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The Clustering of AGN and Galaxies at Intermediate Redshift

Astrophysics 2009-11-06 v1

Abstract

Galaxies in the environments of 69 0.2<z<0.7 UBR selected AGN have been imaged to Bj~23.5. By applying photometric redshifts and color selection criteria to the galaxy catalogue, the AGN-galaxy cross-correlation function has been measured as a function of galaxy type. The spatial cross-correlation of AGN with red (early-type) galaxies is comparable to the autocorrelation function of elliptical galaxies at low redshift. In contrast, the cross-correlation of AGN with blue (late-type) galaxies is weak and has been detected with low significance. As blue galaxies dominate Bj~23.5 galaxy catalogues, the cross-correlation of UBR selected AGN with all galaxies is weak at intermediate redshifts.

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@article{arxiv.astro-ph/0103270,
  title  = {The Clustering of AGN and Galaxies at Intermediate Redshift},
  author = {M. J. I. Brown and B. J. Boyle and R. L. Webster},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/0103270},
  year   = {2009}
}

Comments

18 pages, 13 Figures, Accepted for Publication in AJ