THE CANADA-FRANCE HIGH-<i>z</i>QUASAR SURVEY: NINE NEW QUASARS AND THE LUMINOSITY FUNCTION AT REDSHIFT 6

J. Willott, Chris; Delorme, P.; Reylé, C.; Albert, Loïc; Bergeron, J.; Crampton, D.; Delfosse, X.; Forveille, T.; B. Hutchings, John; J. McLure, R.; Omont, A.; Schade, D.

doi:10.1088/0004-6256/139/3/906

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THE CANADA-FRANCE HIGH-zQUASAR SURVEY: NINE NEW QUASARS AND THE LUMINOSITY FUNCTION AT REDSHIFT 6

Published in The Astronomical Journal • Feb 1, 2010

Authors:

Chris J. Willott

P. Delorme

C. Reylé

Abstract

We present discovery imaging and spectroscopy for nine new z ∼ 6 quasars found in the Canada–France High- z Quasar Survey (CFHQS) bringing the total number of CFHQS quasars to 19. By combining the CFHQS with the more luminous Sloan Digital Sky Survey sample, we are able to derive the quasar luminosi...

Subject

Quasar

Astrophysics

Redshift

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