Examining Quasars at the Epoch of Peak Activity in the Universe -- methods for selection, observation, and application to the highest redshifts

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Dec 2004

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American Astronomical Society Meeting 205, #167.04; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 36, p.1621

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When the search for quasars and their luminosity function is hindered by observational effects such as stellar contamination, decreasing numbers, or fading brightness of sources, the technique of spectral cloning can restore valuable information about the completeness of unseen or rarely-seen populations. In this dissertation presentation, I discuss how I have used the technique of quasar cloning, in conjunction with observations of quasars at redshifts 2.2 - 3.3, to characterize the peak of the quasar activity epoch and improve the faint high-redshift quasar luminosity function. Using SDSS and the 2dF instrument, we observed quasars in heavily contaminated color regions, and have assembled a sample of 400 objects near the peak of quasar activity. Additional observations by our group at z 5 have shed light on the dependency of quasar numbers with absolute magnitude. Finally, I have also applied the technique to populations yet unseen above redshift 6.5, and I examine the strategies for selection of such targets by new near-infrared survey projects.

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