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Results from a faint QSO redshift survey

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 July 2016

T. Shanks ,
R. Fong ,
B.J. Boyle  and
B.A. Peterson
T. Shanks
Affiliation:
Physics Department, University of Durham Durham, DH1 3LE, England
R. Fong
Affiliation:
Physics Department, University of Durham Durham, DH1 3LE, England
B.J. Boyle
Affiliation:
Physics Department, University of Durham Durham, DH1 3LE, England
B.A. Peterson
Affiliation:
Mount Stromlo Observatory, Woden, ACT 2606, Australia

Abstract

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We have used the FOCAP fibre optic coupler at the Anglo-Australian Telescope (AAT) to measure redshifts for a complete sample of ∼ 170 B ≤ 21m QSO's selected using the ultraviolet excess (UVX) criterion. We present preliminary estimates of the QSO luminosity function in discrete redshift ranges and show how these observations differentiate between models of QSO evolution. We have also investigated the clustering of QSOs in this complete sample by estimating the QSO 2-point correlation function and we use this to derive direct constraints on the homogeneity of the Universe at large scales.

Type
I. Surveys
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 119: Quasars , 1986 , pp. 37 - 43
Copyright
Copyright © Reidel 1986 

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