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

S. Serjeant; F. Bertoldi; A.W. Blain; D. Clements; A. Cooray; L. Danese; J.S. 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.J. Page; C. Pearson; P. van der Werf; G.J. White; A. Amblard; R. Auld; M. Baes; D. 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; Daniel Smith; P. Temi; M.A. Thompson; I. Valtchanov; A. Verma

doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201014565

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

S. Serjeant, F. Bertoldi, A.W. Blain, D. Clements, A. Cooray, L. Danese, J.S. 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.J. PageC. Pearson, P. van der Werf, G.J. White, A. Amblard, R. Auld, M. Baes, D. 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, Daniel Smith, P. Temi, M.A. Thompson, I. Valtchanov, A. Verma

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

36 Citations (Scopus)

18 Downloads (Pure)

Abstract

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 > IAB > -32 We use the science demonstration observations of the first ~16 deg2 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 >5σ at 250,350 and 500 μm. 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 > IAB > -24 have a comoving star formation rate (derived from 100 μm rest-frame luminosities) peaking between redshifts of 1 and 2, while high-luminosity quasars with IAB < -26 have a maximum contribution to the star formation density at z ~ 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 > IAB > -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
Journal	Astronomy & Astrophysics
Volume	518
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014565
Publication status	Published - 2010

Access to Document

10.1051/0004-6361/201014565

904364.pdf

Cite this

Serjeant, S., Bertoldi, F., Blain, A. W., Clements, D., Cooray, A., Danese, L., Dunlop, J. S., 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

@article{6b490957b24341e3b21b955b3b21719d,

title = "Herschel ATLAS: The cosmic star formation history of quasar host galaxies",

abstract = "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 > IAB > -32 We use the science demonstration observations of the first ~16 deg2 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 >5σ at 250,350 and 500 μm. 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 > IAB > -24 have a comoving star formation rate (derived from 100 μm rest-frame luminosities) peaking between redshifts of 1 and 2, while high-luminosity quasars with IAB < -26 have a maximum contribution to the star formation density at z ~ 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 > IAB > -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.",

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

note = "Original article can be found at: http://www.aanda.org/ Copyright The European Southern Observatory",

year = "2010",

doi = "10.1051/0004-6361/201014565",

language = "English",

volume = "518",

journal = "Astronomy & Astrophysics",

issn = "0004-6361",

publisher = "EDP Sciences",

}

Serjeant, S, Bertoldi, F, Blain, AW, Clements, D, Cooray, A, Danese, L, Dunlop, JS, Dunne, L, Eales, S, Falder, J, Hatziminaoglou, E, Hughes, DH, Ibar, E, Jarvis, MJ, Lawrence, A, Lee, MG, Michalowski, M, Negrello, M, Omont, A, Page, MJ, Pearson, C, van der Werf, P, White, GJ, Amblard, A, Auld, R, Baes, M, Bonfield, D, Burgarella, D, Buttiglione, S, Cava, A, Dariush, A, de Zotti, G, Dye, S, Frayer, D, Fritz, J, Gonzalez-Nuevo, J, Herranz, D, Ivison, RJ, Lagache, G, Leeuw, L, Lopez-Caniego, M, Maddox, S, Pascale, E, Pohlen, M, Rigby, E, Rodighiero, G, Samui, S, Sibthorpe, B, Smith, D, Temi, P, Thompson, MA, Valtchanov, I & Verma, A 2010, 'Herschel ATLAS: The cosmic star formation history of quasar host galaxies', Astronomy & Astrophysics, vol. 518, L7. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014565

TY - JOUR

T1 - Herschel ATLAS: The cosmic star formation history of quasar host galaxies

AU - Serjeant, S.

AU - Bertoldi, F.

AU - Blain, A.W.

AU - Clements, D.

AU - Cooray, A.

AU - Danese, L.

AU - Dunlop, J.S.

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.J.

AU - Pearson, C.

AU - van der Werf, P.

AU - White, G.J.

AU - Amblard, A.

AU - Auld, R.

AU - Baes, M.

AU - Bonfield, D.

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, Daniel

AU - Temi, P.

AU - Thompson, M.A.

AU - Valtchanov, I.

AU - Verma, A.

N1 - Original article can be found at: http://www.aanda.org/ Copyright The European Southern Observatory

PY - 2010

Y1 - 2010

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 > IAB > -32 We use the science demonstration observations of the first ~16 deg2 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 >5σ at 250,350 and 500 μm. 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 > IAB > -24 have a comoving star formation rate (derived from 100 μm rest-frame luminosities) peaking between redshifts of 1 and 2, while high-luminosity quasars with IAB < -26 have a maximum contribution to the star formation density at z ~ 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 > IAB > -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 > IAB > -32 We use the science demonstration observations of the first ~16 deg2 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 >5σ at 250,350 and 500 μm. 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 > IAB > -24 have a comoving star formation rate (derived from 100 μm rest-frame luminosities) peaking between redshifts of 1 and 2, while high-luminosity quasars with IAB < -26 have a maximum contribution to the star formation density at z ~ 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 > IAB > -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.

U2 - 10.1051/0004-6361/201014565

DO - 10.1051/0004-6361/201014565

M3 - Article

SN - 0004-6361

VL - 518

JO - Astronomy & Astrophysics

JF - Astronomy & Astrophysics

M1 - L7

ER -

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

Abstract

Access to Document

Fingerprint

Cite this