Papers, etc.

There are oral history interviews with Schmidt from March 1975 and June 1975 at the AIP Center for the History of Physics. There are oral history interviews from 1992, 1996, and 2000 and other materials at the Caltech Archives.

Other References: Historical

Chapman, David M.F., “Reflections: Maarten Schmidt and the Discovery of Quasar Redshifts,” JRASC 97, 13 (2003).

Ellis, Barbara, “Redshift Turns Gold for Maarten Schmidt,” Caltech News42, 4 (2008).

Preston, Richard, First Light: The Search for the Edge of the Universe (Atlantic Monthly Press, NY, 1987) [excerpted in Mercury 17, 1, 2 (1988)].

Preston, Richard, “Beacons in Time — Maarten Schmidt and the Discovery of Quasars,” Mercury 17, 2 (1988).

Schmidt, Maarten, “Discovery of Quasars,” in K. Kellermann & B Sheets, eds., Serendipitous Discoveries in Radio Astronomy: Proceedings of a Workshop Held at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory, Green Bank, West Virginia on May 4, 5, 6 1983 (NRAO, Green Bank, WV, 1984), pp. 171-74.

Schmidt, Maarten, “The Discovery of Quasars,“ in B. Bertotti, et al, eds., Modern Cosmology in Retrospect (Cambridge Univ. Press, Cambridge, UK, 1990), pp. 347-54.

Trimble, V. & L. Woltjer, “Quasars at 25,” Science 234, 155-61 (1986).

Trimble, V., R. Blandford, R. Green, I.N. Reid, & M. Schmidt, “Conference report — Astronomical Luminosity Functions: a celebration for Maarten Schmidt,” Comments on Astrophys.18, 119-137 (1995).

Weedman, D.W., Quasar Astronomy (Cambridge Univ. Press, Cambridge, UK, 1986).

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Other References: Scientific

Schmidt, M., “Photo-electric observations of Nova Lacertae 1950,” Bull. Astr Inst. Netherlands 11, 224-25 (1950).

Schmidt, M., “The Variation of the Total Brightness of Comets with Heliocentric Distance,” Bull. Astr Inst. Netherlands 11, 253-58 (1950).

Schmidt, M., “A Model of the Distribution of Mass in the Galactic System,” Bull. Astr Inst. Netherlands 13, 15-41 (1956).

Schmidt, M., “Spiral Structure in the Inner Parts of the Galactic System Derived from the Hydrogen Emission at 21-cm Wavelength,” Bull. Astr Inst. Netherlands 13, 247-68 (1957).

Schmidt, M., “The Rate of Star Formation,” Ap.J. 129, 243 (1959) and 137, 758 (1963).

Schmidt, M., “Galactic Models from Radio Observations,” PASP 73, 103 (1961).

Schmidt, M., “Spectrum of a Stellar Object Identified with the Radio Source 3C 286,” Ap.J. 136, 684 (1962).

Kraft, Robert P. & Maarten Schmidt, “Galactic Structure and Galactic Rotation from Cepheids,” Ap.J. 137, 249-67 (1962).

Schmidt, M., “3C273: A Star-like Object with Large Red-shift,” Nature 197, 1040 (1963) [excerpted with commentary and related papers in Lang, Kenneth R. & Owen Gingerich, eds., A Source Book in Astronomy & Astrophysics, 1900-1975 Harvard Univ. Press, Cambridge, MA, 1979), 803-10].

Greenstein, Jesse L. & Maarten Schmidt, “The Quasi-Stellar Radio Sources 3C 48 and 3C 273,” Ap.J. 140, 1-34 (1964) [excerpted with commentary in Lang, Kenneth R. & Owen Gingerich, eds., A Source Book in Astronomy & Astrophysics, 1900-1975 Harvard Univ. Press, Cambridge, MA, 1979), 811-18].

Matthews, Thomas A., William W. Morgan, & Maarten Schmidt, “A Discussion of Galaxies Indentified with Radio Sources,” Ap.J. 140, 35 (1964).

Blaauw, Adriaan & Maarten Schmidt, Galactic Structure (Univ. of Chicago Press, Chicago, 1965).

Schmidt, Maarten, “Optical Spectra and Redshifts of 31 Radio Galaxies,” Ap.J. 141, 1-5 (1965).

Schmidt, Maarten, “Space Distribution and Luminosity Functions of Quasi-Stellar Radio Sources,” Ap.J. 151, 393 (1968).

Schmidt, Maarten, “Quasi-stellar sources,” Mitteilungen der Astronomischen Gesellschaft 25, 13-17 (1968) [Karl Schwarzschild lecture].

Bahcall, John N., Maarten Schmidt, & James E. Gunn, “Are Some Quasi-Stellar Objects Associated with Clusters of Galaxies?” Ap.J. 157, 77 (1969).

Schmidt, Maarten, “Space Distribution and Luminosity Functions of Quasars,” Ap.J. 162, 371-79 (1970).

Schmidt, Maarten, “Quasars and Cosmology” (1971 Halley Lecture), Observatory 91, 209-14 (1971).

Schmidt, Maarten, “The Distances to the Quasars,” QJRAS 13, 297-302 (1972).

Schmidt, Maarten, “Statistical Studies of the Evolution of Extragalactic Radio Sources,” Ap.J. 176, 273-87, 289-301, 303-14 (1972).

Schmidt, Maarten, “The Mass of the Galactic Halo Derived from the Luminosity Function of High-Velocity Stars,” Ap.J. 202, 22 (1975).

Richstone, Douglas O. & Maarten Schmidt, “The Spectral Properties of a Large Sample of Quasars,” Ap.J. 235, 361-76 (1980).

Green, Richard F., et al, Observations of Quasars with the International Ultraviolet Explorer Satellite,” Ap.J. 239, 483-94 (1980).

Shaffer, D., R. Green, R., & M. Schmidt, “VLA Observations of the Palomar Bright Quasar Survey,” IAU Symposium 97 (1982), p. 367.

Schmidt, Maarten, “Quasar Boundary,” Science 216, 6 (1982).

Schmidt, Maarten & Richard F. Green, “Quasar Evolution Derived from the Palomar Bright Quasar Survey and Other Complete Quasar Surveys,” Ap.J. 269, 352-74 (1983).

Bechtold, Jill, et al, “IUE Observations of High-Redshift Quasars,” Ap.J. 281, 76-89 (1984).

Schneider, Donald P., et al, “Deep Optical and Radio Observations of the Gravitational Lens System 2016 + 112,” Ap.J. 294, 66-69 (1985).

Tananbaum, H., et al, “X-ray Observations of the Bright Quasar Survey,” Ap.J. 305, 57-67, 310, 518-33 (1986).

Schmidt, Maarten & Richard F. Green, “Counts, Evolution, and Background Contribution of X-ray Quasars and Other Extragalactic X-ray Sources,” Ap.J. 305, 68-82 (1986).

Schmidt, Maarten, Donald P. Schneider, & James E. Gunn, “Spectroscopic CCD Surveys for Quasars at Large Redshift. A Deep PFUEI survey,” Ap.J. 306, 411-27 (1986).

Schmidt, M., D. Schneider, & J. Gunn, “Nine Optically Selected Quasars With Redshifts Larger Than 3,” Ap J. 316, L1-L3 (1987).

Schmidt, M., D. Schneider, & J. Gunn, “ “PC 0910+5625: An Optically Selected Quasar With a Redshift of 4.04,” Ap.J. 321, L7-L10 (1987).

Kellermann, K.I., et al, “VLA Observations of Objects in the Palomar Bright Quasar Survey,” Astronomical Journal 98, 1195-1207 (1989).

Schmidt, Maarten & J.C. Higdon, “A Statistical Analysis of Gamma-Ray Bursts Detected by the Konus Experiment on Venera 11 and 12,”, in High Energy Astrophysics: American and Soviet Perspectives/Proceedings from the U.S.-U.S.S.R. Workshop on High-Energy Astrophysics (1991), 329-35.

Schmidt, Maarten, Donald P. Schneider, & James E. Gunn, “Luminosity Function of Quasars at Large Redshifts from GRISM Surveys,” The Space Distribution of Quasars, ASP Conference Series 21 (1991), 109-16.

Schneider, Donald P., Maarten Schmidt, & James E. Gunn “Moderate Resolution Spectrophotometry of High Redshift Quasars,” Astronomical Journal 101, 2004 (1991).

Hasinger, G., M. Schmidt, & J. Trümper,“Results on the X-ray Background and Sources from the ROSAT Medium Sensitivity Survey,“ Astron. & Astrophys. 246, L2-L5 (1991).

Schneider, Donald P., Maarten Schmidt, & James E. Gunn “PC 1247 + 3406 – An Optically Selected Quasar with a Redshift of 4.897,” Astronomical Journal 102, 837-40 (1991).

Schneider, Donald P., Maarten Schmidt, & James E. Gunn “Spectroscopic CCD Surveys for Quasars at Large Redshift. III: The Palomar Transit GRISM Survey Catalog,” Astronomical Journal 107, 1245-69 (1994).

Kellermann, K.I., et al, “The Radio Structure of Radio Loud and Radio Quiet Quasars in the Palomar Bright Quasar Survey,” Astronomical Journal 108, 1163-77 (1994).

Schmidt, Maarten, J.H. van Gorkom, Donald P. Schneider., & James E. Gunn “Differential Evolution of Radio Quiet and Radio Loud Quasars,” Astronomical Journal 109, 473-79 (1995).

Schmidt, Maarten, Donald P. Schneider, & James E. Gunn, “Spectrscopic CCD Surveys for Quasars at Large Redshift. IV.Evolution of the Luminosity Function from Quasars Detected by Their Lyman-Alpha Emission,” Astronomical Journal 110, 68-77 (1995).

Hasinger, G., et al, “The ROSAT Deep Survey. I. X-ray sources in the Lockman Field,” Astron. & Astrophys. 329, 482-94 (1998).

Schmidt, M., et al, “The ROSAT Deep Survey. II. Optical identification, Photometry and Spectra of X-ray Sources in the Lockman Field,” Astron. & Astrophys. 329, 495-503 (1998).

Hasinger, G., et al, “The ROSAT Deep Survey. IV. A Distant Lensing Cluster of Galaxies with a Bright Arc,” Astron. & Astrophys. 340, L27-L30 (1998).

Schmidt, Maarten, Donald P. Schneider, & James E. Gunn, “Spectroscopic CCD Surveys for Quasars at Large Redshift. V. The Palomar Scan GRISM Survey Catalog,” Astronomical Journal 117, 40-55 (1999).

Schmidt, Maarten, “Luminosities and Space Densities of Gamma-Ray Bursts,” Ap.J. 523, L117-L120 (1999).

Miyaji, Takamitsu, Günther Hasinger, & Maarten Schmidt, “Soft X-ray AGN Luminosity Function from ROSAT Surveys. I. Cosmological Evolution and Contribution to the Soft X-ray Background,” Astron. & Astrophys. 353, 25-40 (2000).

Miyaji, Takamitsu, Günther Hasinger, & Maarten Schmidt, “Soft X-ray AGN Luminosity Function from ROSAT Surveys. II. Table of the Binned Soft X-ray Luminosity Function,” Astron. & Astrophys. 369, 49-56 (2001).

Thomson, D., et al, “The ROSAT deep survey. VII. RX J105343+5735: A massive cluster at z=1.263,” Astron. & Astrophys. 377, 778-83 (2001).

Schmidt, Maarten, “Luminosities and Space Densities of Short Gamma-Ray Bursts,” Ap.J. 559, L79-L82 (2001).

Lehmann, I., G. Hasinger, S.S. Murray, & M. Schmidt, “Exploring the Early Universe with XMM-Newton,” in E.M. Schlegel & S.D. Vrtilek, eds., The High Energy Universe at Sharp Focus: Chandra Science, held in conjunction with the 113th Annual Meeting of the ASP (ASP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 262, San Francisco, 2002), pp. 105-15.

Jester, Sebastian, et al, “The Sloan Digital Sky Survey View of the Palomar-Green Bright Quasar Survey,” Astronomical Journal 130, 873 (2005).

Hasinger, G., T. Miyaji, T., & M. Schmidt, “Luminosity-dependent Evolution of Soft X-ray Selected AGN. New Chandra and XMM-Newton Surveys,” Astron. & Astrophys. 441, 417-34 (2005).

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Other Works: Popularizations, Fiction, etc.

Schmidt, Maarten & Francis Bello, “The Evolution of Quasars,” Sci. Am., May 1971, pp. 55-69