Resolution of QSOs with the Adaptive Optics Bonnette on the CanadaFrance-Hawaii Telescope.

Hutchings, J.B.; Crampton, D.; Morris, S.

Abstract

We have used the Adaptive Optics Bonnette to obtain high-resolution images of QSOs at redshift ~1 and higher. While signal levels are low with small pixels, we have resolved at least half the host galaxies in early processing, and in many we detect faint tails or arms that imply tidal interactions. In the higher redshift QSOs, the host galaxies have compact or faint old stellar populations, and appear to be dominated by young stellar populations.

Citation

Hutchings, J., Crampton, D., & Morris, S. (1998). Resolution of QSOs with the Adaptive Optics Bonnette on the CanadaFrance-Hawaii Telescope. Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, 92(6),

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: 1998-12
• Deposit Date: Feb 16, 2012
• Journal: Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada
• Print ISSN: 0035-872X
• Publisher: Royal Astronomical Society of Canada
• Volume: 92
• Issue: 6
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1504981
• Publisher URL: http://www.rasc.ca/sites/default/files/jrasc1998-12.pdf