IAU02360
Presentation type requested: ORAL
MAPPING THE COSMOS WITH THE 2DF QSO REDSHIFT SURVEY
Scott M Croom
Anglo-Australian Observatory
We present results from the 2dF QSO Redshift Survey (2QZ), which has used the 2-degree Field instrument at the AAT to construct a survey of over 23000 QSOs with magnitudes 18.25<bJ<20.85 and redshifts 0.3<z<3.0. This is by a factor of ~50 the largest homogeneous QSO survey to these magnitude limits. The primary science goals of the survey concern the measurement of large-scale structure and cosmological parameters. We discuss both the power spectrum and correlation function of the QSO distribution, and their evolution. We also consider the cosmological constraints which can be placed by studying redshift-space distortions in clustering at high redshift. The 2QZ also provides interesting insights to the physics of AGN via the evolution of the QSO population and detailed analysis of their spectral properties. The 2QZ is publically available, and provides a valuable resource to the astronomical community.
Boyle Brian J, Miller Lance , Outram Phil J, Shanks Tom , Smith Robert J
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