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We take a sample of 94 ultraluminous, optical quasars from the search of over 14,486 deg^2 by Onken et al. 2022 in the range 4.4<redshift<5.2 and match them against the Rapid ASKAP Continuum Survey (RACS) observed on the Australian Square…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2023-09-04 Philip Lah , Christopher A. Onken , Ray P. Norris , Francesco D'Eugenio

We present deep (265 ks) Chandra X-ray observations of PSO J352.4034$-$15.3373, a quasar at z=5.831 that, with a radio-to-optical flux ratio of R>1000, is one of the radio-loudest quasars in the early universe and is the only quasar with…

We observed 17 optically-selected, radio-quiet high-redshift quasars with the Chandra Observatory ACIS, and detected 16 of them. The quasars have redshift between 3.70 and 6.28 and include the highest redshift quasars known. When compared…

We present results on the X-ray spectra of the radio-loud, high-polarization quasar, PKS 1510-089, based on new data obtained using ASCA, and from archival ROSAT data. The X-ray spectrum obtained by ASCA is unusually hard, with the photon…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-30 K. P. Singh , C. R. Shrader , I. M. George

We present the first X-ray observation at sub-arcsecond resolution of the high-redshift ($z=6.18$) radio-loud quasar CFHQS J142952+544717 (J1429). The ~100 net-count 0.3-7 keV spectrum obtained from $\sim 30$ ksec Chandra exposure is best…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-07-12 G. Migliori , A. Siemiginowska , M. Sobolewska , C. C. Cheung , Ł. Stawarz , D. Schwartz , B. Snios , A. Saxena , V. Kashyap

High redshift quasars ($z>5$) that also shine brightly at radio wavelengths are unique signposts of supermassive black hole activity in the early universe. However, bright radio sources at $z\ge5$ are extremely rare and therefore we have…

PKS1830-211 is an unusually radio-loud gravitationally lensed quasar. In the radio, the system appears as two compact, dominant features surrounded by relatively extended radio emission which forms an Einstein Ring. As the line of sight to…

Astrophysics · Physics 2016-08-30 Smita Mathur , Sunita Nair

We present a deep high-resolution Chandra X-ray Observatory image data of a powerful compact radio source PKS 0023-26 associated with a quasar at redshift 0.322. The earlier studies of the optical environment suggested that the source could…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2025-08-01 A. Siemiginowska , R. Morganti , G. Fabbiano , E. O'Sullivan , T. Oosterloo , C. Tadhunter , D. Burke

Chandra X-ray observations of the high redshift (z =1.532) radio-loud quasar 3C270.1 in 2008 February show the nucleus to have a power-law spectrum, Gamma = 1.66 +/- 0.08, typical of a radio-loud quasar, and a marginally-detected Fe Kalpha…

Results of the X-ray spectral analysis of the high-redshift radio-quiet quasar Q1101-264 are presented. The ASCA spectrum suggests a marginal evidence of a FeK$\alpha$ emission line at about 2 keV (observer's frame). Both the ASCA and ROSAT…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 C. Vignali , A. Comastri , M. Cappi , G. G. C. Palumbo

We present {\it Chandra} X-ray Observatory observations of Giga-Hertz Peaked Spectrum (GPS) and Compact Steep Spectrum (CSS) radio sources. The {\it Chandra} sample contains 13 quasars and 3 galaxies with measured 2-10 keV X-ray luminosity…

We present an X-ray spectral analysis of 21 low redshift quasars observed with XMM-Newton EPIC. All the sources are Palomar Green quasars with redshifts between 0.05 and 0.4 and have low Galactic absorption along the line-of-sight. A large…

Astrophysics · Physics 2016-08-30 D. Porquet , J. N. Reeves , P. O'Brien , W. Brinkmann

We report the results of XMM-Newton observations of two high redshift quasars, one radio-loud, RX J1028.6-0844 (z=4.276) and one radio-quiet, BR 0351-1034 (z=4.351). We find that the evidence for strong excess absorption towards RX…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 D. Grupe , S. Mathur , B. Wilkes , M. Elvis

We report on the search for distant radio-loud quasars in the Cosmic Lens All Sky Survey (CLASS) of flat spectrum radio sources with S_5GHz>30 mJy. Unresolved optical counterparts were selected from APM scans of POSS-I plates, with e<19.0…

We present high resolution (< 20 mas) observations of the radio continuum emission at 1.4 GHz from three high-redshift quasars: J1053-0016 (z=4.29), 1235-0003 (z=4.69), and J0913+5919 (z=5.11), thereby doubling the number of z > 4…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 Emmanuel Momjian , Andreea O. Petric , Christopher L. Carilli

We explore the radio properties of powerful (rest-frame luminosity $\gtrsim10^{28}$ W Hz$^{-1}$ at 500 MHz) high-redshift (z > 3.5) quasars. The aim of this study is to gain a better understanding of radio-loud sources at the epoch when…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2024-07-02 Alessandro Capetti , Barbara Balmaverde

We report on Chandra observations of a sample of 11 optically luminous (Mb<-28.5) quasars at z=3.96-4.55 selected from the Palomar Digital Sky Survey and the Automatic Plate Measuring Facility Survey. These are among the most luminous z>4…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 C. Vignali , W. N. Brandt , D. P. Schneider , S. Kaspi

We report the discovery of two radio-loud quasars with redshifts greater than four; GB1428+4217 with z=4.72 and GB1713+2148 with z=4.01. This doubles the number of published radio-selected quasars with z > 4, bringing the total to 4.…

Astrophysics · Physics 2020-11-25 I. M. Hook , R. G. McMahon

Radio-bright, jetted quasars at $z>5$ serve as unique laboratories for studying supermassive black hole activity in the early Universe. In this work, we present a sample of high-$z$ jetted quasars selected from the combination of the radio…

A database of radio-quiet quasars detected with ROSAT is presented containing 846 quasars seen in the All-Sky Survey and/or in pointed PSPC observations. About 70% of the objects have been detected in X-rays for the first time. We present…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 W. Yuan , W. Brinkmann , J. Siebert , W. Voges