Bayesian luminosity function estimation in multi-depth datasets with selection effects: A case study for 3 < z < 5 Lyman α emitters

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A&A, 704 (2025) A201

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Table 3.

Schechter function parameters when varying the completeness threshold, C_th.

C_th	N_obs	log(Φ^★/Mpc⁻³)	log(L^★/erg s⁻¹)	α
5%	1197	$- 2 . 89_{- 0.17}^{+ 0.15}$ $-2.89^{+0.15}_{-0.17}$	$42 . 73_{- 0.09}^{+ 0.10}$ $42.73^{+0.10}_{-0.09}$	$- 1 . 83_{- 0.08}^{+ 0.09}$ $-1.83^{+0.09}_{-0.08}$
10%	1176	$- 2 . 86_{- 0.17}^{+ 0.15}$ $-2.86^{+0.15}_{-0.17}$	$42 . 72_{- 0.09}^{+ 0.10}$ $42.72^{+0.10}_{-0.09}$	$- 1 . 81_{- 0.09}^{+ 0.09}$ $-1.81^{+0.09}_{-0.09}$
20%	1133	$- 2 . 87_{- 0.17}^{+ 0.15}$ $-2.87^{+0.15}_{-0.17}$	$42 . 72_{- 0.09}^{+ 0.10}$ $42.72^{+0.10}_{-0.09}$	$- 1 . 80_{- 0.09}^{+ 0.09}$ $-1.80^{+0.09}_{-0.09}$

Notes. The values correspond to the medians of the one-dimensional marginalized posterior distributions for the full sample in the redshift range 3 < z < 5, and the uncertainties represent the 5th and 95th percentiles.

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