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most citedThe Eighth Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey: First Data from SDSS-III

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astro-ph.GA2026

High-S/N Quasar Observations with HST/COS: Deep Fields for Spectroscopy

Andrew J. Fox, Jerry Kriss, Philipp Richter +49

Hubble is still in prime observing condition for making transformative discoveries in UV astronomy. In this white paper we describe the science case for a deep (S/N>30) UV spectros…

astro-ph.GA2026

Proximate damped Lyman- systems as tracers of quasar feedback

Patrick Petitjean

Active galactic nuclei (AGN) profoundly affect the interstellar medium of their host galaxies through intense radiation fields and powerful winds. Characterising this feedback is e…

astro-ph.GA2026

A Comprehensive Study of Morphology and Kinematics in Extended Nebulae Around UV Luminous Quasars at

Zhuoqi Liu, Sean D. Johnson, Eric F. Bell +20

Gas flows between galaxies and the circumgalactic medium (CGM) play a central role in galaxy evolution and can become observable as giant nebulae when illuminated by the quasars. W…

astro-ph.GA2025★ 1 cited

H I Properties of Field Galaxies at -0.6: Insights into Declining Cosmic Star Formation

David DePalma, Neeraj Gupta, Hsiao-Wen Chen +18

We report statistically significant detection of H I 21-cm emission from intermediate-redshift (-0.6) galaxies. By leveraging multi-sightline galaxy survey data from t…

astro-ph.GA2025★ 1 cited

Transient LoBALs at high velocities: A Case of Extreme Broad Absorption Line Variability in J115636.82+085628.9

P. Aromal, R. Srianand, S. C. Gallagher +2

We present a multi-epoch spectroscopic study of the broad absorption line (BAL) quasar J115636.82+085628.9 (z(em) = 2.1077), based on five spectra spanning nearly two decades in th…

astro-ph.GA2025★ 4 cited

Quasar radiation transforms the gas in a merging companion galaxy

Sergei Balashev, Pasquier Noterdaeme, Neeraj Gupta +7

Quasars, powered by gas accretion onto supermassive black holes, rank among the most energetic objects of the Universe. While they are thought to be ignited by galaxy mergers and a…