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The quasar luminosity function is extended to include the nuclear luminosities of Seyfert 1 galaxies. The model is fitted to the (total) luminosity data for the active galaxies from a complete flux-limited survey. A good fit is obtained with dN/dL∝L-1.2, matching onto the steeper quasar luminosity function near MB=-22. The feature thus produced conforms to the luminosity functions of Koo and Kron using a pure luminosity evolution model derived from brighter quasar data.
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Marshall, H.L. (1986). The Luminosity Function of Quasars and Low Luminosity Active Galactic Nuclei. In: Giuricin, G., Mardirossian, F., Mezzetti, M., Ramella, M. (eds) Structure and Evolution of Active Galactic Nuclei. Astrophysics and Space Science Library, vol 121. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-4562-3_63
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