3 papers
astro-ph2003
Iron Emission in z ~ 6 QSOs and its Possible Implications
Michael R. Corbin, Wolfram Freudling, Kirk. T. Korista
We have obtained low-resolution near-infrared spectra of five SDSS QSOs at 5.3 < z < 6.3 using the NICMOS instrument of the Hubble Space Telescope. We find evidence of emission in…
astro-ph1998
What's Emitting the Broad Emission Lines?
Kirk Korista
I present a brief review about our ideas concerning the origin and nature of the broad line emitting gas. This is one of the outstanding problems in quasar research. I suggest the…
astro-ph1998
Toward an Understanding of the Baldwin Effect
Kirk Korista
After a short review of the quasar problem and what we can hope to learn from their emission line spectra, I discuss the current body of knowledge concerning quasar emission lines…