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most citedXQ-100: A legacy survey of one hundred 3.5 < z < 4.5 quasars observed with VLT/XSHOOTER

109 citations · 619 across the 30 of their papers we have counts for

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30 papers

astro-ph.GA2026

Kinematic Stratification in Extremely Red Quasars Revealed by JWST

Jack M. M. Neustadt, Nadia L. Zakamska, Yu-Ching Chen +7

We analyze the spectra of the central nuclei of extremely red quasars (ERQs) observed as part of the JWST ERS Q3D program. We focus on the complex kinematic structures of the promi…

astro-ph.GA2025

A Shocked Wind Interpretation of an Odd Radio Circle

Alison L. Coil, David S. N. Rupke, Serena Perrotta +2

Odd Radio Circles (ORCs) are a new class of extragalactic object, with large rings of faint radio continuum emission typically spanning 100s of kpc; their origins are unknown. Prev…

astro-ph.GA2025

Star Formation Histories and Stellar Dynamics in the Central Galaxies of RX J0820.9+0752, A1835, and PKS 0745-191

Marie-Joëlle Gingras, B. R. McNamara, Alison L. Coil +5

We present Keck Cosmic Web Imager observations of stellar populations in three galaxies lying at the centers of cooling flow clusters. All three host rich molecular gas reservoirs…

astro-ph.GA2025

Deep Ultraviolet, Emission-Line Imaging of the Makani Galactic Wind

Triet Ha, David Rupke, Shane Caraker +14

The OVI 1032, 1038 A line is a key probe of cooling gas in the circumgalactic medium (CGM) of galaxies, but has been observed to date primarily in absorption along single sightline…

astro-ph.GA2025

Velocity Structure Correlations between the Nebular, Molecular, and Atmospheric Gases in the Cores of Four Cool Core Clusters

Muzi Li, B. R. McNamara, Alison L. Coil +6

We investigate the velocity structure of nebular gas in the central galaxies of four clusters: Abell 1835, PKS 0745-191, Abell 262, and RXJ0820.9+0752, using data from the Keck Cos…

astro-ph.GA2024

The Outflowing [OII] Nebulae of Compact Starburst Galaxies at z 0.5

Serena Perrotta, Alison L. Coil, David S. N. Rupke +11

High-velocity outflows are ubiquitous in compact, massive (M 10 M), z 0.5 galaxies with extreme star formation surface densities ( 20…

astro-ph.GA2024

Complex Velocity Structure of Nebular Gas in Active Galaxies Centred in Cooling X-ray Atmospheres

Marie-Joëlle Gingras, Alison L. Coil, B. R. McNamara +6

[OII] emission maps obtained with the Keck Cosmic Web Imager (KCWI) are presented for four galaxies centered in cooling X-ray cluster atmospheres. Nebular emission extending tens o…

astro-ph.GA2023★ 1 cited

The Intrinsic Sizes of Odd Radio Circles

David Rupke, Alison Coil, Kelly Whalen +3

A new class of radio source, the so-called Odd Radio Circles (ORCs), have been discovered by recent sensitive, large-area radio continuum surveys. The distances of these sources ha…

astro-ph.GA2023

[OIII] 5007 emissions in extremely red quasars (ERQs) are compact

Marie Wingyee Lau, Serena Perrotta, Fred Hamann +5

``Extremely red quasars'' (ERQs) are a non-radio-selected, intrinsically luminous population of quasars at cosmic noon selected by their extremely red colour from rest-frame UV to…

astro-ph.GA2023

Ionized Gas Extended Over 40 kpc in an Odd Radio Circle Host Galaxy

Alison L. Coil, Serena Perrotta, David S. N. Rupke +10

A new class of extragalactic astronomical sources discovered in 2021, named Odd Radio Circles (ORCs, Norris et al. 2021), are large rings of faint, diffuse radio continuum emission…

astro-ph.GA2023

Accurate Systemic Redshifts and Outflow Speeds for Extremely Red Quasars (ERQs)

Jarred Gillette, Fred Hamann, Marie Wingyee Lau +1

Extremely Red Quasars (ERQs) are thought to represent a brief episode of young quasar and galactic evolution characterized by rapid outflows and obscured growth due to dusty enviro…

astro-ph.GA2023

Compact and Quiescent Circumgalactic Medium and Ly Halos around Extremely Red Quasars (ERQs)

Jarred Gillette, Marie Wingyee Lau, Fred Hamann +5

Red quasars may represent a young stage of galaxy evolution that provide important feedback to their host galaxies. We are studying a population of extremely red quasars (ERQs) wit…

astro-ph.GA2023★ 20 cited

Kinematics, Structure, and Mass Outflow Rates of Extreme Starburst Galactic Outflows

Serena Perrotta, Alison L. Coil, David S. N. Rupke +10

We present results on the properties of extreme gas outflows in massive (10), compact, starburst ($200 \, \rm M_{\odot} \ yr^{-1}…

astro-ph.GA2023★ 14 cited

The Ionization and Dynamics of the Makani Galactic Wind

David S. N. Rupke, Alison L. Coil, Serena Perrotta +10

The Makani galaxy hosts the poster child of a galactic wind on scales of the circumgalactic medium. It consists of a two-episode wind in which the slow, outer wind originated 400 M…

astro-ph.GA2022★ 7 cited

The Space Density of Intermediate Redshift, Extremely Compact, Massive Starburst Galaxies

Kelly E. Whalen, Ryan C. Hickox, Alison L. Coil +10

We present a measurement of the intrinsic space density of intermediate redshift (), massive (), compact ( pc) star…

astro-ph.GA2022

Understanding the Nature of an Unusual Post-Starburst Quasar with Exceptionally Strong Ne V Emission

Cameren Swiggum, Christy Tremonti, Serena Perrotta +7

We present a quasar, SDSS J004846.45-004611.9, discovered in the SDSS-III BOSS survey. A visual analysis of this spectrum reveals highly broadened and blueshifted narrow…

astro-ph.GA2022★ 22 cited

Probing the Inner Circumgalactic Medium and Quasar Illumination around the Reddest `Extremely Red Quasar' (ERQ)

Marie Wingyee Lau, Fred Hamann, Jarred Gillette +4

Dusty quasars might be in a young stage of galaxy evolution with prominent quasar feedback. A recently discovered population of luminous, extremely red quasars at ~2--4 has…

astro-ph.GA2022★ 36 cited

The evolution of the Si IV content in the Universe from the epoch of reionization to cosmic noon

V. D'Odorico, K. Finlator, S. Cristiani +9

We investigate the abundance and distribution of metals in the high-redshift intergalactic medium and circum-galactic medium through the analysis of a sample of almost 600 SiIV abs…

astro-ph.GA2021★ 24 cited

Physical Properties of Massive Compact Starburst Galaxies with Extreme Outflows

Serena Perrotta, Erin R. George, Alison L. Coil +12

We present results on the nature of extreme ejective feedback episodes and the physical conditions of a population of massive (), compact starburst…

astro-ph.GA2021★ 26 cited

Compact Starburst Galaxies with Fast Outflows: Central Escape Velocities and Stellar Mass Surface Densities from Multi-band Hubble Space Telescope Imaging

Aleksandar M. Diamond-Stanic, John Moustakas, Paul H. Sell +20

We present multi-band Hubble Space Telescope imaging that spans rest-frame near-ultraviolet through near-infrared wavelengths (0.3-1.1 m) for 12 compact starburst galaxies at z=…

astro-ph.GA2021★ 45 cited

Powerful winds in high-redshift obscured and red quasars

Andrey Vayner, Nadia L. Zakamska, Rogemar A. Riffel +10

Quasar-driven outflows must have made their most significant impact on galaxy formation during the epoch when massive galaxies were forming most rapidly. To study the impact of qua…

astro-ph.GA2020★ 16 cited

KCWI observations of the extended nebulae in Mrk 273

Gene C. K. Leung, Alison L. Coil, David S. N. Rupke +1

Ultraluminous infrared galaxies (ULIRGs) represent a critical stage in the merger-driven evolution of galaxies when AGN activity is common and AGN feedback is expected. We present…

astro-ph.GA2020★ 10 cited

Deviations from the Infrared-Radio Correlation in Massive, Ultra-compact Starburst Galaxies

Grayson C. Petter, Amanda A. Kepley, Ryan C. Hickox +11

Feedback through energetic outflows has emerged as a key physical process responsible for transforming star-forming galaxies into the quiescent systems observed in the local univer…

astro-ph.GA2019★ 54 cited

Host galaxies of high-redshift extremely red and obscured quasars

Nadia L. Zakamska, Ai-Lei Sun, Michael A. Strauss +9

We present Hubble Space Telescope 1.4-1.6 micron images of the hosts of ten extremely red quasars (ERQs) and six type 2 quasar candidates at z=2-3. ERQs, whose bolometric luminosit…