Nicholas Bate

Determining quasar orientation

Suk Yee Yong, Rachel L Webster, Anthea L King, Nicholas F Bate, Kathleen Labrie, Matthew J O'Dowd

Journal article  |  2020  |  MONTHLY NOTICES OF THE ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY

Since the discovery of active galactic nuclei (AGN) and their subclasses, a unification scheme of AGN has been long sought. Orient..

HST imaging of four gravitationally lensed quasars

NF Bate, G Vernardos, MJ O'Dowd, DM Neri-Larios, RL Webster, DJE Floyd, RL Barone-Nugent, K Labrie, AL King, S-Y Yong

Journal article  |  2018  |  MONTHLY NOTICES OF THE ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY

We present newHubble Space Telescope WFC3 imaging of four gravitationally lensed quasars: MG 0414+0534; RXJ 0911+0551; B 1422+231;..

Using the Properties of Broad Absorption Line Quasars to Illuminate Quasar Structure

Suk Yee Yong, Anthea L King, Rachel L Webster, Nicholas F Bate, Matthew J O'Dowd, Kathleen Labrie

Journal article  |  2018  |  MONTHLY NOTICES OF THE ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY

A key to understanding quasar unification paradigms is the emission properties of broad absorption line quasars (BALQs). The fact ..

The intrinsic far-UV spectrum of the high-redshift quasar B1422 231

M O'Dowd, NF Bate, RL Webster, K Labrie, AL King, S-Y Yong

Journal article  |  2018  |  MONTHLY NOTICES OF THE ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY

We present new spectroscopy of the z = 3.62 gravitationally lensed quasar B1422+117 from the Gemini North GMOS integral field spec..

The Kinematics of Quasar Broad Emission Line Regions Using a Disk-Wind Model

Suk Yee Yong, Rachel L Webster, Anthea L King, Nicholas F Bate, Matthew J O'Dowd, Kathleen Labrie

Journal article  |  2017  |  PUBLICATIONS OF THE ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY OF AUSTRALIA

The structure and kinematics of the broad line region in quasars are still unknown. One popular model is the disk-wind model that ..

NGC 147, NGC 185 and CassII: a genetic approach to orbital properties, star formation and tidal debris

Veronica Arias, Magda Guglielmo, Nuwanthika Fernando, Geraint F Lewis, Joss Bland-Hawthorn, Nicholas F Bate, Anthony Conn, Mike J Irwin, Annette MN Ferguson, Rodrigo A Ibata, Alan W McConnachie, Nicolas Martin

Journal article  |  2016  |  MONTHLY NOTICES OF THE ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY

NGC 147, NGC 185 and Cassiopeia II (CassII) have similar positions in the sky, distances and measured line-of-sight velocities. Th..

MICROLENSING CONSTRAINTS ON BROAD ABSORPTION AND EMISSION LINE FLOWS IN THE QUASAR H1413 117

Matthew J O'Dowd, Nicholas F Bate, Rachel L Webster, Kathleen Labrie, Joshua Rogers

Journal article  |  2015  |  ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL

We present new integral field spectroscopy of the gravitationally lensed broad absorption line (BAL) quasar H1413+117, covering th..

The shell game: a panoramic view of Fornax

NF Bate, B McMonigal, GF Lewis, MJ Irwin, E Gonzalez-Solares, T Shanks, N Metcalfe

Journal article  |  2015  |  MONTHLY NOTICES OF THE ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY

We present a panoramic study of the Fornax dwarf spheroidal galaxy, using data obtained as part of the VLT Survey Telescope (VST) ..

GERLUMPH DATA RELEASE 2:2.5 BILLION SIMULATED MICROLENSING LIGHT CURVES

G Vernardos, CJ Fluke, NF Bate, D Croton, D Vohl

Journal article  |  2015  |  ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL SUPPLEMENT SERIES

In the upcoming synoptic all-sky survey era of astronomy, thousands of new multiply imaged quasars are expected to be discovered a..

Differential microlensing measurements of quasar broad-line kinematics in Q2237 0305

M O'Dowd, NF Bate, RL Webster, R Wayth, K Labrie

Journal article  |  2011  |  MONTHLY NOTICES OF THE ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY

The detailed workings of the central engines of powerful quasars remain a mystery. This is primarily due to the fact that, at thei..