Flux Limited Sample: What Is It & Why Use It?

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I have read it in many papers that this is a flux limited sample. But I have trouble in understanding what is the exact meaning of it and why do we use flux limited samples?
 
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hi there
welcome to PF :smile:

typing Flux limited sample into google came up with many links
go have a try

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Dave
 
I am fairly certain that it is exactly what it sounds like, a sample that has limits established on the bounds of the flux.