Quasar Physics from Unusual SDSS Quasars
Patrick Hall
The Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) is obtaining high-quality,
moderate-resolution spectra for about 100,000 quasars. At least 1 in 1000
of those quasars is interesting in some unusual way, and detailed studies of
such objects complement statistical studies of large samples of normal objects.
I will discuss several of the more unusual SDSS quasars found to date
(including a Ly-alpha-only object and a quasar without broad Ly-alpha)
and what they tell us about the range of physical conditions around quasars.