| Description |
We propose Herschel observations of a sample of 176 AGN
selected over a narrow redshift range (0.9<z<1.1) but
spanning 5 magnitudes in optical luminosity. This
selection allows us to decouple luminosity dependent effects
from evolutionary effects in a sample selected close to the
peak of AGN activity. Combined with our existing
multiwavelength dataset (Spitzer, XMM-Newton, SWIFT,
UKIRT.) the Herschel observations will provide a benchmark
for all future high-redshift AGN studies. We have three primary
science goals: (1) to determine the evolutionary status of the
AGN by measuring their stellar masses, black-hole masses
and star-formation rates, (2) to determine how the spectral
energy distributions of the AGN vary as a function of
luminosity, and (3) to determine the evolutionary status of the
.galaxy clusters. known to be forming around the AGN. The
aims of this proposal can only be achieved with pointed
observations made with the Herschel Space Observatory. |
