Poster Title: VLT adaptive optics observations of z ~ 2.5 quasars.
Abstract: R. Falomo(1), J. Kotilainen(2), A. Treves(3), Scarpa, R.(4)
(1) INAF- Osservatorio di Padova, Italy (2) Tuorla Observatory, University of Turku, Finland (3) Universita' dell'Insubria, Como, Italy (4) ESO, Chile
Abstract
We present K band images of distant quasars obtained with the adaptive optics system NAOS -- Conica at the VLT. The high resolution and deepness of the images allow us to investigate the properties of the environments of three quasars at redshift z=2.1 to 2.6, close to the peak of the cosmological evolution of QSO. These results are discussed in the context of the models of joint formation and evolution of alaxies and their active nuclei.
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