The OTELO survey. II. The faint-end of the Hα luminosity function at z ̃ 0.40

Ramón-Pérez, Marina; Bongiovanni, Ángel; Pérez García, Ana María; Cepa, Jordi; Lara-López, Maritza A.; de Diego, José A.; Alfaro, Emilio; Castañeda, Héctor O.; Cerviño, Miguel; Fernández-Lorenzo, Mirian; Gallego, Jesús; González, J. Jesús; González-Serrano, J. Ignacio; Nadolny, Jakub; Oteo Gómez, Iván; Pérez Martínez, Ricardo; Pintos-Castro, Irene; Pović, Mirjana; Sánchez-Portal, Miguel
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Astronomy and Astrophysics

Fecha de publicación:
11
2019
Número de autores
19
Número de autores del IAC
5
Número de citas
8
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8
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Aims: We take advantage of the capability of the OTELO survey to obtain the Hα luminosity function (LF) at z ̃ 0.40. Because of the deepest coverage of OTELO, we are able to determine the faint end of the LF, and thus better constrain the star formation rate and the number of galaxies at low luminosities. The AGN contribution to this LF is estimated as well.
Methods: We make use of the multiwavelength catalogue of objects in the field compiled by the OTELO survey, which is unique in terms of minimum flux and equivalent width. We also take advantage of the pseudo-spectra built for each source, which allow the identification of emission lines and the discrimination of different types of objects.
Results: The Hα luminosity function at z ̃ 0.40 is obtained, which extends the current faint end by almost 1 dex, reaching minimal luminosities of log10Llim = 38.5 erg s-1 (or ̃0.002 M☉ yr-1). The AGN contribution to the total Hα luminosity is estimated. We find that no AGN should be expected below a luminosity of log10L = 38.6 erg s-1. From the sample of non-AGN (presumably, pure SFG) at z ̃ 0.40 we estimated a star formation rate density of ρSFR = 0.012 ± 0.005 M☉ yr-1 Mpc-3.
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