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1343. 4+2640 - a close quasar pair

Journal Article · · Astrophys. J.; (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1086/166465· OSTI ID:7068341
Two quasars of virtually identical redshift separated by 9.5 arcsec have been discovered on a CFHT grens plate. Subsequent spectroscopy reveals substantial differences in their spectral line strengths which appear to be incompatible with a gravitational lens hypothesis. Furthermore, deep CCD images of the field do not show any indication of a lensing galaxy or extended Ly-alpha emission. It is likely that these quasars are a physically related pair, possibly residing in a cluster of galaxies at z = 2.03. 13 references.
Research Organization:
Dominion Astrophysical Observatory, Victoria (Canada); Arizona State Univ., Tempe (USA); British Columbia Univ., Vancouver (Canada); Ohio State Univ., Columbus (USA)
OSTI ID:
7068341
Journal Information:
Astrophys. J.; (United States), Journal Name: Astrophys. J.; (United States) Vol. 330; ISSN ASJOA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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