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The Red Bright Quasar Survey (RBQS)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2016

Katrina M. Sealey ,
Michael J. Drinkwater ,
Mike J. Irwin  and
John K. Webb
Katrina M. Sealey
Affiliation:
School of Physics, University of New South Wales, PO Box 1, Kensington 2033, Australia
Michael J. Drinkwater
Affiliation:
Anglo-Australian Observatory, Coonabarabran, NSW 2357, Australia
Mike J. Irwin
Affiliation:
Royal Greenwich Observatory, Madingley Rd, Cambridge CB3 OEZ United Kingdom
John K. Webb
Affiliation:
School of Physics, University of New South Wales, PO Box 1, Kensington 2033, Australia

Abstract

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We are using the UK Schmidt telescope (UKST) to carry out a new objective prism survey, covering 2000-3000 square degrees of high galactic latitude sky in the equatorial region. The survey is targeted at discovering both bright (R < 18) quasars in general and bright high redshift (2 < z < 4) quasars in particular, which will be valuable for high resolution spectroscopic follow-up studies. We are using a mixture of ultra-violet excess (XJVX) and a new template matching technique to identify all the bright quasars. Details of the project are discussed and some preliminary results of the survey are presented.

Type
XII. Cosmology
Information
International Astronomical Union Colloquium , Volume 148: The Future Utilisation of Schmidt Telescopes , 1995 , pp. 522 - 527
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of the Pacific 1995

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