The VIPERS Multi-Lambda Survey - II. Diving with massive galaxies in 22 square degrees since z = 1.5

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Table 3

Best-fit parameters of the SMF parametric form for the total and star-forming populations if a single-Schechter function is assumed to fit the SMF of star-forming galaxies.

Star-forming

Redshift	N_gal	log (M_lim) ^a	log (ℳ^⋆) ^a	^b	α₁	^b	α₂	log (ρ_∗) ^c


0.2 < z < 0.5	143 500	8.75	10.79	−2.89	−1.29			7.98
0.5 < z < 0.8	155 173	9.50	10.78	−2.83	−1.18			7.99
0.8 < z < 1.1	114 331	9.97	10.72	−2.70	−0.88			7.99
1.1 < z < 1.5	73 600	10.28	10.73	−2.83	−0.71			7.85

Total

Redshift	N_gal	log (M_lim) ^a	log (ℳ^⋆) ^a	^b	α₁	^b	α₂	log (ρ_∗) ^c


0.2 <z< 0.5	166 658	8.75	10.83	−2.63	−0.95	−4.01	−1.82	8.23
0.5 <z< 0.8	185 245	9.50	10.79	−2.99	−0.40	−2.83	−1.18	8.19
0.8 <z< 1.1	153 881	9.97	10.73	−2.99	−0.33	−2.70	−0.88	8.17
1.1 <z< 1.5	85 722	10.28	10.68	−3.40	0.64	−2.83	−0.71	7.96

Notes.

^(a)

M_⊙.

^(b)

Mpc^-3.

^(c)

M_⊙Mpc^-3.

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