- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/154/169
- Title:
- GMRT observations of head-tail radio galaxies
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/154/169
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present results from a study of seven large known head-tail radio galaxies based on observations using the Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope at 240 and 610 MHz. These observations are used to study the radio morphologies and distribution of the spectral indices across the sources. The overall morphology of the radio tails of these sources is suggestive of random motions of the optical host around the cluster potential. The presence of multiple bends and wiggles in several head-tail sources is possibly due to the precessing radio jets. We find steepening of the spectral index along the radio tails. The prevailing equipartition magnetic field also decreases along the radio tails of these sources. These steepening trends are attributed to the synchrotron aging of plasma toward the ends of the tails. The dynamical ages of these sample sources have been estimated to be ~10^8^ yr, which is a factor of six more than the age estimates from the radiative losses due to synchrotron cooling.
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- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/801/91
- Title:
- Gould's Belt Very Large Array survey. IV. Taurus
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/801/91
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present a multi-epoch radio study of the Taurus-Auriga star-forming complex made with the Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array at frequencies of 4.5GHz and 7.5GHz. We detect a total of 610 sources, 59 of which are related to young stellar objects (YSOs) and 18 to field stars. The properties of 56% of the young stars are compatible with non-thermal radio emission. We also show that the radio emission of more evolved YSOs tends to be more non-thermal in origin and, in general, that their radio properties are compatible with those found in other star-forming regions. By comparing our results with previously reported X-ray observations, we notice that YSOs in Taurus-Auriga follow a Gudel-Benz relation with {kappa}=0.03, as we previously suggested for other regions of star formation. In general, YSOs in Taurus-Auriga and in all the previous studied regions seem to follow this relation with a dispersion of ~1dex. Finally, we propose that most of the remaining sources are related with extragalactic objects but provide a list of 46 unidentified radio sources whose radio properties are compatible with a YSO nature.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/790/49
- Title:
- Gould's Belt VLA survey. III. Orion region
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/790/49
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present results from a high-sensitivity (60{mu}Jy), large-scale (2.26deg^2^) survey obtained with the Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array as part of the Gould's Belt Survey program. We detected 374 and 354 sources at 4.5 and 7.5GHz, respectively. Of these, 148 are associated with previously known young stellar objects (YSOs). Another 86 sources previously unclassified at either optical or infrared wavelengths exhibit radio properties that are consistent with those of young stars. The overall properties of our sources at radio wavelengths such as their variability and radio to X-ray luminosity relation are consistent with previous results from the Gould's Belt Survey. Our detections provide target lists for follow-up Very Long Baseline Array radio observations to determine their distances as YSOs are located in regions of high nebulosity and extinction, making it difficult to measure optical parallaxes.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/805/9
- Title:
- Gould's Belt VLA Survey. II. Serpens region
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/805/9
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present deep (~17{mu}Jy) radio continuum observations of the Serpens molecular cloud, the Serpens south cluster, and the W40 region obtained using the Very Large Array in its A configuration. We detect a total of 146 sources, 29 of which are young stellar objects (YSOs), 2 of which are BV stars, and 5 more of which are associated with phenomena related to YSOs. Based on their radio variability and spectral index, we propose that about 16 of the remaining 110 unclassified sources are also YSOs. For approximately 65% of the known YSOs detected here as radio sources, the emission is most likely non-thermal and related to stellar coronal activity. As also recently observed in Ophiuchus, our sample of YSOs with X-ray counterparts lies below the fiducial Guedel & Benz (1993ApJ...405L..63G) relation. Finally, we analyze the proper motions of nine sources in the W40 region. This allows us to better constrain the membership of the radio sources in the region.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/775/63
- Title:
- Gould's Belt VLA Survey. I. Ophiuchus complex
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/775/63
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present large-scale (~2000arcmin^2^), deep (~20{mu}Jy), high-resolution (~1") radio observations of the Ophiuchus star-forming complex obtained with the Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array at {lambda}=4 and 6cm. In total, 189 sources were detected, 56 of them associated with known young stellar sources, and 4 with known extragalactic objects; the other 129 remain unclassified, but most of them are most probably background quasars. The vast majority of the young stars detected at radio wavelengths have spectral types K or M, although we also detect four objects of A/F/B types and two brown dwarf candidates. At least half of these young stars are non-thermal (gyrosynchrotron) sources, with active coronas characterized by high levels of variability, negative spectral indices, and (in some cases) significant circular polarization. As expected, there is a clear tendency for the fraction of non-thermal sources to increase from the younger (Class 0/I or flat spectrum) to the more evolved (Class III or weak line T Tauri) stars. The young stars detected both in X-rays and at radio wavelengths broadly follow a Gudel-Benz relation, but with a different normalization than the most radioactive types of stars. Finally, we detect a ~70mJy compact extragalactic source near the center of the Ophiuchus core, which should be used as gain calibrator for any future radio observations of this region.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/847/136
- Title:
- H{beta} to N2 line fluxes of nearby galaxies
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/847/136
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present calibrations for star formation rate (SFR) indicators in the ultraviolet, mid-infrared, and radio-continuum bands, including one of the first direct calibrations of 150MHz as an SFR indicator. Our calibrations utilize 66 nearby star-forming galaxies with Balmer-decrement-corrected H{alpha} luminosities, which span five orders of magnitude in SFR and have absolute magnitudes of -24<M_r_{<}-12. Most of our photometry and spectrophotometry are measured from the same region of each galaxy, and our spectrophotometry has been validated with SDSS photometry, so our random and systematic errors are small relative to the intrinsic scatter seen in SFR indicator calibrations. We find that the Wide-field Infrared Space Explorer W4 (22.8{mu}m), Spitzer 24{mu}m, and 1.4GHz bands have tight correlations with the Balmer-decrement-corrected H{alpha} luminosity, with a scatter of only 0.2dex. Our calibrations are comparable to those from the prior literature for L* galaxies, but for dwarf galaxies, our calibrations can give SFRs that are far greater than those derived from most previous literature.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/658/A5
- Title:
- Hercules A LOFAR and JVLA images
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/658/A5
- Date:
- 22 Feb 2022
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- The prominent radio source Hercules A features complex structures in its radio lobes. Despite being one of the most comprehensively studied sources in the radio sky, the origin of the ring structures in the Hercules A radio lobes remains an open question. We present the first sub-arcsecond angular resolution images at low frequencies (<300MHZ) of Hercules A, made with the International LOFAR Telescope. With the addition of data from the Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array, we map the structure of the lobes from 144MHz to 7GHz. We explore the origin of the rings within the lobes of Hercules A, and test whether their properties are best described by a shock model where shock waves are produced by the jet propagating in the radio lobe, or an inner-lobe model in which the rings are formed by decelerated jetted plasma. From spectral index mapping, our large frequency coverage reveals that the curvature of the different ring spectra increases with distance away from the central active galactic nucleus. We demonstrate that the spectral shape of the rings is consistent with synchrotron aging, which speaks in favor of an inner-lobe model, where the rings are formed from the deposition of material from past periods of intermittent core activity.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/619/A88
- Title:
- High cadence polarization monitoring of OJ287
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/619/A88
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present a multifrequency, dense radio monitoring program of the blazar OJ287 using the 100-m Effelsberg radio telescope. The program aims to test different binary supermassive black hole (SMBH) scenarios and studying the physical conditions in the central region of this bright blazar. Between December 2015 and January 2017 (MJD 57370-57785), the radio electric vector position angle (EVPA) showed a large clockwise (CW) rotation by about 340{deg} with a mean rate of -1.04{deg}/day. Based on concurrent polarized Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA) data, the rotation seems to originate within the jet core at 43GHz. Optical polarization data show a similar monotonic CW EVPA rotation of about -1.1{deg}/day, superposed by shorter and faster rotations of about 7.8{deg}/day, mainly in the CW sense. When combined, the single dish, VLBI and optical polarization data are consistent with a polarized emission component propagating on a helical trajectory within a bent jet. We constrained the helix arc length (0.26pc) and radius (about 0.04pc) and the projected jet bending arc length (about 1.9-7.6pc). The helical trajectory covers only a part of the jet width, possibly its spine. In addition, we found a stable polarized component with EVPA (-10{deg}) perpendicular to the large scale jet, suggesting dominance of the poloidal magnetic field component.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/154/156
- Title:
- High resolution survey of Galactic plane at 408 MHz
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/154/156
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- The interstellar medium is a complex "ecosystem" with gas constituents in the atomic, molecular and ionized states, dust, magnetic fields, and relativistic particles. The Canadian Galactic Plane Survey has imaged these constituents at multiple radio and infrared frequencies with angular resolution of the order of arcminutes. This paper presents radio continuum data at 408 MHz over the area of 52{deg}=<l=<193{deg}, -6.5{deg}=<b=<8.5{deg}, with an extension to b=21{deg} in the range of 97{deg}=<l=<120{deg}, with angular resolution 2.8'x2.8' cosec{delta}. Observations were made with the Synthesis Telescope at the Dominion Radio Astrophysical Observatory as part of the Canadian Galactic Plane Survey. The calibration of the survey using existing radio source catalogs is described. The accuracy of 408 MHz flux densities from the data is 6%. Information on large structures has been incorporated into the data using the single-antenna survey of Haslam et al. (1982A&AS...47....1H). The paper presents the data, describes how it can be accessed electronically, and gives examples of applications of the data to ISM research.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/624/A100
- Title:
- HII region G24.78+0.08 A1 images
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/624/A100
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- The earliest phases of the evolution of a massive star are closely related to the developement of an HII region. Hypercompact HII regions are the most interesting in this respect because they are very young, and hence best suited to study the beginning of the expansion of the ionised gas inside the parental core. We have analysed the geometrical and physical structure of the hypercompact HII region G24.78+0.08 A1, making use of new continuum and hydrogen recombination line data (H41{alpha}, H63{alpha}, H66{alpha}, H68{alpha}) and data from the literature (H30{alpha}, H35{alpha}). We fit the continuum spectrum with a homogenous, isothermal shell of ionised gas at 10^4^K and derive the size of the HII region and the Lyman continuum luminosity of the ionising star. We also fit the recombination line spectra emitted from the same shell with a model taking into account expansion at constant speed. The best fits to the continuum and line spectra allow the derivation of the Lyman continuum luminosity of the ionising star, HII region size, geometrical thickness of the shell, and expansion velocity. Comparison between the 5cm and 7mm brightness temperature distributions demonstrates that a thin layer of ionised gas of a few 1000K at the surface of the HII region is necessary to reproduce the morphology of the continuum emission at both wavelengths. We confirm that the G24 A1 hypercompact HII region consists of a thin shell ionised by an O9.5 star. The shell is expanding at a speed comparable to the sound speed in the ionised gas. The radius of the HII region exceeds the critical value needed to trap the ionised gas by the gravitational field of the star, consistent with the observed expansion.
