Herschel ATLAS: The cosmic star formation history of quasar host galaxies

S. Serjeant; F. Bertoldi; A. W. Blain; D. L. Clements; A. Cooray; L. Danese; J. Dunlop; L. Dunne; S. Eales; J. Falder; E. Hatziminaoglou; D. H. Hughes; E. Ibar; M. J. Jarvis; A. Lawrence; M. G. Lee; M. Michalowski; M. Negrello; A. Omont; M. Page; C. Pearson; P. P. van der Werf; G. White; A. Amblard; R. Auld; M. Baes; D. G. Bonfield; D. Burgarella; S. Buttiglione; A. Cava; A. Dariush; G. de Zotti; S. Dye; D. Frayer; J. Fritz; J. Gonzalez-Nuevo; D. Herranz; R. J. Ivison; G. Lagache; L. Leeuw; M. Lopez-Caniego; S. Maddox; E. Pascale; M. Pohlen; E. Rigby; G. Rodighiero; S. Samui; B. Sibthorpe; D. J. B. Smith; P. Temi; M. Thompson; I. Valtchanov; A. Verma

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Herschel ATLAS: The cosmic star formation history of quasar host galaxies

S. Serjeant, F. Bertoldi, A. W. Blain, D. L. Clements, A. Cooray, L. Danese, J. Dunlop, L. Dunne, S. Eales, J. Falder, E. Hatziminaoglou, D. H. Hughes, E. Ibar, M. J. Jarvis, A. Lawrence, M. G. Lee, M. Michalowski, M. Negrello, A. Omont, M. PageC. Pearson, P. P. van der Werf, G. White, A. Amblard, R. Auld, M. Baes, D. G. Bonfield, D. Burgarella, S. Buttiglione, A. Cava, A. Dariush, G. de Zotti, S. Dye, D. Frayer, J. Fritz, J. Gonzalez-Nuevo, D. Herranz, R. J. Ivison, G. Lagache, L. Leeuw, M. Lopez-Caniego, S. Maddox, E. Pascale, M. Pohlen, E. Rigby, G. Rodighiero, S. Samui, B. Sibthorpe, D. J. B. Smith, P. Temi, M. Thompson, I. Valtchanov, A. Verma

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We present a derivation of the star formation rate per comoving volume of quasar host galaxies, derived from stacking analyses of far-infrared to mm-wave photometry of quasars with redshifts 0 z 6 and absolute I-band magnitudes -22 > I-AB > -32 We use the science demonstration observations of the first similar to 16 deg(2) from the Herschel Astrophysical Terahertz Large Area Survey (H-ATLAS) in which there are 240 quasars from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) and a further 171 from the 2dF-SDSS LRG and QSO (2SLAQ) survey. We supplement this data with a compilation of data from IRAS, ISO, Spitzer, SCUBA and MAMBO. H-ATLAS alone statistically detects the quasars in its survey area at > 5 sigma at 250, 350 and 500 mu m. From the compilation as a whole we find striking evidence of downsizing in quasar host galaxy formation: low-luminosity quasars with absolute magnitudes in the range -22 > I-AB > -24 have a comoving star formation rate (derived from 100 mu m rest-frame luminosities) peaking between redshifts of 1 and 2, while high-luminosity quasars with I-AB -26 have a maximum contribution to the star formation density at z similar to 3. The volume-averaged star formation rate of -22 > IAB > -24 quasars evolves as (1 + z)(2.3 +/- 0.7) at z 2, but the evolution at higher luminosities is much faster reaching (1 + z)(10 +/- 1) at -26 > I-AB > -28. We tentatively interpret this as a combination of a declining major merger rate with time and gas consumption reducing fuel for both black hole accretion and star formation.

Original language	English
Article number	L7
Number of pages	5
Journal	Astronomy & Astrophysics
Volume	518
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014565
Publication status	Published - 1 Jul 2010

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galaxies: active
infrared: galaxies
quasars: general
galaxies: formation
submillimeter: galaxies
galaxies: starburst
SPECTRAL ENERGY-DISTRIBUTIONS
SUPERMASSIVE BLACK-HOLES
ACTIVE GALACTIC NUCLEI
MM MAMBO/IRAM-30 M
SUBMILLIMETER GALAXIES
DUST EMISSION
SURVEY SBQS
EVOLUTION
CONSTRAINTS
DETECTIONS

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Serjeant, S., Bertoldi, F., Blain, A. W., Clements, D. L., Cooray, A., Danese, L., Dunlop, J., Dunne, L., Eales, S., Falder, J., Hatziminaoglou, E., Hughes, D. H., Ibar, E., Jarvis, M. J., Lawrence, A., Lee, M. G., Michalowski, M., Negrello, M., Omont, A., ... Verma, A. (2010). Herschel ATLAS: The cosmic star formation history of quasar host galaxies. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 518, Article L7. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014565

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AU - Bertoldi, F.

AU - Blain, A. W.

AU - Clements, D. L.

AU - Cooray, A.

AU - Danese, L.

AU - Dunlop, J.

AU - Dunne, L.

AU - Eales, S.

AU - Falder, J.

AU - Hatziminaoglou, E.

AU - Hughes, D. H.

AU - Ibar, E.

AU - Jarvis, M. J.

AU - Lawrence, A.

AU - Lee, M. G.

AU - Michalowski, M.

AU - Negrello, M.

AU - Omont, A.

AU - Page, M.

AU - Pearson, C.

AU - van der Werf, P. P.

AU - White, G.

AU - Amblard, A.

AU - Auld, R.

AU - Baes, M.

AU - Bonfield, D. G.

AU - Burgarella, D.

AU - Buttiglione, S.

AU - Cava, A.

AU - Dariush, A.

AU - de Zotti, G.

AU - Dye, S.

AU - Frayer, D.

AU - Fritz, J.

AU - Gonzalez-Nuevo, J.

AU - Herranz, D.

AU - Ivison, R. J.

AU - Lagache, G.

AU - Leeuw, L.

AU - Lopez-Caniego, M.

AU - Maddox, S.

AU - Pascale, E.

AU - Pohlen, M.

AU - Rigby, E.

AU - Rodighiero, G.

AU - Samui, S.

AU - Sibthorpe, B.

AU - Smith, D. J. B.

AU - Temi, P.

AU - Thompson, M.

AU - Valtchanov, I.

AU - Verma, A.

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N2 - We present a derivation of the star formation rate per comoving volume of quasar host galaxies, derived from stacking analyses of far-infrared to mm-wave photometry of quasars with redshifts 0 z 6 and absolute I-band magnitudes -22 > I-AB > -32 We use the science demonstration observations of the first similar to 16 deg(2) from the Herschel Astrophysical Terahertz Large Area Survey (H-ATLAS) in which there are 240 quasars from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) and a further 171 from the 2dF-SDSS LRG and QSO (2SLAQ) survey. We supplement this data with a compilation of data from IRAS, ISO, Spitzer, SCUBA and MAMBO. H-ATLAS alone statistically detects the quasars in its survey area at > 5 sigma at 250, 350 and 500 mu m. From the compilation as a whole we find striking evidence of downsizing in quasar host galaxy formation: low-luminosity quasars with absolute magnitudes in the range -22 > I-AB > -24 have a comoving star formation rate (derived from 100 mu m rest-frame luminosities) peaking between redshifts of 1 and 2, while high-luminosity quasars with I-AB -26 have a maximum contribution to the star formation density at z similar to 3. The volume-averaged star formation rate of -22 > IAB > -24 quasars evolves as (1 + z)(2.3 +/- 0.7) at z 2, but the evolution at higher luminosities is much faster reaching (1 + z)(10 +/- 1) at -26 > I-AB > -28. We tentatively interpret this as a combination of a declining major merger rate with time and gas consumption reducing fuel for both black hole accretion and star formation.

AB - We present a derivation of the star formation rate per comoving volume of quasar host galaxies, derived from stacking analyses of far-infrared to mm-wave photometry of quasars with redshifts 0 z 6 and absolute I-band magnitudes -22 > I-AB > -32 We use the science demonstration observations of the first similar to 16 deg(2) from the Herschel Astrophysical Terahertz Large Area Survey (H-ATLAS) in which there are 240 quasars from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) and a further 171 from the 2dF-SDSS LRG and QSO (2SLAQ) survey. We supplement this data with a compilation of data from IRAS, ISO, Spitzer, SCUBA and MAMBO. H-ATLAS alone statistically detects the quasars in its survey area at > 5 sigma at 250, 350 and 500 mu m. From the compilation as a whole we find striking evidence of downsizing in quasar host galaxy formation: low-luminosity quasars with absolute magnitudes in the range -22 > I-AB > -24 have a comoving star formation rate (derived from 100 mu m rest-frame luminosities) peaking between redshifts of 1 and 2, while high-luminosity quasars with I-AB -26 have a maximum contribution to the star formation density at z similar to 3. The volume-averaged star formation rate of -22 > IAB > -24 quasars evolves as (1 + z)(2.3 +/- 0.7) at z 2, but the evolution at higher luminosities is much faster reaching (1 + z)(10 +/- 1) at -26 > I-AB > -28. We tentatively interpret this as a combination of a declining major merger rate with time and gas consumption reducing fuel for both black hole accretion and star formation.

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KW - galaxies: starburst

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KW - SUPERMASSIVE BLACK-HOLES

KW - ACTIVE GALACTIC NUCLEI

KW - MM MAMBO/IRAM-30 M

KW - SUBMILLIMETER GALAXIES

KW - DUST EMISSION

KW - SURVEY SBQS

KW - EVOLUTION

KW - CONSTRAINTS

KW - DETECTIONS

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Herschel ATLAS: The cosmic star formation history of quasar host galaxies

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