Discovery of 16 new z ∼ 5.5 quasars: filling in the redshift gap of quasar color selection

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Discovery of 16 new z ∼ 5.5 quasars: filling in the redshift gap of quasar color selection

We present initial results from the first systematic survey of luminous z ∼ 5.5 quasars. Quasars at z ∼ 5.5, the post-reionization epoch, are crucial tools to explore the evolution of intergalactic medium, quasar evolution, and the early super-massive black hole growth. However, it has been very cha...

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Main Authors:	Yang, Jinyi, Fan, Xiaohui, Wu, Xue-Bing, Wang, Feige, Bian, Fuyan, Yang, Qian, McGreer, Ian D., Yi, Weimin, Jiang, Linhua, Green, Richard, Yue, Minghao, Wang, Shu, Li, Zefeng, Ding, Jiani, Dye, S., Lawrence, Andy
Format:	Article
Published:	American Astronomical Society 2017
Subjects:	Galaxies: active; Galaxies: high-redshift; Quasars: emission lines; Quasars: general
Online Access:	https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/42339/

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