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The Luminosity Function of QSO Host Galaxies

  • Hamilton T
  • Casertano S
  • Turnshek D
The Astrophysical Journal (2002) 576(1) 61-74
DOI: 10.1086/341724
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Abstract

We report on results from H band imaging observations of a complete sample of high-luminosity low-redshift QSOs. The luminosity function of QSO hosts is similar in shape to that of normal galaxies, although offset in normalisation by a factor of 10^(-4). This supports the hypothesis that the parent population of quasars is identical to the general population of early-type field galaxies.

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Hamilton, T. S., Casertano, S., & Turnshek, D. A. (2002). The Luminosity Function of QSO Host Galaxies. The Astrophysical Journal, 576(1), 61–74. https://doi.org/10.1086/341724

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