Growth of Black Holes and Their Host Spheroids in (Sub)mm-loud High-Redshift QSOs

We study the growth of black holes and stellar population in spheroids at high redshift using several （sub）mm-loud QSO samples. Applying the same criteria established in an earlier work, we find that, similar to IR QSOs at low redshift, the far-infrared emission of these （sub）mm-loud QSOs mainly originates from dust heated by starbursts. By combining low-z IR QSOs and high-z （sub）mm-loud QSOs, we find a trend that the star formation rate （M＊） increases with the accretion rate （Mace）. We compare the values of M＊/Macc for submm emitting galaxies （SMGs）, far-infrared ultraluminous/hypeduminous QSOs and typical QSOs, and construct a likely evolution scenario for these objects. The （sub）mm-loud QSO transition phase has both high Macc and M＊ and hence is important for establishing the correlation between the masses of black holes and spheroids.

Discovery of six high-redshift quasars with the Lijiang 2.4 m telescope and the Multiple Mirror Telescope

Quasars with redshifts greater than 4 are rare, and can be used to probe the structure and evolution of the early universe. Here we report the discovery of six new quasars with i-band magnitudes brighter than 19.5 and redshifts between 2.4 and 4.6 from spectroscopy with the Yunnan Faint Object Spectrograph and Camera (YFOSC) at the Lijiang 2.4 m telescope in February, 2012. These quasars are in the list of z > 3.6 quasar candidates selected by using our proposed J K/i Y criterion and the photometric redshift estimations from the SDSS optical and UKIDSS near-IR photometric data. Nine candidates were observed by YFOSC, and five among six new quasars were identified as z > 3.6 quasars. One of the other three objects was identified as a star and the other two were unidentified due to the lower signal-to-noise ratio of their spectra. This is the first time that z > 4 quasars have been discovered using a telescope in China. Thanks to the Chinese Telescope Access Program (TAP), the redshift of 4.6 for one of these quasars was confirmed by the Multiple Mirror Telescope (MMT) Red Channel spectroscopy. The continuum and emission line properties of these six quasars, as well as their central black hole masses and Eddington ratios, were obtained.

Spectral redshift of high-order harmonics by adding a weak pulse in the falling part of the trapezoidal laser pulse

We investigate the spectral redshift of high-order harmonics of the H_2~＋（D_2~＋） molecule by numerically solving the non-Born–Oppenheimer time-dependent Schr ¨odinger equation（TDSE）. The results show that the spectral redshift of highorder harmonics can be observed by adding a weak pulse in the falling part of the trapezoidal laser pulses. Comparing with the H_2~＋ molecule, the shift of high-order harmonic generation（HHG） spectrum for the D_2~＋ molecule is more obvious.We employ the spatial distribution in HHG and time-frequency analysis to illustrate the physical mechanism of the spectral redshift of high-order harmonics.

High resolution deep imaging of a bright radio quiet QSO at z～3

We have obtained deep J and Ks-band images centered on a bright radio quiet QSO UM 402 （Zem = 2.856） using the IRCS camera and adaptive optics systems that are part of the Subaru Telescope, as well as retrieved WFC3/F140W archive images of this object. A faint galaxy （ink = 23.32 ±0.05 in the Vega magnitude system） that lies ～2.4″north of the QSO sightline has been clearly resolved in all three deep high resolution datasets, and appears as an irregular galaxy with two close components in the Ks-band images （separation ～ 0.31″）. Given the small impact parameter （b = 19.6 kpc, at Zlls = 2.531）, as well as the red color of （J - Ks）vega ～1.6, it might be a candidate galaxy giving rise to the Lyman Limit system absorption at Zabs = 2.531 seen in the QSO spectrum. After carefully subtracting the point spread function from the QSO images, the host galaxy of this bright radio quiet QSO at z ～ 3 was marginally revealed. We placed a lower limit on the host component of mk～ 23.3 according to our analyses.

The star formation history of redshift z^2 galaxies:the role of the infrared prior

We build a sample of 298 spectroscopically-confirmed galaxies at redshift z - 2, selected in the z850-band from the GOODS-MUSIC catalog. By utilizing the rest frame 8 p.m luminosity as a proxy of the star formation rate （SFR）, we check the accuracy of the standard SED-fitting technique, finding it is not accurate enough to provide reliable estimates of the physical parameters of galaxies. We then develop a new SED-fitting method that includes the IR luminosity as a prior and a generalized Calzetti law with a variable Rv. Then we exploit the new method to re-analyze our galaxy sample, and to robustly determine SFRs, stellar masses and ages. We find that there is a general trend of increasing attenuation with the SFR. Moreover, we find that the SFRs range between a few to 103 M~ yr-1, the masses from 109 to 4 ~ 1011 Mo, and the ages from a few tens of Myr to more than 1 Gyr. We discuss how individual age measurements of highly attenuated objects indicate that dust must have formed within a few tens of Myr and already been copious at 〈 100 Myr. In addition, we find that low luminosity galaxies harbor, on average, significantly older stellar populations and are also less massive than brighter ones; we discuss how these findings and the well known ＇downsizing＇ scenario are consistent in a framework where less massive galaxies form first, but their star formation lasts longer. Finally, we find that the near-IR attenuation is not scarce for luminous objects, contrary to what is customarily assumed; we discuss how this affects the interpretation of the observed M,/L ratios.

Effects of Redshift on the Classifying Criteria of BL Lacertae Objects

We have collected a sample of 70 BL Lacs （33 radio-selected BL Lacs and 37 X-ray selected BL Lacs） with multi-waveband data for investigating the classifying criteria of BL Lacertae Objects. For each source, we estimate its luminosities in radio, optical and X-ray, the broad-band spectral index from radio to X-ray and the peak frequency of the synchrotron emission, and make a statistical analysis of the data obtained. Our main results are as follows： （1） The broad-band spectral index and the peak frequency have no correlation with the redshift, while they are inversely correlated with each other and they could be regarded as equivalent classifying criteria of BL Lac objects. （2） There are significant effects of the luminosity/redshift relation on the observed luminosity distribution in our sample, hence, if the radio luminosity is to be used as a classifying criterion of BL Lac objects, it should not be regarded as equivalent to the broad-band spectral index or the peak frequency. （3） Our resuits supply a specific piece of evidence for the suggestion that the use of luminosities always introduces a redshift bias to the data and show that the location of the peak frequency is not always linked to the luminosity of any wave band.

Decomposing the host galaxy from high-z QSOs using principal component analysis

High resolution deep imaging from space and adaptive optics techniques with large ground-based facilities have enabled studies examining faint host galaxies of high redshift quasi-stellar objects (QSOs). However, the related image processing techniques, especially for a precise point-spread function (PSF) reconstruction and characterization of the host galaxy light profiles, have yet to be optimized. We present here the scientific performance of a principal component analysis (PCA) based PSF subtraction of the central bright point source of high redshift QSO images, as well as further characterization of the host galaxy profile by directly fitting a Sèrsic model to the residual image using the Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) algorithm. With a set of reference PSF star images which represent interleaving exposures between the QSO imaging, we can create an orthogonal basis of eigen-images and restore the PSF of QSO images by projecting the QSO images onto the basis. In this way, we can quantify the modes in which the PSF varies with time by a basis function that characterizes the temporal variations of the reference star as well as the QSO images. To verify the algorithm, we performed a simulation and applied this method to one of the high-z QSO targets from Mechtley et al. We demonstrate that the PCA-based PSF subtraction and further modeling of the galaxy’s light profile using MCMC fitting would sufficiently remove the effects from central dominating point sources, and improve characterization ability for the host galaxies of high-z QSOs to the background noise level which is much better than previous two-component fitting procedures.

基于光子晶体光纤和飞秒激光源的近红外波段宽带孤子和可见区高效色散波产生的实验

将钛宝石激光器产生的飞秒激光脉冲泵浦实验室自制的高非线性双折射光子晶体光纤,脉冲的中心波长为820 nm,位于光子晶体光纤的接近于零色散的反常色散区.实验结果表明:随着泵浦功率的增加,一阶孤子的中心波长发生了红移,同时产生的色散波的中心波长则发生蓝移进入可见光区.当泵浦功率达到0.45 W时,色散波与残余泵浦的输出功率比为42.67,色散波的带宽达到81 nm,而处于近红外波段的红移孤子带宽可达231 nm.利用高非线性光子晶体光纤产生近红外波段宽带孤子和可见区高效色敬波的实验对飞秒激光频率转换和光谱展宽具有很好的借鉴意义.

EGS场中高红移极亮红外星系的形态与结构

通过利用CANDELS-EGS(Cosmic Assembly Near-infrared Deep Extragalactic Legacy Survey-Extended Groth Strip)场中HST WFC3(Hubble Space Telescope Wide Field Camera 3)F160W高分辨率的观测图像,研究了9个光谱红极亮红外星系的形态结构特征.发现这些星系的形态表现出多样性(从椭圆到多个亮核或弥散的结构),如:双核,气体桥,双不对称体,不规则或椭圆结构.为了定量地研究这些极亮红外星系的形态,测量了它们在静止光学波段的形态参数(基尼系数G和矩指数M20).与近邻极亮红外星系相比,高红移极亮红外星系的G偏小而M20偏大,表明这些星系的星族分布聚集度小且不对称性大.基于对样本中极亮红外星系2维面亮度轮廓的拟合,得到这些星系的有效半径分布在2.4 kpc到5.8 kpc之间,其平均值是(3.9±1.1)kpc.相比较于近邻相似质量的恒星形成星系来说,高红移极亮红外星系的平均大小要小1到2倍.在类似红移和红外光度条件下,得出的这些结果也与其它文献中给出的结论相一致.

COSMOS场中高红移大质量星系的形态分类研究

基于COSMOS(Cosmic Evolution Survey)天区的多波段测光数据和HST(Hubble Space Telescope)近红外高分辨率观测图像,利用质量限(恒星质量M*≥1010.5M⊙)选取了362个红移分布在1≤z≤3的星系样本,并对这些大质量星系的形态特征进行了分类研究.来自UVJ(U-V和V-J)双色图分类系统、目视分类系统、非模型化分类系统(基尼系数G和矩指数M20)和模型化分类系统(S′ersic index,n)的分类结果彼此相一致.相比较于恒星形成星系(SFGs),通过UVJ双色图定义的宁静星系(QGs)表现出致密的椭圆结构,而且G和n值偏大,但M20和星系有效半径(re)偏小.不同星系分类系统(双色图分类系统、非模型化分类系统和模型化分类系统)定义的SFGs和QGs样本,都明显存在星系的大小随红移的演化关系,这种演化趋势QGs比SFGs更剧烈,而且不依赖于星系分类方法的选择.

耀变体高能辐射的红移限制

耀变体甚高能(E100GeV)辐射能谱由于TeV伽玛光子与河外星系背景光光子之间的相互作用而比Fermi-LAT所观测到的伽玛射线能谱更软。基于同步自康普顿模型和河外星系背景光模型,利用高能辐射探测器在GeV和TeV能段对耀变体源3C66A的观测结果,对其红移进行限制。

红移z≈1极红天体的研究进展

极红天体(EROs)是指利用光学和近红外两个波段的色指数(如I-K>4 mag)挑选出来的一类星系。研究表明极红天体可分为两类:一类是被大量尘埃红化的高红移恒星形成星系,主要是较年轻的旋涡或不规则星系,有恒星正在形成,称为DGs;另一类是由年老星族(≥1 Ga)主导的高红移椭圆星系,基本上没有或仅有弱的恒星形成,简称为OGs。极红天体中这两种不同类型的星系,很可能是近邻大质量星系的前身星系,只是分别代表着不同的形成历史。介绍了不同类型极红天体的各种物理性质的研究进展,如形态和结构、光谱特征、成团性、红移分布和星系计数等,以及阐述了该领域未来的研究方向。

非晶硅Pin二极管的1MeV电子幅照效应

本文报道a Si∶H本征膜及Pin二极管的 1MeV1 4× 10 15,4 2× 10 15,8 4× 10 15/cm2 电子幅照实验结果和退火行为 .测量了电子辐照对a Si∶H光暗电导率和光致发光谱的影响 ,以及a Si∶HPin二极管光伏特性和光谱响应随电子辐照剂量的变化 .发现电子辐照在a Si∶H本征膜和二极管中引起严重的损伤 ,和二极管光谱响应的峰值“红移” .但未见饱和现象 ,还观测到明显的室温恢复现象 ;但高温退火处理后未能完全恢复 .本文对以上实验结果给出了合理的解释 .

红移z≈2极亮红外星系的研究进展

极亮红外星系(ULIRGs)是指红外(IR,8~1000μm)光度L_(IR)>10^(12)L_⊙的一类星系。研究表明,红移z≈2处极亮红外星系是大质量(M_*>10^(11)M_⊙)、富尘埃和强恒星形成(大于100 M_⊙·a^(-1))的特殊星系。极亮红外星系可分成活动星系核起主导作用的源和恒星形成占主导的星系。恒星形成主导的源,中红外光谱有明显的多环芳香烃辐射;而活动星系核主导的星系,光谱呈现出幂律形式并有很强的硅线吸收。极亮红外星系的静止光学波段形态存在多样化,既有并合结构特征,又有椭圆形态。这类星系很可能是近邻大质量宁静星系的前身星系。介绍了红移z=2附近极亮红外星系的各种物理性质的研究进展,如形态和结构、光谱特征、成团性、尘埃分布和形成机制等,以及阐述了该领域未来的研究方向。

CANDELS场中高红移大质量星系的形态结构性质

基于CANDELS(Cosmic Assembly Near-infrared Deep Extragalactic Legacy Survey)5个深场巡天的多波段测光数据和HST WFC3(Hubble Space Telescope Wide Field Camera 3)近红外(F125W和F160W)高分辨率观测图像,利用质量限(恒星质量M_*>10^(10)M_⊙)选取了8002个红移分布在1<z<3范围内的星系样本,并对这些大质量星系的形态和结构性质进行了定量分析研究.通过星系形态的神经网络分类方法(Conv Nets),将样本中的星系划分为4类:椭球星系(SPHeroids,SPH)、早型盘星系(Early-Type Disks,ETD)、晚型盘星系(Late-Type Disks,LTD)和不规则星系(IRRegulars,IRR).结果发现星系的形态和结构随红移发生演化,在高红移宇宙星系主要表现出不规则形态,但到低红移处椭球和盘主导的哈勃星系形态序列已经形成.在相同红移区间内,不同类型星系的物理尺寸(r_e)中值从大到小的排序是IRR、LTD、ETD和SPH,而对应的Sersic指数(n)中值大小排序却相反.另外,不同类型星系的re与红移之间存在明显的演化关系,但这样的现象在平均轴比(b/a)和Sersic指数与红移的关系中并没有被发现.

非对称波形激光驱动的氢原子高次谐波频移及控制

提出了一种利用非对称波形激光脉冲与原子相互作用在隧穿区发射高次谐波谱的大频移方案.通过数值求解偶极近似下的三维含时薛定谔方程,研究了该激光驱动氢原子发射的高次谐波特性.结果表明,利用上升沿与下降沿不同的非对称激光驱动氢原子所发射的高次谐波在截止位置附近发生了大的频率红移和蓝移,通过改变激光脉冲的上升沿或下降沿,能调控谐波的频移量.产生频移的原因是激光脉冲上升沿或下降沿对谐波贡献的不同所致,当下降沿发射谐波的贡献大于上升沿的贡献时,谐波发生红移,反之则发生蓝移.通过改变激光脉冲波形,在隧穿电离区能够调控截止位置附近原子发射的高次谐波频率,对于给定的某一阶谐波,调控的范围可从奇次阶到邻近偶次阶之间的任意频率处.

The deep optical imaging of the Extended Groth Strip

We present u＇g＇R optical images taken with the MMT/Megacam and the Subaru/Suprime telescopes of the Extended Groth Strip survey. The total survey covers an area of about -1 degree2, including four sub-fields and is optimized for the study of galaxies at z - 3. Our methods for photometric calibration in AB magnitudes, the limiting magnitude and the galaxy number count are described. A sample of 1642 photometrically selected candidate Lyman-Break Galaxies （LBGs） to an apparent RAB magnitude limit of 25.0 is presented. The average sky surface density of our LBG sample is -1.0 arcmin-2, slightly higher than the previous finding.

高红移低光度活动星系核的研究进展

低光度活动星系核(Low-Luminosity AGN,简称为LLAGN)指比斯隆数字化巡天第三期SDSS-III/BOSS类星体(quasar,QSO)暗大约1~2 mag的活动星系核,如g波段探测极限达到23~24 AB mag,约对应M_g[z=3]≈-24^-23 mag。现有的高红移巡天中包含的LLAGN样本还比较有限。从测光巡天和光谱巡天两方面总结已经开展的包含高红移(z≈3)LLAGN样本的深场星系巡天项目,并简单介绍一个刚刚开展的HETDEX巡天项目(该巡天项目将观测到约10~4个I型LLAGN,其z≈3,g<24 mag)。从光度函数、成团性以及爱丁顿吸积率等方面对目前高红移LLAGN的研究进行了总结。由于高红移AGN成团性的研究较为有限,为了更好地解释成团性研究的科学意义,也对低红移AGN在成团性方面的研究进行了介绍。

利用OⅥ与SiⅣ+OⅣ]发射线计算类星体黑洞质量

为了详尽地揭示发射线的结构特征,基于含有85个类星体的样本,利用由空间和地面望远镜准同时观测获得的高质量光谱,通过"SPECFIT"程序拟合高电离远紫外发射线OⅥλ1033.82和SiⅣ+OⅣ]λλ1396.75,1402.34,实现对谱线的详细测量.结合拟合结果和相关数据,给出基于OⅥ和SiⅣ+OⅣ]发射线的对类星体中心黑洞质量的计算公式,并将所得结果与他人研究结果进行比较,结果表明由OⅥ线所得黑洞质量的弥散小于由SiⅣ+OⅣ]线所得黑洞质量的弥散,说明利用OⅥ发射线计算黑洞质量结果较好,证明在估算高红移类星体的黑洞质量时,利用OⅥ线比SiⅣ+OⅣ]线更可行且合适.

Estimating Black Hole Masses of AGNs using Ultraviolet Emission Line Properties

Based on measured broad line region sizes in the reverberation-mapping AGN sample, two new empirical relations are introduced to estimate the central black hole masses of radio-loud high-redshift （z 〉 0.5） AGNs. First, using the archival IUE/HST spectroscopy data at UV band for the reverberation-mapping objects, we obtained two new empirical relations between the BLR size and Mg Ⅱ/C Ⅳ emission line luminosity. Secondly, using the newly determined black hole masses of the reverberation-mapping sample as calibration, we found two new relationships for determining the black hole mass with the full width at half maximum and the luminosity of Mg Ⅱ/C Ⅳ line. We then apply the relations to estimate the black hole masses of the AGNs in the Large Bright Quasar Survey and a sample of radio-loud quasars. For the objects with small radio-loudness, the black hole mass estimated using the RBLR-LMg Ⅱ/C Ⅳ relation is consistent with that from the RBLR-L3000 A/1350 A relation. For radio-loud AGNs, however, the mass estimated from the RBLR-LMg Ⅱ/C Ⅳ relation is systematically lower than that from the continuum luminosity L3000 A/13S0 A Because jets could have significant contributions to the UV/optical continuum luminosity of radio-loud AGNs, we emphasize once again that for radio-loud AGNs, the emission line luminosity may be a better tracer of the ionizing luminosity than the continuum luminosity, so that the relations between the BLR size and UV emission line luminosities should be used to estimate the black hole masses of high redshift radio-loud AGNs.