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	Maarten Schmidt's current interests are centered on the space distribution 
	and luminosity function of quasars, at radio, optical, and x-rays.  He is 
	engaged in a long-term observational survey program for high-redshift 
	quasars, aimed in particular to get information about the ``redshift 
	cutoff''.  Such data would provide direct constraints on the epoch of 
	galaxy and quasar formation.  This work involves transit observations (with 
	the telescope tracking disabled) with CCD arrays, both in direct and 
	slitless spectroscopic mode.  Colors for hundreds of thousands of stars and 
	galaxies, and very low-dispersion spectra for tens of thousands of objects 
	are obtained in the course of this program.  Besides the search for high 
	redshift quasars, this material will be of interest for studies of 
	different types of stars in our Galaxy and of galaxies and clusters of 
	galaxies. /p
	
	Other active interests of Schmidt include counts of x-ray sources (clusters 
	of galaxies, Seyfert galaxies, galaxies, BL Lacs and quasars) as well as 
	the nature of the extragalactic x-ray background, statistics of gamma-ray 
	bursts, and the luminosity function of stars (both disk and halo) in our 
	Galaxy.  His earlier interests included the statistics and evolution of 
	radio galaxies, the distribution of mass in our Galaxy, and the chemical 
	evolution and star formation history of our Galaxy. \p
	
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	Some recent references:\p
	
	Schmidt, M., and Green R., \i{Ap. J.}, \b{305}, 68, (1986),
	``Counts, Evolution, and Background Contribution of X-Ray 
	Quasars and Other Extragalactic X-Ray Sources.'' \p
	
	Schmidt, M., Schneider, D., and Gunn, J., \i{Ap. J. Lett.}, \b{316}, L1,
	(1987), ``Nine Optically Selected Quasars With Redshifts Larger Than 3.'' \p
	
	Schmidt, M., Schneider, D., and Gunn, J., \i{Ap. J. Lett.}, \b{321}, L7, (1987),
	``PC 0910+5625: An Optically Selected Quasar With a Redshift of 4.04.'' \p
	
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