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Spectral Properties From Lyman-alpha to H-alpha For An Essentially Complete Sample of Quasars I: Data

Zhaohui Shang, Beverley J. Wills, D. Wills +1

We have obtained quasi-simultaneous ultraviolet-optical spectra for 22 out of 23 quasars in the complete PG-X-ray sample with redshift, z<0.4, and M_B<-23. The spectra cover rest-f…

astro-ph2004

Principal Component Analysis of AGN Spectra

Zhaohui Shang, Beverley J. Wills

We discuss spectral principal component analysis (SPCA) and show examples of its application in analyzing AGN spectra in both small and large samples. It can be used to identify pe…

astro-ph2003

Indicators of Black Hole Mass and Eddington Accretion Ratio from QSO X-ray and UV Spectra

Beverley J. Wills, Zhaohui Shang

The evolution of luminous QSOs is linked to the evolution of massive galaxies. We know this because the relic black-holes found locally have masses dependent on the properties of t…

astro-ph1999

The PG X-ray QSO sample: Links between the UV-X-ray Continuum and Emission Lines

Beverley J. Wills, M. S. Brotherton, A. Laor +4

The UV to soft X-rays of luminous AGNs dominate their bolometric luminosity, driven by an accretion-powered dynamo at the center. These photons ionize the surrounding gas, thereby…

astro-ph1999

Deep Intermediate-Band Surface Photometry of NGC 5907

BATC Collaboration, Z. Y. Zheng, Z. H. Shang +3

We obtained very deep exposures of NGC 5907 with a Schmidt telescope, large-format CCD, and intermediate-band filters centered at 6660A and 8020A. These two filters, part of a 15-f…