The galaxy luminosity function and its evolution withChandra

DOI10.1051/0004-6361:20078193zbMATH Open1140.85318arXiv0801.4381OpenAlexW3098105446WikidataQ68856587 ScholiaQ68856587MaRDI QIDQ5387465FDOQ5387465

Authors: P. Tzanavaris, I. Geogantopoulos 

Publication date: 13 May 2008

Published in: Astronomy & Astrophysics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: AIMS: We have compiled one of the largest normal-galaxy samples ever to probe X-ray luminosity function evolution separately for early and late-type systems. METHODS: We selected 207 normal galaxies up to redshift z~1.4, with data from four major Chandra X-ray surveys, namely the Chandra deep fields (north, south and extended) and XBootes, and a combination of X-ray and optical criteria. We used template spectral energy-distribution fitting to obtain separate early- and late-type sub-samples, made up of 101 and 106 systems, respectively. For the full sample, as well as the two sub-samples, we obtained luminosity functions using both a non-parametric and a parametric, maximum-likelihood method. RESULTS: For the full sample, the non-parametric method strongly suggests luminosity evolution with redshift. The maximum-likelihood estimate shows that this evolution follows ~(1+z)^k_total, k_total=2.2+-0.3. For the late-type sub-sample, we obtained k_late=2.4^+1.0_-2.0. We detected no significant evolution in the early-type sub-sample. The distributions of early and late-type systems with redshift show that late types dominate at z>~0.5 and hence drive the observed evolution for the total sample. CONCLUSIONS: Our results support previous results in X-ray and other wavebands, which suggests luminosity evolution with k=2-3.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/0801.4381

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zbMATH Keywords

mass functionsurveysx-rays: binariesgalaxies: luminosity functionx-rays: galaxies

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Galactic and stellar dynamics (85A05) Statistical astronomy (85A35)

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