Lemma 70.20.2. Let $S$ be a scheme. Let $f : X \to Y$ be a quasi-compact morphism of algebraic spaces over $S$. The following are equivalent
$f$ is universally closed,
for every morphism $Z \to Y$ which is locally of finite presentation the map $|X \times _ Y Z| \to |Z|$ is closed, and
there exists a scheme $V$ and a surjective étale morphism $V \to Y$ such that $|\mathbf{A}^ n \times (X \times _ Y V)| \to |\mathbf{A}^ n \times V|$ is closed for all $n \geq 0$.
Proof. It is clear that (1) implies (2). Suppose that $|X \times _ Y Z| \to |Z|$ is not closed for some morphism of algebraic spaces $Z \to Y$ over $S$. This means that there exists some closed subset $T \subset |X \times _ Y Z|$ such that $\mathop{\mathrm{Im}}(T \to |Z|)$ is not closed. Pick $z \in |Z|$ in the closure of the image of $T$ but not in the image. Apply Lemma 70.20.1. We find an étale neighbourhood $(V, v) \to (Z, z)$, a commutative diagram
and a closed subset $T' \subset |X \times _ Y Z'|$ such that
the morphism $b : Z' \to Y$ is locally of finite presentation,
with $z' = a(v)$ we have $z' \not\in \mathop{\mathrm{Im}}(T' \to |Z'|)$, and
the inverse image of $T$ in $|X \times _ Y V|$ maps into $T'$ via $|X \times _ Y V| \to |X \times _ Y Z'|$.
We claim that $z'$ is in the closure of $\mathop{\mathrm{Im}}(T' \to |Z'|)$ which implies that $|X \times _ Y Z'| \to |Z'|$ is not closed. The claim shows that (2) implies (1). To see the claim is true we contemplate following commutative diagram
Let $T_ V \subset |X \times _ Y V|$ be the inverse image of $T$. By Properties of Spaces, Lemma 66.4.3 the image of $T_ V$ in $|V|$ is the inverse image of the image of $T$ in $|Z|$. Then since $z$ is in the closure of the image of $T \to |Z|$ and since $|V| \to |Z|$ is open, we see that $v$ is in the closure of the image of $T_ V \to |V|$. Since the image of $T_ V$ in $|X \times _ Y Z'|$ is contained in $|T'|$ it follows immediately that $z' = a(v)$ is in the closure of the image of $T'$.
It is clear that (1) implies (3). Let $V \to Y$ be as in (3). If we can show that $X \times _ Y V \to V$ is universally closed, then $f$ is universally closed by Morphisms of Spaces, Lemma 67.9.5. Thus it suffices to show that $f : X \to Y$ satisfies (2) if $f$ is a quasi-compact morphism of algebraic spaces, $Y$ is a scheme, and $|\mathbf{A}^ n \times X| \to |\mathbf{A}^ n \times Y|$ is closed for all $n$. Let $Z \to Y$ be locally of finite presentation. We have to show the map $|X \times _ Y Z| \to |Z|$ is closed. This question is étale local on $Z$ hence we may assume $Z$ is affine (some details omitted). Since $Y$ is a scheme, $Z$ is affine, and $Z \to Y$ is locally of finite presentation we can find an immersion $Z \to \mathbf{A}^ n \times Y$, see Morphisms, Lemma 29.39.2. Consider the cartesian diagram
of topological spaces whose horizontal arrows are homeomorphisms onto locally closed subsets (Properties of Spaces, Lemma 66.12.1). Thus every closed subset $T$ of $|X \times _ Y Z|$ is the pullback of a closed subset $T'$ of $|\mathbf{A}^ n \times Y|$. Since the assumption is that the image of $T'$ in $|\mathbf{A}^ n \times X|$ is closed we conclude that the image of $T$ in $|Z|$ is closed as desired. $\square$
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