Surveys/Catalogs
•SEDs immediately show AGNs don’t look like stars
–Selection by optical colors works (e.g., Sloan is best, http://www.sdss.org, also 2dF: http://www.2dfquasar.org )
–Mutliwavelength works (e.g., radio, X-ray, IR, plus optical)
•E.g., FIRST Bright Quasar Survey
–Also possible to find via
•Variability (e.g., MACHO)
•Proper Motion (lack thereof)
•Grism Surveys (e.g., Large Bright Quasar Survey)
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•Older compilation catalogs like that of Veron-Cetty and Veron (2000) are being surpassed by SDSS and 2dF. http://www.obs-hp.fr/www/catalogues/veron2_9/veron2_9.html
•Hewett & Foltz (1994) on Quasar Surveys: http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/level5/Hewett/frames.html
•My NSF proposal focuses on “physical” samples.
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