AGN UV luminosity function Virtual Observatory Resource

Authors
  1. Kulkarni G.
  2. Worseck G.
  3. Hennawi J.F.
  4. Published by
    CDS
Abstract

We present lists of more than 80000 mostly UV-optical colour-selected AGN from 12 data sets, homogenised with respect to the assumed cosmology, magnitude system, and bandpass correction (if possible). We also present the selection functions for each of the 12 data sets, similarly homogenised. The total sample spans redshifts from z=0 to 7.5. The paper presents a detailed description of the combined sample and determinations of the AGN UV luminosity function throughout this redshift range. The code for developing and analysing AGN luminosity functions is available on GitHub (https://github.com/gkulkarni/QLF). The inferred UV luminosity functions can also be used to derive the contribution of AGN to the cosmic UV background and its effect on the intergalactic medium (IGM). The GitHub repository also includes code for this. Here we also present the luminosity functions in redshift bins, luminosity function evolution models from the paper, the 912{AA} and 1450{AA} volume emissivity of AGN from z=0 to 15, and the hydrogen photoionization rate contribution by AGN in this redshift range.

Keywords
  1. quasars
  2. active-galactic-nuclei
  3. surveys
Bibliographic source Bibcode
2019MNRAS.488.1035K
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https://cdsarc.cds.unistra.fr/viz-bin/cat/J/MNRAS/488/1035
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History

2019-08-07T14:09:51Z
Resource record created
2019-08-07T14:09:51Z
Created
2024-08-19T20:19:18Z
Updated

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