Discovery of a z=6.1 Radio-Loud Quasar in the NDWFS
Ian D. McGreer, Robert H. Becker, David J. Helfand, Richard L. White
Abstract
From examination of only 4 deg2 of sky in the NOAO Deep Wide-Field Survey (NDWFS) region, we have identified the first radio-loud quasar at a redshift z>6. The object, FIRST J1427385+331241, was discovered by matching the FLAMEX IR survey to FIRST survey radio sources with NDWFS counterparts. One candidate z>6 quasar was found, and spectroscopy with the Keck II telescope confirmed its identification, yielding a redshift z=6.12. The object is a Broad Absorption Line (BAL) quasar with an optical luminosity of MB ~ -26.9 and a radio-to-optical flux ratio ~ 60. Two MgII absorptions systems are present at redshifts of z=2.18 and z=2.20. We briefly discuss the implications of this discovery for the high-redshift quasar population.
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