Seeking the epoch of maximum luminosity for dusty quasars

Infrared luminosities νL ν(7.8 μm) arising from dust reradiation are determined for Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) quasars with 1.4 <z < 5 using detections at 22 μm by the Wide-Field Infrared Survey Explorer. Infrared luminosity does not show a maximum at any redshift z < 5, reaching a pla...

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Main Authors: Vardanyan, Valeri (Author) , Weedman, Daniel (Author) , Sargsyan, Lusine (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 2014 July 8
In: The astrophysical journal
Year: 2014, Volume: 790, Issue: 2
ISSN:1538-4357
DOI:10.1088/0004-637X/790/2/88
Online Access:Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637X/790/2/88
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Author Notes:Valeri Vardanyan, Daniel Weedman, and Lusine Sargsyan

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