Differential information on the evolution of extragalactic sources from spectral index distributions

Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy

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Astronomical Spectroscopy, Extragalactic Radio Sources, X Ray Astronomy, Active Galactic Nuclei, Evolution (Development), Luminosity, Red Shift

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The dependence of the average spectral index of extragalactic sources on luminosity in complete samples selected at different frequencies is shown to vary in a manner that directly reflects their evolutionary properties. In particular, easily recognizable features are introduced by a luminosity dependent evolution and by the presence of a cutoff in the redshift distribution. The expected dependence on luminosity of the average optical to X-ray energy index αox for X-ray selected active galactic nuclei is discussed in some detail.

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