Large-scale distribution of quasars in deep pencil-beam surveys

dc.creatorKravtsov, Andrey V.
dc.date1996-08-18
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T02:21:47Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T02:21:47Z
dc.descriptionWe have used integral two-point spatial correlation function and its second derivative to analyze the distribution of quasars in three very deep surveys published in the literature. Statistically significant ($\sim 2-3σ$) correlations were found at scales of $\sim 50-100h^{-1}$ Mpc in all of the analyzed surveys. We have used the friends-of-friends cluster analysis to show that these correlations can be explained by the presence of relatively small quasar clusters (3-6 objects) which may possibly belong to larger structures such as Large Quasar Groups found in the bigger surveys. The sizes of these clusters along the redshift direction and distances between them are similar to those for structures found recently in studies of CIV absorption systems. These results present further evidence for the existence of large-scale structures at redshifts $z\sim 1-2$.
dc.description5 pages, 2 figures, LaTeX (uses mn.sty), submitted to MNRAS, also available at http://astro.nmsu.edu/~akravtso/publications.html
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9608112
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9608112
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/10634
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.titleLarge-scale distribution of quasars in deep pencil-beam surveys
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