Correlation function of quasars in real and redshift space from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey Data Release 7

Abstract

We analyze the quasar two-point correlation function (2pCF) within the redshift interval $0.8<z<2.2$ using a sample of 52303 quasars selected from the recent 7th Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. Our approach to 2pCF uses a concept of locally Lorentz (Fermi) frame for determination of the distance between objects and permutation method of the random catalogue generation. Assuming the spatially flat cosmological model with given ${\Omega }_{\Lambda }=0.726$, we found that the real-space 2pCF is fitted well with the power-low model within the distance range $1<\sigma <35$ $h^{-1}$ Mpc with the correlation length $r_0=5.85\pm 0.33$ $h^{-1}$ Mpc and the slope $\gamma =1.87\pm 0.07$. The redshift-space 2pCF is approximated with $s_0=6.43\pm 0.63$ $h^{-1}$ Mpc and $\gamma =1.21\pm 0.24$ for $1<s<10$ $h^{-1}$ Mpc, and $s_0=7.37\pm 0.81$ $h^{-1}$ Mpc and $\gamma =1.90\pm 0.24$ for $10<s<35$ $h^{-1}$ Mpc. For distances $s>10h^{-1}$ Mpc the parameter describing the large-scale infall to density inhomogeneities is $\beta =0.63\pm 0.10$ with the linear bias $b=1.44\pm 0.22$ that marginally (within 2$\sigma$) agrees with the linear theory of cosmological perturbations. We discuss possibilities to obtain a statistical estimate of the random component of quasars velocities (different from the large-scale infall). We note rather slight dependence of quasars velocity dispersion upon the 2pCF parameters in the region $r<2$ Mpc.

15 pages, 17 figures, online published in MNRAS; final version to match the published version

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