We present an atlas of the spectral energy distributions (SEDs) of normal, nonblazar, quasars over the whole available range (radio to 10 keV X-rays) of the electromagnetic spectrum. The primary (UVSX) sample includes 47 quasars for which the spectral energy distributions include X-ray spectral indices and UV data. Of these, 29 are radio quiet, and 18 are radio loud. The SEDs are presented both in figures and in tabular form, with additional tabular material published on CD-ROM. Previously unpublished observational data for a second set of quasars excluded from the primary sample are also tabulated. The effects of host galaxy starlight contamination and foreground extinction on the UVSX sample are considered and the sample is used to investigate the range of SED properties. Of course, the properties we derive are influenced strongly by the selection effects induced by quasar discovery techniques. We derive the mean energy distribution (MED) for radio-loud and radio-quiet objects and present the bolometric corrections derived from it. We note, however, that the dispersion about this mean is large (-one decade for both the infrared and ultraviolet components when the MED is normalized at the near-infrared inflection). At least part of the dispersion in the ultraviolet may be due to time variability, but this is unhkely to be important in the infrared. The existence of such a large dispersion indicates that the MED reflects only some of the properties of quasars and so should be used only with caution. Subject headings: atlases-galaxies: photometry-quasars: general
We present a robust measurement and analysis of the rest-frame ultraviolet (UV) luminosity functions at z = 4 to 8. We use deep Hubble Space Telescope imaging over the CANDELS/GOODS fields, the Hubble Ultra Deep Field and the Hubble Frontier Field deep parallel observations near the Abell 2744 and MACS J0416.1-2403 clusters. The combination of these surveys provides an effective volume of 0.6-1.2 ×10 6 Mpc 3 over this epoch, allowing us to perform a robust search for faint (M UV = −18) and bright (M UV < −21) highredshift galaxies. We select candidate galaxies using a well-tested photometric redshift technique with careful screening of contaminants, finding a sample of 7446 candidate galaxies at 3.5 < z < 8.5, with >1000 galaxies at z ≈ 6 -8. We measure both a stepwise luminosity function for candidate galaxies in our redshift samples, as well as a Schechter function, using a Markov Chain Monte Carlo analysis to measure robust uncertainties. At the faint end our UV luminosity functions agree with previous studies, yet we find a higher abundance of UV-bright candidate galaxies at z ≥ 6. Our best-fit value of the characteristic magnitude M * UV is consistent with −21 at z ≥ 5, different than that inferred based on previous trends at lower redshift, and brighter at ∼2σ significance than previous measures at z = 6 and 7 (Bouwens et al. 2007(Bouwens et al. , 2011b. At z = 8, a single powerlaw provides an equally good fit to the UV luminosity function, while at z = 6 and 7, an exponential cutoff at the bright end is moderately preferred. We compare our luminosity functions to semi-analytical models, and find that the lack of evolution in M * UV is consistent with models where the impact of dust attenuation on the bright end of the luminosity function decreases at higher redshift, though a decreasing impact of feedback may also be possible. We measure the evolution of the cosmic star-formation rate (SFR) density by integrating our observed luminosity functions to M UV = −17, correcting for dust attenuation, and find that the SFR density declines proportionally to (1+z) −4.3±0.5 at z > 4, consistent with observations at z ≥ 9. Our observed luminosity functions are consistent with a reionization history that starts at z 10, completes at z > 6, and reaches a midpoint (x HII = 0.5) at 6.7 < z < 9.4. Finally, using a constant cumulative number density selection and an empirically derived rising star-formation history, our observations predict that the abundance of bright z = 9 galaxies is likely higher than previous constraints, though consistent with recent estimates of bright z ∼ 10 galaxies.
We present a UV-to-mid infrared multi-wavelength catalog in the CANDELS/GOODS-S field, combining the newly obtained CANDELS HST/WFC3 F105W, F125W, and F160W data with existing public data. The catalog is based on source detection in the WFC3 F160W band. The F160W mosaic includes the data from CANDELS deep and wide observations as well as previous ERS and HUDF09 programs. The mosaic reaches a 5σ limiting depth (within an aperture of radius 0. 17) of 27.4, 28.2, and 29.7 AB for CANDELS wide, deep, and HUDF regions, respectively. The catalog contains 34930 sources with the representative 50% completeness reaching 25.9, 26.6, and 28.1 AB in the F160W band for the three regions. In addition to WFC3 bands, the catalog also includes data from UV (U-band from both CTIO/MOSAIC and VLT/VIMOS), optical (HST/ACS F435W, F606W, F775W, F814W, and F850LP), and infrared (HST/WFC3 F098M, VLT/ISAAC Ks, VLT/HAWK-I Ks, and Spitzer/IRAC 3.6, 4.5, 5.8, 8.0 µm) observations. The catalog is validated via stellar colors, comparison with other published catalogs, zeropoint offsets determined from the best-fit templates of the spectral energy distribution of spectroscopically observed objects, and the accuracy of photometric redshifts. The catalog is able to detect unreddened star-forming (passive) galaxies with stellar mass of 10 10 M at a 50% completeness level to z∼3.4 (2.8), 4.6 (3.2), and 7.0 (4.2) in the three regions. As an example of application, the catalog is used to select both star-forming and passive galaxies at z∼2-4 via the Balmer break. It is also used to study the color-magnitude diagram of galaxies at 0
The Spitzer Space Telescope has revealed a significant population of high-redshift (z $ 2) dust-obscured galaxies with large mid-infrared to ultraviolet luminosity ratios. Due to their optical faintness, these galaxies have been previously missed in traditional optical studies of the distant universe. We present a simple method for selecting this high-redshift population based solely on the ratio of the observed mid-infrared 24 m to optical R-band flux density. We apply this method to observations of the %8.6 deg 2 NOAO Deep Wide-Field Survey Boötes field, and uncover %2600 dust-obscured galaxy candidates [i.e., 0.089 arcmin À2 ) with 24 m flux densities F 24 m ! 0:3 mJy and (R À ½24) ! 14 (i.e., F (24 m)/F (R) k1000]. These galaxies have no counterparts in the local universe. They represent 7% AE 0:6% of the 24 m source population at F 24 m ! 1 mJy but increase to %13% AE 1% of the population at %0.3 mJy. These galaxies exhibit evidence of both star formation and AGN activity, with the brighter 24 m sources being more AGN-dominated. We have measured spectroscopic redshifts for 86 of these galaxies, and find a broad redshift distribution centered atz % 1:99 AE 0:05. The space density of this population is AE DOG (F 24m ! 0:3 mJy) ¼ (2:82 AE 0:05) ; 10 À5 h 3 70 Mpc À3 , similar to that of bright submillimeter-selected galaxies at comparable redshifts. These redshifts imply large luminosities, with median L (8 m) % 4 ; 10 11 L . The infrared luminosity density contributed by this relatively rare dust-obscured galaxy population is log (IRLD) % 8:23 þ0:18 À0:30 . This is %60 þ40 À15 % of that contributed by z $ 2 ultraluminous infrared galaxies (ULIRGs, with L IR > 10 12 L ); our simple selection thus identifies a significant fraction of z $ 2 ULIRGs. This IRLD is %26% AE 14% of the total contributed by all z $ 2 galaxies. We suggest that these dust-obscured galaxies are the progenitors of luminous ($4L Ã ) present-day galaxies, seen undergoing an extremely luminous, short-lived phase of both bulge and black hole growth. They may represent a brief evolutionary phase between submillimeter-selected galaxies and less obscured quasars or galaxies.
We present Hubble WFC3/IR slitless grism spectra of a remarkably bright z 10 galaxy candidate, GN-z11, identified initially from CANDELS/GOODS-N imaging data. A significant spectroscopic continuum break is detected at λ = 1.47 ± 0.01 µm. The new grism data, combined with the photometric data, rule out all plausible lower redshift solutions for this source. The only viable solution is that this continuum break is the Lyα break redshifted to z grism = 11.09 +0.08 −0.12 , just ∼400 Myr after the Big Bang. This observation extends the current spectroscopic frontier by 150 Myr to well before the Planck (instantaneous) cosmic reionization peak at z ∼ 8.8, demonstrating that galaxy build-up was well underway early in the reionization epoch at z > 10. GN-z11 is remarkably and unexpectedly luminous for a galaxy at such an early time: its UV luminosity is 3× larger than L * measured at z ∼ 6 − 8. The Spitzer IRAC detections up to 4.5 µm of this galaxy are consistent with a stellar mass of ∼ 10 9 M . This spectroscopic redshift measurement suggests that the James Webb Space Telescope (JW ST ) will be able to similarly and easily confirm such sources at z > 10 and characterize their physical properties through detailed spectroscopy. Furthermore, WFIRST, with its wide-field near-IR imaging, would find large numbers of similar galaxies and contribute greatly to JW ST 's spectroscopy, if it is launched early enough to overlap with JW ST .
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