Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
1999-01-08
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
10 pages, 6 figures, Accepted for publication in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Scientific paper
10.1046/j.1365-8711.1999.02471.x
We explore the effects of dust in cosmologically distributed intervening galaxies on the high redshift universe using a generalised model where dust content evolves with cosmic time. The absorbing galaxies are modelled as exponential disks which form coevally, maintain a constant space density and evolve in dust content at a rate that is uniform throughout. We find that the inclusion of moderate to moderately weak amounts of evolution consistent with other studies can reduce the mean observed $B$-band optical depth to redshifts $z \simgt 1$ by at least 60% relative to non-evolving models. Our predictions imply that intervening galactic dust is unlikely to bias the optical counts of quasars at high redshifts and their evolution in space density derived therefrom.
Masci Frank
Webster Rachel
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