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The far-UV break in quasar energy distributions: dust?

L. Binette, Y. Krongold, S. Haro-Corzo, A. Andersen

astro-pharXiv:astro-ph/0611011

Abstract

A prominent continuum steepening is observed in quasar energy distributions near 1100A. We review possible interpretations for the origin of the so-called far-UV break, putting emphasis on those that favor the emergence of an upturn in the extreme-UV.

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