The Infrared Medium-deep Survey. VIII. Quasar Luminosity Function at $z\sim 5$

Yongjung Kim, Myungshin Im, Yiseul Jeon +27

Faint $z\sim 5$ quasars with $M_{1450}\sim -23$ mag are known to be the potentially important contributors to the ultraviolet ionizing background in the post-reionization era. Howeve…