Evidence of AGN-driven Outflows in Young Radio Quasars Selected from the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer. Issue Volume 9:Issue S304(2013) (25th July 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Kim, Minjin; Ho, Luis C.; Lonsdale, Carol J.; Lacy, Mark; Blain, Andrew W.; Kimball, Amy E.
• Is Part Of: Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union. Volume 9:Issue S304(2013)
• Page Start: 347
• Page End: 348
• Publication Date: 2014-07-25
• Subjects: quasars: general; Astronomy -- Congresses; Astronomy -- Periodicals; 520
• DOI: 10.1017/S1743921314004268
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1743-9213

Abstract

Abstract: We present near-infrared spectra of young radio quasars selected by cross-correlating the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) all-sky survey catalog with the radio catalog [Faint Images of the Radio Sky at Twenty cm (FIRST) and NRAO VLA Sky Survey (NVSS)]. The objects have typical redshifts of z ≈ 2 and [O III] luminosities of 10 7 erg s −1 comparable to those of luminous quasars. The observed flux ratios of narrow emission lines indicate that these objects appear to be powered by active galactic nuclei. The [O III] line is broad, with full width at half maximum ~1300 to 2100 km s −1, significantly larger than that of ordinary quasars. These large line widths might be explained by jet-induced outflows.