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Optical Spectroscopic Observations of Blazars and γ-Ray Blazar Candidates in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey Data Release Nine

Masetti, N.; Funk, S.; Massaro, F. +2 more

We present an analysis of the optical spectra available in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey data release nine (SDSS DR9) for the blazars listed in the ROMA-BZCAT and for the γ-ray blazar candidates selected according to their IR colors. First, we adopt a statistical approach based on Monte Carlo simulations to find the optical counterparts of the blaz…

Outflows, Dusty Cores, and a Burst of Star Formation in the North America and Pelican Nebulae

Ginsburg, Adam; Bally, John; Stringfellow, Guy S. +3 more

We present observations of near-infrared 2.12 µm molecular hydrogen outflows emerging from 1.1 mm dust continuum clumps in the North America and Pelican Nebula (NAP) complex selected from the Bolocam Galactic Plane Survey (BGPS). Hundreds of individual shocks powered by over 50 outflows from young stars are identified, indicating that the du…