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We report on results from H band imaging observations of a complete sample of high-luminosity low-redshift QSOs. The luminosity function of QSO hosts is similar in shape to that of normal galaxies, although offset in normalisation by a factor of 10-4. This supports the hypothesis that the parent population of quasars is identical to the general population of early-type field galaxies.
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Wisotzki, L., Kuhlbrodt, B., Jahnke, K. (2001). The Luminosity Function of QSO Host Galaxies. In: Márquez, I., Masegosa, J., del Olmo, A., Lara, L., García, E., Molina, J. (eds) QSO Hosts and Their Environments. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0695-9_14
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