GMOS South spectrum of the highest redshift quasar known at z = 6.43
GMOS South spectrum of the highest redshift quasar known at z = 6.43. The wavelength interval between the Lyman alpha peak and the point at which the flux drops to zero at ~8950Å gives the size of the quasar proximity zone.
Credit:International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA
About the Image
| Id: | geminiann07015b |
| Type: | Chart |
| Release date: | Sept. 24, 2007, 6:51 p.m. |
| Related announcements: | geminiann07015 |
| Size: | 500 x 215 px |
About the Object
| Category: | Illustrations |
