Probabilistic selection of high-redshift quasars

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

Volumn 419, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 390-410

  Mortlock, Daniel J ^a   Patel, Mitesh ^a   Warren, Stephen J ^a   Hewett, Paul C ^b   Venemans, Bram P ^c   Mcmahon, Richard G ^b   Simpson, Chris ^d  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c EUROPEAN SOUTHERN OBSERVATORY   (Germany)

^d LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Methods: statistical; Quasars: general; Surveys

Indexed keywords

EID: 83555174471     PISSN: 00358711     EISSN: 13652966     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2966.2011.19710.x     Document Type: Article

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