We report exploratory Chandra observations of the ultraluminous quasar SDSS J010013.02+280225.8 at redshift 6.30. The quasar is clearly detected by Chandra with a possible component of extended emission. The rest-frame 2-10 keV luminosity is 9.0(+4.5)(+9.1) x 10(45) erg s(-1) with an inferred photon index of G = 3.03(-0.70)(+0.78). This quasar is X-ray bright, with an inferred X-ray-to-optical flux ratio alpha(ox) = -1.22(-0.05)(+0.07), higher than the values found in other quasars of comparable ultraviolet luminosity. The properties inferred from this exploratory observation indicate that this ultraluminous quasar might be growing with super-Eddington accretion and probably viewed with a small inclination angle. Deep X-ray observations will help to probe the plausible extended emission and better constrain the spectral features for this ultraluminous quasar.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:arizona.edu/oai:arizona.openrepository.com:10150/621217 |
| Date | 01 June 2016 |
| Creators | Ai, Yanli, Dou, Liming, Fan, Xiaohui, Wang, Feige, Wu, Xue-Bing, Bian, Fuyan |
| Contributors | Univ Arizona, Steward Observ |
| Publisher | IOP PUBLISHING LTD |
| Source Sets | University of Arizona |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Article |
| Rights | © 2016. The American Astronomical Society. All rights reserved. |
| Relation | http://stacks.iop.org/2041-8205/823/i=2/a=L37?key=crossref.451e44adb7a3266183f517b4bfe4361d |
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