Iron Low-ionization Broad Absorption Line quasars - the missing link in galaxy evolution?

TY - JOUR

T1 - Iron Low-ionization Broad Absorption Line quasars - the missing link in galaxy evolution?

AU - Lawther, Daniel Peter

AU - Vestergaard, Marianne

AU - Fan, Xiaohui

PY - 2015/8/1

Y1 - 2015/8/1

N2 - A peculiar and rare type of quasar with strong low-ionization iron absorption lines - known as FeLoBAL quasars - may be the missing link between star forming (or starbursting) galaxies and quasars. They are hypothesized to be quasars breaking out of their dense birth blanket of gas and dust. In that case they are expected to have high rates of star formation in their galaxies. With the aim of addressing and settling this issue we have studied deep Hubble Space Telescope restframe UV and optical imaging of a subset of such quasars in order to characterize the host galaxy properties of these quasars. We present the results of this study along with simulations to characterize the uncertainties and robustness of our results.

AB - A peculiar and rare type of quasar with strong low-ionization iron absorption lines - known as FeLoBAL quasars - may be the missing link between star forming (or starbursting) galaxies and quasars. They are hypothesized to be quasars breaking out of their dense birth blanket of gas and dust. In that case they are expected to have high rates of star formation in their galaxies. With the aim of addressing and settling this issue we have studied deep Hubble Space Telescope restframe UV and optical imaging of a subset of such quasars in order to characterize the host galaxy properties of these quasars. We present the results of this study along with simulations to characterize the uncertainties and robustness of our results.

M3 - Journal article

VL - 22

SP - 2255797

JO - IAU General Assembly, Meeting #29

JF - IAU General Assembly, Meeting #29

ER -