Chandra observations of radio-loud quasars at z > 4: X-rays from the radio beacons of the early universe

Astronomical Journal

Volumn 128, Issue 2 1784, 2004, Pages 523-533

  Bassett, L C ^a   Brandt, W N ^a   Schneider, D P ^a   Vignali, C ^a,b   Chartas, G ^a   Garmire, G P ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OSSERVATORIO ASTRONOMICO DI BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Galaxies: active; Galaxies: high redshift; Galaxies: jets; Galaxies: nuclei; Quasars: general

Indexed keywords

EID: 4544284741     PISSN: 00046256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/422019     Document Type: Article

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