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| DOI | 10.3847/1538-4357/AA689F | ||||
| Año | 2017 | ||||
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We present the first discoveries from a survey of z greater than or similar to 6 quasars using imaging data from the DECam Legacy Survey (DECaLS) in the optical, the UKIRT Deep Infrared Sky Survey (UKIDSS) and a preliminary version of the UKIRT Hemisphere Survey (UHS) in the near-IR, and ALLWISE in the mid-IR. DECaLS will image 9000 deg(2) of sky down to z(AB) similar to 23.0, and UKIDSS and UHS will map the northern sky at 0 < decl. < + 60 degrees, reaching J(VEGA) similar to 19.6 (5-sigma). The combination of these data sets allows us to discover quasars at redshift z greater than or similar to 7 and to conduct a complete census of the faint quasar population at z greater than or similar to 6. In this paper, we report on the selection method of our search, and on the initial discoveries of two new, faint z greater than or similar to 6 quasars and one new z = 6.63 quasar in our pilot spectroscopic observations. The two new z similar to 6 quasars are at z = 6.07 and z = 6.17 with absolute magnitudes at rest-frame wavelength 1450 angstrom being M-1450 = -25.83 and M-1450 = -25.76, respectively. These discoveries suggest that we can find quasars close to or fainter than the break magnitude of the Quasar Luminosity Function (QLF) at z greater than or similar to 6. The new z = 6.63 quasar has an absolute magnitude of M-1450 = -25.95. This demonstrates the potential of using the combined DECaLS and UKIDSS/UHS data sets to find z greater than or similar to 7 quasars. Extrapolating from previous QLF measurements, we predict that these combined data sets will yield similar to 200 z similar to 6 quasars to z(AB) < 21.5, similar to 1000 z similar to 6 quasars to z(AB) < 23, and similar to 30 quasars at z > 6.5 to J(VEGA) < 19.5.
| Ord. | Autor | Género | Institución - País |
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| 1 | Wang, Feige | Mujer |
Peking Univ - China
UNIV ARIZONA - Estados Unidos Peking University - China The University of Arizona - Estados Unidos |
| 2 | Fan, Xiaohui | - |
UNIV ARIZONA - Estados Unidos
Peking Univ - China The University of Arizona - Estados Unidos Peking University - China |
| 3 | Yang, Jinyi | - |
Peking Univ - China
UNIV ARIZONA - Estados Unidos Peking University - China The University of Arizona - Estados Unidos |
| 4 | Wu, Xue-Bing | - |
Peking Univ - China
Peking University - China |
| 5 | Yang, Qian | - |
Peking Univ - China
UNIV ARIZONA - Estados Unidos Peking University - China The University of Arizona - Estados Unidos |
| 6 | Bian, Fu-Yan | - |
Australian Natl Univ - Australia
Australian National University - Australia The Australian National University - Australia |
| 7 | McGreer, Ian | Hombre |
UNIV ARIZONA - Estados Unidos
The University of Arizona - Estados Unidos |
| 8 | Li, Jiang-Tao | - |
UNIV MICHIGAN - Estados Unidos
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor - Estados Unidos |
| 9 | Li, Zefeng | - |
Peking Univ - China
Peking University - China |
| 10 | Ding, Jiani | - |
UNIV ARIZONA - Estados Unidos
The University of Arizona - Estados Unidos |
| 11 | Dey, Arjun | Hombre |
Natl Opt Astron Observ - Estados Unidos
National Optical Astronomy Observatory - Estados Unidos |
| 12 | Dye, Simon | Hombre |
Univ Nottingham - Reino Unido
University of Nottingham - Reino Unido |
| 13 | Findlay, Joseph R. | Hombre |
UNIV WYOMING - Estados Unidos
University of Wyoming - Estados Unidos |
| 14 | Green, Richard | Hombre |
UNIV ARIZONA - Estados Unidos
The University of Arizona - Estados Unidos |
| 15 | James, David J. | Hombre |
Observatorio Interamericano del Cerro Tololo - Chile
UNIV WASHINGTON - Estados Unidos Cerro Tololo Inter American Observatory - Chile University of Washington, Seattle - Estados Unidos National Optical Astronomy Observatory - Chile University of Washington - Estados Unidos |
| 16 | Jiang, Linhua | - |
Peking Univ - China
Peking University - China |
| 17 | Lang, Dustin | Hombre |
UNIV TORONTO - Canadá
University of Toronto - Canadá Dunlap Institute for Astronomy & Astrophysics - Canadá |
| 18 | Lawrence, A. | Hombre |
UNIV EDINBURGH - Reino Unido
University of Edinburgh, Institute for Astronomy - Reino Unido |
| 19 | Myers, Adam D. | - |
UNIV WYOMING - Estados Unidos
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| 20 | Ross, Nicholas P. | Hombre |
UNIV EDINBURGH - Reino Unido
Drexel Univ - Estados Unidos University of Edinburgh, Institute for Astronomy - Reino Unido Drexel University - Estados Unidos |
| 21 | Schlegel, David | Hombre |
Lawrence Berkeley Natl Lab - Estados Unidos
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory - Estados Unidos |
| 22 | Shanks, T. | - |
Univ Durham - Reino Unido
University of Durham - Reino Unido Durham University - Reino Unido |
| Fuente |
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| National Natural Science Foundation of China |
| National Science Foundation |
| National Key Research and Development Program of China |
| National Key Basic Research Program of China |
| US NSF |
| Ministry of Science and Technology of China |
| NSFC |
| Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China |
| STFC |
| Science and Technology Facilities Council |
| University of Arizona |
| National Basic Research Program of China (973 Program) |
| National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences |
| Ministry of Finance |
| Special Fund for Astronomy from the Ministry of Finance |
| Ernest Rutherford Fellowship scheme |
| Strategic Priority Research Program "The Emergence of Cosmological Structures", National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences |
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| We thank the anonymous referee for carefully reading the manuscript and providing constructive comments and suggestions. F.W., J.Y., and X.-B.W. acknowledge support from NSFC grants 11373008 and 11533001, and the National Key Basic Research Program of China 2014CB845700. X.F. and I.D.M. acknowledge support from US NSF grant AST 15-15115. L.J. acknowledges support from the Ministry of Science and Technology of China under grant 2016YFA0400703. N.P.R. acknowledges support from the STFC and the Ernest Rutherford Fellowship scheme. This research uses data obtained through the Telescope Access Program (TAP), which has been funded by the Strategic Priority Research Program "The Emergence of Cosmological Structures" (Grant No. XDB09000000), National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and the Special Fund for Astronomy from the Ministry of Finance. We acknowledge the use of the MMT Observatory, a joint facility of the Smithsonian Institution and the University of Arizona. We acknowledge the use of the Magellan telescope and ANU 2.3m telescope. We also acknowledge the use of public data, including ALLWISE, UKIDSS, VHS and VIKING. |
| F.W., J.Y., and X.-B.W. acknowledge support from NSFC grants 11373008 and 11533001, and the National Key Basic Research Program of China 2014CB845700. X.F. and I.D.M. acknowledge support from US NSF grant AST 15-15115. L.J. acknowledges support from the Ministry of Science and Technology of China under grant 2016YFA0400703. N.P.R. acknowledges support from the STFC and the Ernest Rutherford Fellowship scheme. This research uses data obtained through the Telescope Access Program (TAP), which has been funded by the Strategic Priority Research Program The Emergence of Cosmological Structures (Grant No. XDB09000000), National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and the Special Fund for Astronomy from the Ministry of Finance. We acknowledge the use of the MMT Observatory, a joint facility of the Smithsonian Institution and the University of Arizona. We acknowledge the use of the Magellan telescope and ANU 2.3m telescope. We also acknowledge the use of public data, including ALLWISE, UKIDSS, VHS and VIKING. |