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The luminosity function for different morphological types in the CfA Redshift SurveyWe derive the luminosity function for different morphological types in the original CfA Redshift Survey (CfA1) and in the first two slices of the CfA Redshift Survey Extension (CfA2). CfA1 is a complete sample containing 2397 galaxies distributed over 2.7 steradians with m(sub z) less than or equal 14.5. The first two complete slices of CfA2 contain 1862 galaxies distributed over 0.42 steradians with m(sub z)=15.5. The shapes of the E-S0 and spiral luminosity functions (LF) are indistinguishable. We do not confirm the steeply decreasing faint end in the E-S0 luminosity function found by Loveday et al. for an independent sample in the southern hemisphere. We demonstrate that incomplete classification in deep redshift surveys can lead to underestimates of the faint end of the elliptical luminosity function and could be partially responsible for the difference between the CfA survey and other local field surveys. The faint end of the LF for the Magellanic spirals and irregulars is very steep. The Sm-Im luminosity function is well fit by a Schechter function with M*=-18.79, alpha=-1.87, and phi*=0.6x10(exp -3) for M(sub z) less than or equal to -13. These galaxies are largely responsible for the excess at the faint end of the general CfA luminosity function. The abundance of intrinsically faint, blue galaxies nearby affects the interpretation of deep number counts. The dwarf population increases the expected counts at B=25 in a no-evolution, q(sub 0)=0.05 model by a factor of two over standard no-evolution estimates. These dwarfs change the expected median redshift in deep redshift surveys by less than 10 percent . Thus the steep Sm-Im LF may contribute to the reconciliation of deep number counts with deep redshift surveys.
Document ID
19950028664
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
External Source(s)
Authors
Marzke, Ronald O.
(Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, MA United States)
Geller, Margaret J.
(Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, MA United States)
Huchra, John P.
(Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, MA United States)
Corwin, Harold G., Jr.
(Calif. Inst. of Tech., Pasadena, CA United States)
Date Acquired
August 16, 2013
Publication Date
August 1, 1994
Publication Information
Publication: The Astronomical Journal
Volume: 108
Issue: 2
ISSN: 0004-6256
Subject Category
Astrophysics
Accession Number
95A60263
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NGT-50819
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAGW-201
CONTRACT_GRANT: GO-2684.08-87A
Distribution Limits
Public
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