A wide-field K-band survey: The luminosity function of galaxies

被引：76
作者：
Gardner, JP
Sharples, RM
Frenk, CS
Carrasco, BE
机构：
[1] UNIV DURHAM,DEPT PHYS,DURHAM DH1 3LE,ENGLAND
[2] INST NACL ASTROFIS OPT & ELECT,PUEBLA 72000,MEXICO
来源：
ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL | 1997年 / 480卷 / 02期
关键词：
cosmology; observations; galaxies; evolution; luminosity function; mass function; statistics; infrared; surveys;
D O I：
10.1086/310630
中图分类号：
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号：
0704 ;
摘要：
We present the first determination of the near-infrared k-band luminosity function of field galaxies from a wide-field K-selected redshift survey. The best-fit Schechter function parameters are M* = -23.12 + 5 log h, alpha = -0.91, and phi* = 1.66 x 10(-2)h(3) Mpc(-3). We estimate that systematics are no more than 0.1 mag in M* and 0.1 in alpha, which is comparable to the statistical errors on this measurement.
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页码：L99 / L102
页数：4
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