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Spitzer_Approved_<strong>Extragalactic</strong><br />

Mar 25, 10 16:24 Page 537/742<br />

Spitzer Space Telescope − General Observer Proposal #20084<br />

Quasar Bolometric Luminosity and Spectral Energy Distributions from Radio to<br />

X−ray<br />

Principal Investigator: Zhaohui Shang<br />

Institution: University <strong>of</strong> Wyoming<br />

Technical Contact: Zhaohui Shang, University <strong>of</strong> Wyoming<br />

Co−Investigators:<br />

Michael Brotherton, University <strong>of</strong> Wyoming<br />

Dean Hines, Space Science <strong>Institute</strong><br />

Daniel Dale, University <strong>of</strong> Wyoming<br />

Science Category: AGN/quasars/radio galaxies<br />

Observing Modes: IrsStare MipsPhot<br />

Hours Approved: 8.4<br />

Abstract:<br />

We propose to build the best SED data set spanning from radio to X−ray<br />

wavelengths for 35 quasars. We will use new and archival mid−to−far IR data from<br />

Spitzer as well as other existing multi−wavelength data. We have unique<br />

quasi−simultaneous FUV/UV−optical spectra for our sample, greatly reducing the<br />

uncertainty due to quasar intrinsic time variability in the UV bump. We will<br />

derive accurate bolometric luminosities for the sample and seek to establish a<br />

more reliable and accurate way to obtain the bolometric luminosity <strong>of</strong> quasars<br />

from their partial SEDs and/or spectral properties. We will also apply<br />

multivariate analysis to the SEDs, study the quasar multi−wavelength spectral<br />

properties and their dependence on the overall SEDs, and thus better understand<br />

the physical processes quasars employ emitting across the entire electromagnetic<br />

spectrum.<br />

Spitzer_Approved_<strong>Extragalactic</strong><br />

Printed_by_SSC<br />

Mar 25, 10 16:24 Page 538/742<br />

Spitzer Space Telescope − General Observer Proposal #30075<br />

Unveil the Nature <strong>of</strong> Post−Starburst Quasars<br />

Principal Investigator: Zhaohui Shang<br />

Institution: University <strong>of</strong> Wyoming<br />

Technical Contact: Zhaohui Shang, University <strong>of</strong> Wyoming<br />

Co−Investigators:<br />

Michael Brotherton, University <strong>of</strong> Wyoming<br />

Dean Hines, Space Science <strong>Institute</strong><br />

Daniel Dale, University <strong>of</strong> Wyoming<br />

Gabriella Canalizo, University <strong>of</strong> <strong>California</strong>, Riverside<br />

Rajib Ganguly, University <strong>of</strong> Wyoming<br />

Sabrina Cales, University <strong>of</strong> Wyoming<br />

Science Category: AGN/quasars/radio galaxies<br />

Observing Modes: IrsStare<br />

Hours Approved: 16.1<br />

Abstract:<br />

We propose to obtain mid−IR spectra <strong>of</strong> 16 spectroscopically selected<br />

post−starburst quasars in order to fully characterize the properties <strong>of</strong> this new<br />

class. Post−starburst quasars are broad−lined AGN that also posses the spectral<br />

signatures <strong>of</strong> massive, moderate−aged stellar populations (in excess <strong>of</strong> ten<br />

billion solar masses and ages <strong>of</strong> hundreds <strong>of</strong> Myrs). This class represents<br />

several percent <strong>of</strong> the quasar population and may explicitly reveal how black<br />

hole/bulge correlations arise. We will compare their mid−IR SED and possible PAH<br />

features with other classes. The current project, which will also incorporate<br />

HST, SDSS, IRTF, KPNO and Keck data, will for the first time determine reliably<br />

for a sample <strong>of</strong> objects the properties <strong>of</strong> the massive starbursts (ages, masses),<br />

their black holes mass, accretion rate, morphologies, environments, and the<br />

relationships among these. Beyond just characterizing the properties <strong>of</strong> these<br />

populations, we plan to investigate the hypothesis that post−starburst quasars<br />

are an evolutionary phase in the lifetime <strong>of</strong> most quasars.<br />

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