A BACKWARD EVOLUTION MODEL FOR INFRARED SURVEYS: THE ROLE OF AGN– AND COLOR–<i>L</i><sub>TIR</sub>DISTRIBUTIONS
A BACKWARD EVOLUTION MODEL FOR INFRARED SURVEYS: THE ROLE OF AGN– AND COLOR–<i>L</i><sub>TIR</sub>DISTRIBUTIONS
Empirical "backward" galaxy evolution models for infrared (IR) bright galaxies are constrained using multiband IR surveys. We developed a new Monte Carlo algorithm for this task, implementing luminosity-dependent distribution functions for the galaxies' IR spectral energy distributions (SEDs) and for the active galactic nucleus (AGN) contribution, allowing for evolution of …