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Extragalactic abstracts - IRSA - California Institute of Technology

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

Mar 25, 10 16:24 Page 549/742<br />

Spitzer Space Telescope − General Observer Proposal #3163<br />

Mid− and Far−Infrared Spectral Energy Distribution <strong>of</strong> Type II Quasars from the<br />

Sloan Digital Sky Survey<br />

Principal Investigator: Michael Strauss<br />

Institution: Princeton University<br />

Technical Contact: Michael Strauss, Princeton University<br />

Co−Investigators:<br />

Nadia Zakamska, Princeton University<br />

Julian Krolik, Johns Hopkins University<br />

Timothy Heckman, Johns Hopkins University<br />

Iskra Strateva, Pennsylvania State University<br />

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

Observing Modes: IracMap MipsPhot<br />

Hours Approved: 14.2<br />

Abstract:<br />

The success <strong>of</strong> unification models for Seyfert galaxies raises the question <strong>of</strong><br />

whether these models can be extended to high luminosity AGNs. Do obscured (type<br />

II) quasars exist? If so, how many are there? To date, only a small number <strong>of</strong><br />

candidates have been found. We recently published a sample <strong>of</strong> 150 type II quasar<br />

candidates at redshifts z

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