Abstract
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.
| Original language | English |
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| Journal | IAU General Assembly, Meeting #29 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Pages (from-to) | 2255797 |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Aug 2015 |