Quasar Metal Abundances and Host Galaxy Evolution
Astrophysics
2007-05-23 v1
Abstract
Quasars signal a unique phase of galaxy evolution -- when massive spheroids are rapidly being assembled, forming stars and growing their central super-massive black holes. Measurements of the metal abundances around quasars provide unique information about these complex evolutionary processes. Here we provide a brief review of the current status and implications of quasar abundance research.
Cite
@article{arxiv.astro-ph/0701503,
title = {Quasar Metal Abundances and Host Galaxy Evolution},
author = {Fred Hamann and Craig Warner and Matthias Dietrich and Gary Ferland},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/0701503},
year = {2007}
}
Comments
10 pages, 5 figures in 6 files, invited review for the conference "The Central Engines of AGN," Xi'an, China, October 2006. ASP Conference Series, in press