scholarly journals A survey programme for QSO and related objects

1978 ◽  
Vol 79 ◽  
pp. 303-304
Author(s):  
H. Lorenz
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Evaluation ◽  
High Redshift ◽  
First Results ◽  
Objective Prism ◽  
Reliable Classification ◽  
Low Dispersion

I would like to give the first results of a survey programme for high redshift quasars and related objects on the Tautenburg-Schmidt plates. It is known that objective prism plates are very useful for detecting these objects. the smaller the dispersion of the spectra, the fainter are the objects that can be found. Our Schmidt correcting lens gives spectra with the dispersion of 2500 Å mm−1 at Hγ. the limiting magnitude is about 19m in the B range. At this very low dispersion reliable classification of the objects requires the extraction of all the information stored on the plate. That means that a quantitative evaluation should supplement visual insepction.

scholarly journals Contributions and Prospects for Spectral Classification of Stars with Objective Prism Techniques

1979 ◽  
Vol 47 ◽  
pp. 127-136
Author(s):  
E. K. Kharadze
Keyword(s):  
Galactic Structure ◽  
Spectral Classification ◽  
Missing Mass ◽  
Mass Problem ◽  
Important Stage ◽  
Objective Prism ◽  
Low Dispersion

The following topics will be discussed: a) A few historical comments; b) MK classification - the most important stage of classification work; c) Recently revealed peculiarity features and the problem of further differentiation of the classification scale; d) Classification work in the USSR; e) The role of classification results with respect to galactic structure studies; f) Low dispersion spectra and faint M-type stars and the missing mass problem; g) Extraterrestrial spectral observations: new promising means for research.

scholarly journals Automatic extraction and classification of low-dispersion objective prism stellar spectra

2000 ◽  
Vol 142 (2) ◽  
pp. 339-345 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Bratsolis ◽  
I. Bellas-Velidis ◽  
A. Dapergolas ◽  
E. Kontizas ◽  
M. Kontizas
Keyword(s):  
Automatic Extraction ◽  
Stellar Spectra ◽  
Objective Prism ◽  
Low Dispersion

scholarly journals A Test of the Accuracy of low Dispersion Objective Prism: Spectral Classification of Late-Type Stars Using DDO Photometry

1976 ◽  
Vol 72 ◽  
pp. 73-73
Author(s):  
J. J. Clariá ◽  
W. Osborn
Keyword(s):  
Band System ◽  
Class I ◽  
Spectral Features ◽  
Spectral Classification ◽  
Late Type ◽  
Intermediate Band ◽  
Metal Abundance ◽  
Objective Prism ◽  
Low Dispersion

A test has been made of the reliability of the multidimensional classification of late-type stars from low dispersion objective prism plates recently attempted by Stock and Wroblewski. Such classification at low dispersion is difficult due to the problem of separating the effects of luminosity from those of abnormal metal abundance. A sample of the stars classified by Stock and Wroblewski as metal weak (pec) and of those classified as luminous stars (class I) were observed using the DDO intermediate-band system. The photometry shows that the stars classified as pec are indeed population II giants, of low metal abundance ([Fe/H] < −1.0). The stars classified as I, however, were found in general not to be true supergiants but rather a mixture of various types of giants, such as CN strong stars, with spectral features that resemble, in one way or another, those of higher luminosity stars.

scholarly journals Bright Stars in Five LMC Star Clusters

1986 ◽  
Vol 116 ◽  
pp. 417-418
Author(s):  
E. Kontizas ◽  
E. Xiradaki ◽  
M. Kontizas
Keyword(s):  
Star Clusters ◽  
Spectral Classification ◽  
Schmidt Telescope ◽  
Binocular Microscope ◽  
Objective Prism ◽  
Low Dispersion

The bright stars of five LMC clusters were classified for deriving the distribution of various spectral types. The studied clusters are very young (NGC 2093) young (NGC 1818, NGC 2157) intermediate (NGC 1831) and old (NGC 1806) (Van den Bergh 1981). The spectral classification of the stars was carried out using film copies of the 1.2 m Schmidt telescope objective prism plates. Medium dispersion (830 Å at Hγ) unwidened YJ and widened UJ and low dispersion (2440 Å at Hγ) UJ were examined by means of a binocular microscope. Details of the criteria used for the classification are described by Kontizas et al (1985).

scholarly journals The Hamburg/ESO Survey for Bright QSOs — Slitless Spectroscopy at High Resolution

1994 ◽  
Vol 161 ◽  
pp. 723-727 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Wisotzki
Keyword(s):  
High Resolution ◽  
High Redshift ◽  
Gravitational Lens ◽  
High Resolution Spectroscopy ◽  
Wide Angle ◽  
X Rays ◽  
Digital Revolution ◽  
First Results ◽  
Objective Prism

The digital revolution in the evaluation of photographic plates and the introduction of automated quasar search techniques have drastically increased the number of known QSOs over the past decade. However, most of these QSOs are so faint that their use is limited to statistical studies. The bright end of the quasar population is still dominated by objects selected in other wavebands, such as radio, X-rays, or even infrared. We have started in 1990 a wide-angle objective-prism survey (the Hamburg/ESO Survey, HES) using the 1 m ESO Schmidt telescope (Reimers 1990). The survey is intended to cover 5000 deg2, of which about a third has been acquired up to now. The prime goal is to compile a large sample of bright (B &lt; 17.5) QSOs suited for detailed follow-up studies, in particular for high-resolution spectroscopy. Other objectives are to search for gravitational lens candidates and to directly measure the local luminosity function of quasars. In each Schmidt field, a spectral and a direct plate are scanned with the PDS 1010G microdensitometer at Hamburg, followed by an automated candidate selection and subsequent follow-up spectroscopy with the ESO 1.52 m and 3.6 m telescopes. A novel feature in our survey is the use of an objective-prism with a dispersion of 450 å/mm at Hγ, yielding a seeing-limited spectral resolution of 10–20 å FWHM. A full documentation of the survey techniques is in preparation. First results include the discoveries of the second-brightest QSO in the south (Wisotzki et al. 1991), and of a bright double QSO at high redshift, probably a gravitational lens (Wisotzki et al. 1993). In this contribution I want to show how a wide-angle quasar survey like the HES can benefit from the high resolution of the survey spectra.

scholarly journals Bright Stars in the SMC Clusters

1986 ◽  
Vol 116 ◽  
pp. 405-406
Author(s):  
E. Kontizas ◽  
A. Dapergolas ◽  
M. Kontizas
Keyword(s):  
Short Exposure ◽  
Schmidt Telescope ◽  
Circular Area ◽  
Magnitude Range ◽  
Cluster Area ◽  
Binocular Microscope ◽  
Objective Prism ◽  
Low Dispersion ◽  
Parent Galaxy

The bright stars for 15 SMC clusters were classified in order to derive the distribution of various spectral types. The studied clusters represent all evolutionary ages (disk, intermediate and halo) and are located at various places of the parent galaxy. The spectal classification of the stars was carried out using film copies of the 1.2 m Schmidt telescope objective prism plates. Low dispersion (2440 Å at Hγ) and medium dispersion (830 Å at Hγ) unwidewed UJ and RI spectra were examined by means of a binocular microscope. Short exposure plates were used as well for the most bright stars and particularly for the stars at the central areas where crowding is more severe. More details about the used material and the criteria used for the classification are described by Kontizas et al (1985). For each cluster a circular area was examined inside its tidal radius. (Kontizas, 1984). The stars in the innermost part of the populous clusters were not classified because of the overlapped images. Stars of fields in the vicinity of each cluster were also classified to find the contribution of field stars in the cluster area. The magnitude range of the studied stars is 14.5<V<17.50.

scholarly journals Automatic Extraction and Classification of Low-Dispersion Objective-Prism Stellar Spectra

2000 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Bratsolis ◽  
F. Maragoudaki ◽  
I. Bellas-Velidis ◽  
A. Dapergolas ◽  
E. Kontizas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Automatic Extraction ◽  
Stellar Spectra ◽  
Objective Prism ◽  
Low Dispersion

Novae in the Magellanic Clouds

1979 ◽  
Vol 46 ◽  
pp. 96-101
Author(s):  
J.A. Graham
Keyword(s):  
Large Magellanic Cloud ◽  
Magellanic Cloud ◽  
Magellanic Clouds ◽  
University Of Michigan ◽  
The Past ◽  
Spectroscopic Information ◽  
Objective Prism ◽  
The University ◽  
Small Cloud ◽  
Low Dispersion

During the past several years, a systematic search for novae in the Magellanic Clouds has been carried out at Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory. The Curtis Schmidt telescope, on loan to CTIO from the University of Michigan is used to obtain plates every two weeks during the observing season. An objective prism is used on the telescope. This provides additional low-dispersion spectroscopic information when a nova is discovered. The plates cover an area of 5°x5°. One plate is sufficient to cover the Small Magellanic Cloud and four are taken of the Large Magellanic Cloud with an overlap so that the central bar is included on each plate. The methods used in the search have been described by Graham and Araya (1971). In the CTIO survey, 8 novae have been discovered in the Large Cloud but none in the Small Cloud. The survey was not carried out in 1974 or 1976. During 1974, one nova was discovered in the Small Cloud by MacConnell and Sanduleak (1974).

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