An unusual iron Lo-BAL quasar detected by ISOCAM

dc.contributor.authorDuc, PA
dc.contributor.authorHall, PB
dc.contributor.authorFadda, D
dc.contributor.authorChanial, P
dc.contributor.authorElbaz, D
dc.contributor.authorMonaco, P
dc.contributor.authorPompei, E
dc.contributor.authorPoggianti, BM
dc.contributor.authorFlores, H
dc.contributor.authorFranceschini, A
dc.contributor.authorBiviano, A
dc.contributor.authorMoorwood, A
dc.contributor.authorCesarsky, C
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-21T01:30:23Z
dc.date.available2025-01-21T01:30:23Z
dc.date.issued2002
dc.description.abstractWe report the discovery of an unusual low-ionization broad absorption line quasar at z = 1.776 which exhibits absorption lines from many excited states of Fe II. This member of the rare class of "FeLoBAL" quasars was serendipitously found in a mid-infrared (MIR) survey of distant clusters carried out with the ISOCAM camera. ISO J005645.1-273816 has a high MIR to UV luminosity ratio, suggesting a strong dust obscuration plus emission from very hot dust. This characteristic makes MIR surveys particularly efficient at detecting LoBAL quasars.
dc.fuente.origenWOS
dc.identifier.doi10.1051/0004-6361:20020663
dc.identifier.issn0004-6361
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20020663
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/96731
dc.identifier.wosidWOS:000176817200002
dc.issue.numero2
dc.language.isoen
dc.pagina.finalL50
dc.pagina.inicioL47
dc.revistaAstronomy & astrophysics
dc.rightsacceso restringido
dc.subjectquasars : absorption lines
dc.subjectquasars : individual : ISO J005645.1-273816
dc.subjectinfrared : galaxies
dc.titleAn unusual iron Lo-BAL quasar detected by ISOCAM
dc.typeartículo
dc.volumen389
sipa.indexWOS
sipa.trazabilidadWOS;2025-01-12
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