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تسجيل مستخدم جديدDirect determination of quasar redshifts
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We present observations of 11 quasars, selected in the range z = 2.2-4.1, obtained with ESAs Superconducting Tunnel Junction (STJ) camera on the WHT. Using a single template quasar spectrum, we show that we can determine the redshifts of these objects to about 1%. A follow-up spectroscopic observation of one QSO for which our best-fit redshift (z = 2.976) differs significantly from the tentative literature value (z ~ 2.30) confirms that the latter was incorrect.
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