The identification of z-dropouts in Pan-STARRS1: three quasars at 6.5<z<6.7

B. P. Venemans, E. Bañados, R. Decarli +30

Luminous distant quasars are unique probes of the high redshift intergalactic medium (IGM) and of the growth of massive galaxies and black holes in the early universe. Absorption d…