar sources, but some may also be quasars with colours similar to stars. Spectroscopic follow-up of the zero proper motion sources is needed to unveil such a hitherto hidden quasar population. This approach has the potential to allow substantial progress on many important questions concerning quasars such as determining the fraction of dust-obscured quasars, the fraction of broad absorption line (BAL) quasars, and the metallicity distribution of damped Lyman-$α$ absorbers. The technique could also potentially reveal new types of quasars or even new classes of cosmological point sources.

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