A hyperluminous z=2.50 quasar caught in the radiative feedback phase
Abstract
We have recently discovered a z=2.50 heavily reddened (Av=6) hyperluminous K[Vega]=16.15) broad lined Type 1 quasar: ULAS J1234+0907 (Banerji et al, 2012, MNRAS in press). This quasar is the most intrinsically luminous quasar at z=2 known. We propose to obtain an X-ray spectrum with XMM-Newton in order to investigate the physical properties of the absorbing material in an effort to understand its physical properties and test models of radiative feedback in AGN during the main epoch of galaxy formation and accretion activity in the Universe.
- Publication:
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XMM-Newton Proposal
- Pub Date:
- October 2012
- Bibcode:
- 2012xmm..prop..104M
- Keywords:
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- Active Galactic Nuclei;
- Quasars;
- BL-Lac Objects;
- X-ray Background;
- ULAS J1234+0907