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Discovery of Two Spectroscopically Peculiar, Low-Luminosity Quasars at z~4

a r X i v : 0 7 0 5 .3 6 3 8 v 1 [ a s t r o - p h ] 2 4 M a y 2 0 0 7 Discovery of Two Spectroscopically Peculiar, Low-Luminosity Quasars at z ～ 41 Eilat Glikman2, S. G. Djorgovski2, Daniel Stern3, Milan Bogosavljevic?2, Ashish Mahabal2 ABSTRACT We report the discovery of two low-luminosity quasars at z ～ 4, both of which show prominent N IV] λ1486A? emission. This line is extremely rare in quasar spectra at any redshift; detecting it in two out of a sample of 23 objects (i.e., ～ 9% of the sample) is intriguing and is likely due to the low-luminosity, high- redshift quasar sample we are studying. This is still a poorly explored regime, where contributions from associated, early starbursts may be significant. One interpretation of this line posits photoionization by very massive young stars. Seeing N IV] λ1486A? emission in a high-redshift quasar may thus be understood in the context of co-formation and early co-evolution of galaxies and their su- permassive black holes. Alternatively, we may be seeing a phenomenon related to the early evolution of quasar broad emission line regions. The non-detection (and possibly even broad absorption) of N V λ1240A? line in the spectrum of one of these quasars may support that interpretation. These two objects may signal a new faint quasar population or an early AGN evolutionary stage at high redshifts. Subject headings: quasars: emission lines — quasars: general — galaxies: evo- lution — quasars: individual (DLS1053?0528) — quasars: individual (ND- WFS1433+3408) 1The data presented herein were obtained at the W.M. Keck Observatory, which is operated as a scientific partnership among the California Institute of Technology, the University of California and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. The Observatory was made possible by the generous financial support of the W.M. Keck Foundation. 2Astronomy Department, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, 91125, email: [eilatg,george,milan,aam]@ 3Jet Pro