Decrease in the space density of quasars at high redshift

Nature

Volumn 384, Issue 6608, 1996, Pages 439-441

  Shaver, P A ^a   Wall, J V ^b   Kellermann, K I ^c   Jackson, C A ^d   Hawkins, M R S ^e  

^a EUROPEAN SOUTHERN OBSERVATORY   (Germany)

^b ROYAL GREENWICH OBSERVATORY   (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL RADIO ASTRONOMY OBSERVATORY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^e UK ASTRONOMY TECHNOLOGY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0029810252     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/384439a0     Document Type: Article

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