On the existence of significant peaks in the quasar redshift distribution.
Abstract
The distribution of emission line redshifts for quasars has been studied in a search for periodicities. A highly significant period in log (1 + z) is found. It is shown that this is probably not due to observational selection.
- Publication:
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Astronomy and Astrophysics
- Pub Date:
- June 1977
- Bibcode:
- 1977A&A....58..237K
- Keywords:
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- Emission Spectra;
- Frequency Distribution;
- Quasars;
- Red Shift;
- Cosmology;
- Power Spectra;
- Astrophysics