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Table 2

Galaxy bias estimated from the cosmic variance in ALHAMBRA.

(10-3h3 Mpc-3) σ v b v b ξ
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6)

0.35 ≤ z< 0.65 σv,dm = 0.175

−16.8 0.16 32.4 ± 0.8 0.174 ± 0.019 1.00 ± 0.11 1.00 ± 0.09
−17.6 0.27 20.7 ± 0.6 0.200 ± 0.023 1.14 ± 0.13 1.16 ± 0.11
−18.1 0.37 15.0 ± 0.5 0.216 ± 0.025 1.24 ± 0.14 1.23 ± 0.13
−18.6 0.50 10.1 ± 0.4 0.228 ± 0.027 1.30 ± 0.15 1.27 ± 0.12
−19.1 0.73 6.2 ± 0.2 0.251 ± 0.031 1.43 ± 0.17 1.35 ± 0.17
−19.6 1.06 3.3 ± 0.1 0.271 ± 0.036 1.55 ± 0.20 1.50 ± 0.16
−20.1 1.52 1.4 ± 0.1 0.318 ± 0.049 1.81 ± 0.28 1.79 ± 0.17
−20.6 2.40 0.42 ± 0.04 0.387 ± 0.096 2.21 ± 0.55 2.40 ± 0.50

0.55 ≤ z< 0.85 σv,dm = 0.148

−17.6 0.26 22.4 ± 0.6 0.174 ± 0.019 1.18 ± 0.13 1.22 ± 0.17
−18.1 0.35 16.3 ± 0.5 0.194 ± 0.022 1.31 ± 0.15 1.34 ± 0.21
−18.6 0.49 11.0 ± 0.4 0.215 ± 0.025 1.46 ± 0.17 1.52 ± 0.24
−19.1 0.69 6.7 ± 0.3 0.250 ± 0.029 1.69 ± 0.30 1.74 ± 0.29
−19.6 0.97 3.5 ± 0.1 0.278 ± 0.035 1.88 ± 0.24 2.00 ± 0.30
−20.1 1.44 1.5 ± 0.1 0.325 ± 0.044 2.20 ± 0.30 2.30 ± 0.40
−20.6 2.13 0.50 ± 0.03 0.422 ± 0.072 2.85 ± 0.49 3.20 ± 0.60

0.75 ≤ z< 1.05 σv,dm = 0.134

−18.1 0.34 17.6 ± 0.6 0.190 ± 0.022 1.41 ± 0.16 1.37 ± 0.15
−18.6 0.46 11.7 ± 0.3 0.198 ± 0.023 1.48 ± 0.17 1.47 ± 0.15
−19.1 0.66 7.0 ± 0.2 0.220 ± 0.026 1.64 ± 0.19 1.62 ± 0.17
−19.6 0.93 3.5 ± 0.1 0.247 ± 0.030 1.84 ± 0.22 1.90 ± 0.30
−20.1 1.35 1.4 ± 0.1 0.330 ± 0.044 2.47 ± 0.33 2.21 ± 0.23
−20.6 1.95 0.38 ± 0.03 0.427 ± 0.070 3.18 ± 0.52 2.90 ± 0.30

Notes. Column (1): absolute B-band magnitude at z = 0 used to select the sample with Eq. (6). Column (2): median luminosity of the sample in units of from AM14. Column (3): median number density of the sample. Column (4): observed cosmic variance. Column (5): galaxy bias measured from the cosmic variance. Column (6): galaxy bias measured from the two-point correlation function by AM14.

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