- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/741/30
- Title:
- Radio/{gamma}-ray correlation in AGN
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/741/30
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present a detailed statistical analysis of the correlation between radio and gamma-ray emission of the active galactic nuclei (AGNs) detected by Fermi during its first year of operation, with the largest data sets ever used for this purpose. We use both archival interferometric 8.4GHz data (from the Very Large Array and ATCA, for the full sample of 599 sources) and concurrent single-dish 15GHz measurements from the Owens Valley Radio Observatory (OVRO, for a sub sample of 199 objects). Our unprecedentedly large sample permits us to assess with high accuracy the statistical significance of the correlation, using a surrogate data method designed to simultaneously account for common-distance bias and the effect of a limited dynamical range in the observed quantities.
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- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/476/158
- Title:
- Radio haloes in nearby galaxies
- Short Name:
- J/MNRAS/476/158
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present radio continuum maps of 12 nearby (D<=27Mpc), edge-on (i>=76{deg}), late-type spiral galaxies mostly at 1.4 and 5GHz, observed with the Australia Telescope Compact Array, Very Large Array, Westerbork Synthesis Radio Telescope, Effelsberg 100-m and Parkes 64-m telescopes. All galaxies show clear evidence of radio haloes, including the first detection in the Magellanic-type galaxy NGC 55. In 11 galaxies, we find a thin and a thick disc that can be better fitted by exponential rather than Gaussian functions. We fit our SPINNAKER (SPectral INdex Numerical Analysis of K(c)osmic-ray Electron Radio-emission) 1D cosmic-ray transport models to the vertical model profiles of the non-thermal intensity and to the non-thermal radio spectral index in the halo. We simultaneously fit for the advection speed (or diffusion coefficient) and magnetic field scale height. In the thick disc, the magnetic field scale heights range from 2 to 8kpc with an average across the sample of 3.0+/-1.7kpc; they show no correlation with either star-formation rate (SFR), SFR surface density (Sigma_SFR_) or rotation speed (V_rot_). The advection speeds range from 100 to 700km/s and display correlations of V{prop.to}SFR^0.36+/-0.06^ and V{prop.to}Sigma_SFR_^0.39+/-0.09^; they agree remarkably well with the escape velocities (0.5<=V/V_esc<=2), which can be explained by cosmic-ray driven winds. Radio haloes show the presence of disc winds in galaxies with Sigma_SFR_>10^-3^M_{sun}_/yr/kpc^2^ that extend over several kpc and are driven by processes related to the distributed star formation in the disc.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJS/159/282
- Title:
- 315 radio identified planetary nebulae
- Short Name:
- J/ApJS/159/282
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Using the 1.4GHz NRAO VLA Sky Survey (NVSS, Cat. <VIII/65>) images and source catalog, we identified 315 radio sources stronger than ~2.5mJy among over 1000 recently discovered planetary nebulae north of J2000 declination {delta}=-40{deg}. Two-thirds of these radio sources are weaker than 10mJy at 1.4GHz. This result is a uniform supplement to the previous NVSS radio identification of known PNe and a large homogeneous sample including over 1000 PNe with NVSS sources is obtained. By examining the radio properties of PNe, it is found that most of the planetary nebulae detected at both 1.4 and 5.0GHz are optically thick at {lambda}=20cm.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/574/A4
- Title:
- Radio image of Luminous Infrared Galaxies
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/574/A4
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Luminous Infrared Galaxies (LIRGs) are systems enshrouded in dust, which absorbs most of their optical/UV emission and radiates it again in the mid- and far-infrared. Radio observations are largely unaffected by dust obscuration, enabling us to study the central regions of LIRGs in an unbiased manner. The main goal of this project is to examine how the radio properties of local LIRGs relate to their infrared spectral characteristics. Here we present an analysis of the radio continuum properties of a subset of the Great Observatories All-sky LIRG Survey (GOALS), which consists of 202 nearby systems (z<0.088). Our radio sample consists of 35 systems, containing 46 individual galaxies, that were observed at both 1.49 and 8.44GHz with the VLA with a resolution of about 1-arcsec (FWHM). The aim of the project is to use the radio imagery to probe the central kpc of these LIRGs in search of Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN). We used the archival data at 1.49 and 8.44GHz to create radio-spectral-index maps using the standard relation between flux density S{nu} and frequency {nu}, S{nu}~{nu}^-{alpha}^, where {alpha} is the radio spectral index. By studying the spatial variations in {alpha}, we classified the objects as radio-AGN, radio-SB, and AGN/SB (a mixture). We identified the presence of an active nucleus using the radio morphology, deviations from the radio/infrared correlation, and spatially resolved spectral index maps, and then correlated this to the usual mid-infrared ([NeV]/[NeII] and [OIV]/[NeII] line ratios and equivalent width of the 6.2um PAH feature) and optical (BPT diagram) AGN diagnostics. We find that 21 out of the 46 objects in our sample (~45%) are radio-AGN, 9 out of the 46 (~20%) are classified as starbursts (SB) based on the radio analysis, and 16 (~35%) are AGN/SB. After comparing to other AGN diagnostics we find 3 objects out of the 46 (~7%) that are identified as AGN based on the radio analysis, but are not classified as such based on the mid-infrared and optical AGN diagnostics presented in this study.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/632/A11
- Title:
- Radio images of NGC 4631
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/632/A11
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- NGC 4631 is an interacting galaxy which exhibits one of the largest gaseous halos observed among edge-on galaxies. We aim to examine the synchrotron and polarization properties of its disk and halo emission with new radio continuum data. Radio continuum observations of NGC 4631 were performed with the Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array at C-band (5.99GHz) in the C & D array configurations, and at L-band (1.57GHz) in the B, C, & D array configurations. The Rotation Measure Synthesis algorithm was utilized to derive the polarization properties. We detected linearly polarized emission at C-band and L-band. The magnetic field in the halo is characterized by strong vertical components above and below the central region of the galaxy. The magnetic field in the disk is only clearly seen in the eastern side of NGC 4631, where it is parallel to the plane of the major axis of the galaxy. We detected for the first time a large-scale, smooth Faraday depth pattern in a halo of an external spiral galaxy, which implies the existence of a regular (coherent) magnetic field. A quasi-periodic pattern in Faraday depth with field reversals was found in the northern halo of the galaxy. The field reversals in the northern halo of NGC 4631, together with the observed polarization angles, indicate giant magnetic ropes (GMRs) with alternating directions. To our knowledge, this is the first time such reversals are observed in an external galaxy.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/701/1922
- Title:
- Radio interferometric planet search. I.
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/701/1922
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Radio astrometry of nearby, low-mass stars has the potential to be a powerful tool for the discovery and characterization of planetary companions. We present a Very Large Array survey of 172 active M dwarfs at distances of less than 10pc. Twenty-nine stars were detected with flux densities greater than 100uJy. We observed seven of these stars with the Very Long Baseline Array at milliarcsecond resolution in three separate epochs. With a detection threshold of 500uJy in images of sensitivity 1{sigma}~100uJy, we detected three stars three times (GJ 65B, GJ 896A, GJ 4247), one star twice (GJ 285), and one star once (GJ 803). Two stars were undetected (GJ 412B and GJ 1224). For the four stars detected in multiple epochs, residuals from the optically determined apparent motions have an root-mean-square deviation of ~0.2 milliarcseconds, consistent with statistical noise limits. Combined with previous optical astrometry, these residuals provide acceleration upper limits that allow us to exclude planetary companions more massive than 3-6M_Jup_ at a distance of ~1AU with a 99% confidence level.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJS/221/26
- Title:
- Radio observations of Galactic WISE HII regions
- Short Name:
- J/ApJS/221/26
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- The WISE Catalog of Galactic H II Regions contains ~2000 H II region candidates lacking ionized gas spectroscopic observations. All candidates have the characteristic H II region mid-infrared morphology of WISE 12{mu}m emission surrounding 22{mu}m emission, and additionally have detected radio continuum emission. We here report Green Bank Telescope hydrogen radio recombination line (RRL) and radio continuum detections in the X-band (9GHz; 3cm) of 302 WISE H II region candidates (out of 324 targets observed) in the zone 225{deg}>=l>=-20{deg}, |b|<=6{deg}. Here we extend the sky coverage of our H II region Discovery Survey, which now contains nearly 800 HII regions distributed across the entire northern sky. We provide LSR velocities for the 302 detections and kinematic distances for 131 of these. Of the 302 new detections, 5 have (l, b, v) coordinates consistent with the Outer Scutum-Centaurus Arm (OSC), the most distant molecular spiral arm of the Milky Way. Due to the Galactic warp, these nebulae are found at Galactic latitudes >1{deg} in the first Galactic quadrant, and therefore were missed in previous surveys of the Galactic plane. One additional region has a longitude and velocity consistent with the OSC but lies at a negative Galactic latitude (G039.183-01.422; -54.9km/s). With Heliocentric distances >22kpc and Galactocentric distances >16kpc, the OSC H II regions are the most distant known in the Galaxy. We detect an additional three HII regions near ~=150{deg} whose LSR velocities place them at Galactocentric radii >19kpc. If their distances are correct, these nebulae may represent the limit to Galactic massive star formation.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/461/11
- Title:
- Radio observations of MYSO candidates
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/461/11
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- The Red MSX Source (RMS) survey is a multi-wavelength programme of follow-up observations designed to distinguish between genuine massive young stellar objects (MYSOs) and other embedded or dusty objects, such as ultra compact (UC) HII regions, evolved stars and planetary nebulae (PNe). We have identified nearly 2000 MYSOs candidates by comparing the colours of MSX and 2MASS point sources to those of known MYSOs. There are several other types of embedded or dust enshrouded objects that have similar colours as MYSOs and contaminate our sample. Two sources of contamination are from UCHII regions and PNe, both of which can be identified from the radio emission emitted by their ionised nebulae. In order to identify UCHII regions and PNe that contaminate our sample we have conducted high resolution radio continuum observations at 3.6 and 6cm of all southern MYSOs candidates (235{deg}<l<350{deg}) using the Australia Telescope Compact Array (ATCA). These observations have a spatial resolution of ~1-2" and typical image rms noise values of ~0.3mJy, sensitive enough to detect a HII region powered by a B0.5 star at the far side of the Galaxy. Of the 826 RMS sources observed we found 199 to be associated with radio emission, ~25% of the sample. The Galactic distribution, morphologies and spectral indices of the radio sources associated with the RMS sources are consistent with these sources being UCHII regions. Importantly, the 627 RMS sources for which no radio emission was detected are still potential MYSOs. In addition to the 802 RMS fields observed we present observations of a further 190 fields. These observations were made towards MSX sources that passed cuts in earlier versions of the survey, but were later excluded.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/130/1358
- Title:
- Radio observations of the HDFS region. I
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/130/1358
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- This paper is the first of a series describing the results of the Australia Telescope Hubble Deep Field-South radio survey. The survey was conducted at four wavelengths, 20, 11, 6, and 3cm, over a 4 year period and achieves an rms sensitivity of about 10{mu}Jy at each wavelength. We describe the observations and data reduction processes and present data on radio sources close to the center of the Hubble Deep Field-South. We discuss in detail the properties of a subset of these sources. The sources include both starburst galaxies and galaxies powered by an active galactic nucleus and range in redshift from 0.1 to 2.2. Some of them are characterized by unusually high radio-to-optical luminosities, presumably caused by dust extinction.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/130/1373
- Title:
- Radio observations of the HDFS region. II
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/130/1373
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- This paper is part of a series describing the results from the Australia Telescope Hubble Deep Field-South (ATHDFS) survey obtained with the Australia Telescope Compact Array. This survey consists of observations at 1.4, 2.5, 5.2, and 8.7GHz, all centered on the Hubble Deep Field-South. Here we present the first results from the extended observing campaign at 1.4GHz. A total of 466 sources have been cataloged to a local sensitivity of 5{sigma} (11{mu}Jy rms). A source extraction technique is developed that (1) successfully excludes spurious sources from the final source catalogs and (2) accounts for the nonuniform noise in our image. A source catalog is presented, and the general properties of the 1.4GHz image are discussed. We also present source counts derived from our ATHDFS 1.4GHz catalog.
