Evidence of AGN-driven outflows in young radio quasars selected from the wide-field infrared survey explorer

Minjin Kim, Luis C. Ho, Carol J. Lonsdale, Mark Lacy, Andrew W. Blain, Amy E. Kimball

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Abstract

We present near-infrared spectra of young radio quasars selected by cross-correlating the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) all-sky survey catalog with the radio catalog [Faint Images of the Radio Sky at Twenty cm (FIRST) and NRAO VLA Sky Survey (NVSS)]. The objects have typical redshifts of z ≈ 2 and [O III] luminosities of 107 erg s-1 comparable to those of luminous quasars. The observed flux ratios of narrow emission lines indicate that these objects appear to be powered by active galactic nuclei. The [O III] line is broad, with full width at half maximum ∼1300 to 2100 km s-1, significantly larger than that of ordinary quasars. These large line widths might be explained by jet-induced outflows.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationMultiwavelength AGN Surveys and Studies
PublisherCambridge University Press
Pages347-348
Number of pages2
EditionS304
ISBN (Print)9781107045248
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 2014

Publication series

NameProceedings of the International Astronomical Union
NumberS304
Volume9
ISSN (Print)1743-9213
ISSN (Electronic)1743-9221

Keywords

  • quasars: general

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