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The host galaxies of low luminosity quasars at high redshift
Tekijät: Kotilainen JK, Falomo R, Treves A, Uslenghi M
Kustantaja: ELSEVIER SCI LTD
Julkaisuvuosi: 2006
Lehti:New Astronomy Reviews
Tietokannassa oleva lehden nimiNEW ASTRONOMY REVIEWS
Lehden akronyymi: NEW ASTRON REV
Vuosikerta: 50
Numero: 9-10
Aloitussivu: 772
Lopetussivu: 775
Sivujen määrä: 4
ISSN: 1387-6473
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.newar.2006.06.037
Tiivistelmä
We present VLT/ISAAC near-infrared imaging of the host galaxies of 15 low luminosity quasars at 1 < z < 2. This work complements our studies to trace the cosmological evolution of the host galaxies of high luminosity quasars. The radio-loud (RLQ) and radio-quiet (RQQ) quasars have similar distribution of redshift and luminosity, and together the high and low luminosity quasars cover a large range of the quasar luminosity function. Both RLQ and RQQ hosts resemble massive inactive ellipticals undergoing passive evolution. However, RLQ hosts are systematically more luminous than RQQ hosts, as also found for the high luminosity quasars. The difference in the host luminosity remains the same from z = 2 to 0. For the entire set of quasars, we find a correlation between the nuclear and the host luminosities, albeit with a large scatter. The correlation is less apparent for the RQQs than for the RLQs. (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
We present VLT/ISAAC near-infrared imaging of the host galaxies of 15 low luminosity quasars at 1 < z < 2. This work complements our studies to trace the cosmological evolution of the host galaxies of high luminosity quasars. The radio-loud (RLQ) and radio-quiet (RQQ) quasars have similar distribution of redshift and luminosity, and together the high and low luminosity quasars cover a large range of the quasar luminosity function. Both RLQ and RQQ hosts resemble massive inactive ellipticals undergoing passive evolution. However, RLQ hosts are systematically more luminous than RQQ hosts, as also found for the high luminosity quasars. The difference in the host luminosity remains the same from z = 2 to 0. For the entire set of quasars, we find a correlation between the nuclear and the host luminosities, albeit with a large scatter. The correlation is less apparent for the RQQs than for the RLQs. (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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