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ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL
卷 662, 期 1, 页码 L1-L5出版社
IOP PUBLISHING LTD
DOI: 10.1086/519162
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galaxies : interactions; gravitational lensing; quasars : general
We report the discovery of the first known probable case of a physical triple quasar. A previously known double system, QQ 1429-008 at, is shown to contain a third, fainter QSO component at the same z = 2.076 redshift. Deep optical and IR imaging has failed to reveal a plausible lensing galaxy group or a cluster, and we are unable to construct any viable lensing model that could lead to the observed distribution of source positions and relative intensities of the three QSO image components. There are also hints of differences in the broadband spectral energy distributions of the different components, which are more naturally understood if they are physically distinct active galactic nuclei (AGNs). Therefore, we conclude that this system is most likely a physical triple quasar, the first such close QSO grouping known at any redshift. The projected component separations are similar to 30 50 kpc, typical of interacting galaxy systems. The existence of this highly unusual system supports the standard picture in which galaxy interactions lead to the onset of QSO activity.
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