0 VI AND He 11 EMISSION LINES I N T H E SPECTRA OF QUASARS

The plasma-laser star model for quasars, which is based on the hypotheses that there is no red shift in the spectra of quasars and that the strength of the emission lines is due to laser action, is further developed. Continuity is shown to exist between the spectra of 0 VI sequence planetary nuclei, Sanduleak stars, and 10 quasars. The 0 VI 11381 1, 3834 and He n 14686 emission lines in the spectra of these 10 quasars are identified. Candidate identifications for other quasar lines are also suggested. Making use of the similarity between the spectra of 0 VI sequence planetary nuclei and those of the 10 quasars, absolute magnitudes, temperatures, and masses of these quasars are estimated. The distribution of quasars in galactic coordinates is also discussed. Three predictions are made.