Abstract We present a sample of quasars discovered in an area near the Galactic Anti-Center covering 150°≤l≤ 210° and ｜b｜ ≤ 30°, based on LAMOST Data Release 3 （DR3）. This sample contains 151 sp...Abstract We present a sample of quasars discovered in an area near the Galactic Anti-Center covering 150°≤l≤ 210° and ｜b｜ ≤ 30°, based on LAMOST Data Release 3 （DR3）. This sample contains 151 spectroscopically confirmed quasars. Among them 80 are newly discovered with LAMOST. All these quasars are very bright, with i magnitudes peaking around 17.5 mag. All the new quasars were discovered serendipitously from objects that were originally targeted with LAMOST as stars having bluer colors, except for a few candidates targeted as variable, young stellar objects. This bright quasar sample at low Galactic latitudes will help fill the gap in the spatial distribution of known quasars near the Galactic disk that are used to construct an astrometric reference frame for the purpose of accurate proper motion measurements that can be applied to, for example, Gala. They are also excellent tracers to probe the kinematics and chemistry of the interstellar medium in the Milky Way disk and halo via absorption line spectroscopy.展开更多
基金supported by the National Key Basic Research Program of China(2014CB845705)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.11403038,11473001 and U1531244)+2 种基金The Guo Shou Jing Telescope(the Large Sky Area Multi-Object Fiber Spectroscopic Telescope,LAMOST) is a National Major Scientific Project built by the Chinese Academy of SciencesFunding for the project has been provided by the National Development and Reform CommissionLAMOST is operated and managed by National Astronomical Observatories,Chinese Academy of Sciences
文摘Abstract We present a sample of quasars discovered in an area near the Galactic Anti-Center covering 150°≤l≤ 210° and ｜b｜ ≤ 30°, based on LAMOST Data Release 3 （DR3）. This sample contains 151 spectroscopically confirmed quasars. Among them 80 are newly discovered with LAMOST. All these quasars are very bright, with i magnitudes peaking around 17.5 mag. All the new quasars were discovered serendipitously from objects that were originally targeted with LAMOST as stars having bluer colors, except for a few candidates targeted as variable, young stellar objects. This bright quasar sample at low Galactic latitudes will help fill the gap in the spatial distribution of known quasars near the Galactic disk that are used to construct an astrometric reference frame for the purpose of accurate proper motion measurements that can be applied to, for example, Gala. They are also excellent tracers to probe the kinematics and chemistry of the interstellar medium in the Milky Way disk and halo via absorption line spectroscopy.
