- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/556/A141
- Title:
- ESO-UVES Advanced Data Products (EUADP) sample
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/556/A141
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present here a dataset of quasars observed with the Ultraviolet Visual Echelle Spectrograph (UVES) on the Very Large Telescope and available in the European Southern Observatory UVES Advanced Data Products (EUADP) archive. The sample is made up of a total of 250 high resolution quasar spectra with emission redshifts ranging from 0.191<=zem<=6.311. The total UVES exposure time of this dataset is 1560 h. Thanks to the high resolution of UVES spectra, it is possible to unambiguously measure the column density of absorbers with damping wings, down to N_HI_>~10^19^cm^-2^, which constitutes the sub-damped Ly{alpha} absorber (sub-DLA) threshold. Within the wavelength coverage of our UVES data, we find 150 damped Ly{alpha} systems (DLAs)/sub-DLAs in the range 1.5<zabs<4.7. Damped absorbers, seen in the spectra of background quasars, are unique probes to select HI-rich galaxies. These galaxies allow one to estimate the neutral gas mass over cosmological scales. The neutral gas mass is a possible indicator of gas consumption as star formation proceeds. The damped Ly{alpha} absorbers (DLAs; N_HI_>=2x10^20^cm^-2^) and sub-DLAs (10^19^<=N_HI_<=2x10^20^cm^-2^) are believed to contain a large fraction of neutral gas mass in the Universe. In aper I of the series, we presented the results of a search for DLAs and sub-DLAs in the European Southern Observatory (ESO) Ultraviolet Visual Echelle Spectrograph (UVES) advanced data products dataset of 250 quasars. Here we use an unbiased subsample of sub-DLAs from this dataset to derive their statistical properties. We built a subset of 122 quasars ranging from 1.5<z_em_<5.0, suitable for statistical analysis. The statistical sample was analyzed in conjunction with other sub-DLA samples from the literature. This resulted in a combined sample of 89 sub-DLAs over a redshift path of {Delta}z=193.
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- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/444/744
- Title:
- EUADP sample. [N/{alpha}] distribution
- Short Name:
- J/MNRAS/444/744
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We report here a study of nitrogen and {alpha}-capture element (O, S, and Si) abundances in 18 damped Ly{alpha} absorbers (DLAs) and sub-DLAs drawn from the European Southern Observatory's Ultraviolet Visual Echelle Spectrograph (ESO-UVES) Advanced Data Products (EUADP) data base. We report nine new measurements, five upper and four lower limits of nitrogen that when compiled with available nitrogen measurements from the literature makes a sample of 10^8^ systems. The extended sample presented here confirms the [N/{alpha}] bimodal behaviour suggested in previous studies. Three-quarter of the systems show <[N/{alpha}]>=-0.85 (+/-0.20dex) and one-quarter of the systems show that ratios are clustered at <[N/{alpha}]>=-1.41 (+/-0.14dex). The high [N/{alpha}] plateau is consistent with the Hii regions of dwarf irregular and blue compact dwarf galaxies although extended to lower metallicities and could be interpreted as the result of a primary nitrogen production by intermediate mass stars. The low [N/{alpha}] values are the lowest ever observed in any astrophysical site. In spite of this fact, even lower values could be measured with the present instrumentation, but we do not find them below [N/{alpha}]~-1.7. This suggests the presence of a floor in [N/{alpha}] abundances, which along with the lockstep increase of N and Si may indicate a primary nitrogen production from fast rotating, massive stars in relatively young or unevolved systems.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/275/1102
- Title:
- Evolution of quasar luminosity function
- Short Name:
- J/MNRAS/275/1102
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- In an earlier paper (Hawkins & Veron, 1993MNRAS.260..202H) we presented quasar luminosity functions in three redshift bins, derived from a variability selected sample. Here we provide a major extension to this survey, with a view to improving statistics and completeness, and extending the redshift range. The luminosity functions for redshifts of less than 2.2 show a featureless power law of the form {phi}=10^{beta}(M-M_0_)^, with no sign of a 'break'. The quasar luminosity function is also derived by the redshift range 2.2<z<3.2, which again shows a featureless power law, but with a steeper slope. When the data are combined with a new sample of bright quasars, the quasar luminosity functions in all four redshift ranges are consistent with a single power law of index {beta}=0.63. Plots of quasar space density as a function of redshift in three luminosity bins are also presented and show strong evolution at low redshift but nearly constant space density beyond a redshift of 2.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/699/603
- Title:
- Evolution of Swift/BAT blazars
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/699/603
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We use three years of data from the Swift/Burst Alert Telescope (BAT) survey to select a complete sample of X-ray blazars above 15keV. This sample comprises 26 flat-spectrum radio quasars (FSRQs) and 12 BL Lacertae (BL Lac) objects detected over a redshift range of 0.03<z<4.0. We use this sample to determine, for the first time in the 15-55keV band, the evolution of blazars. We find that, contrary to the Seyfert-like active galactic nuclei (AGNs) detected by BAT, the population of blazars shows strong positive evolution. This evolution is comparable to the evolution of luminous optical quasi-stellar objects (QSOs) and luminous X-ray-selected AGNs. We also find evidence for an epoch dependence of the evolution as determined previously for radio-quiet AGNs. We interpret both these findings as a strong link between accretion and jet activity. In our sample, the FSRQs evolve strongly, while our best fit shows that BL Lac objects might not evolve at all. The blazar population accounts for 10%-20% (depending on the evolution of the BL Lac objects) of the cosmic X-ray background (CXB) in the 15-55keV band. We find that FSRQs can explain the entire CXB emission for energies above 500 keV solving the mystery of the generation of the MeV background. The evolution of luminous FSRQs shows a peak in redshift (z_c_=4.3+/-0.5) which is larger than the one observed in QSOs and X-ray-selected AGNs. We argue that FSRQs can be used as tracers of massive elliptical galaxies in the early universe.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/449/3263
- Title:
- Extended galaxy halo gas through HI and OVI
- Short Name:
- J/MNRAS/449/3263
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present a study of extended galaxy halo gas through HI and OVI absorption over two decades in projected distance at z~0.2. The study is based on a sample of 95 galaxies from a highly complete (>80 percent) survey of faint galaxies (L>0.1L*) with archival quasar absorption spectra and 53 galaxies from the literature. A clear anticorrelation is found between HI (OVI) column density and virial radius normalized projected distance, d/Rh. Strong HI (OVI) absorption systems with column densities greater than 10^14.0^ (10^13.5^)cm^-2^ are found for 48 of 54 (36 of 42) galaxies at d<Rh indicating a mean covering fraction of <{kappa}_HI_>=0.89 (<{kappa}_OVI_>=0.86). OVI absorbers are found at d~Rh, beyond the extent observed for lower ionization species. At d/Rh=1-3 strong HI (OVI) absorption systems are found for only 7 of 43 (5 of 34) galaxies (<{kappa}_HI_>=0.16 and <{kappa}_OVI_>=0.15). Beyond d=3Rh, the HI and OVI covering fractions decrease to levels consistent with coincidental systems. The high completeness of the galaxy survey enables an investigation of environmental dependence of extended gas properties. Galaxies with nearby neighbours exhibit a modest increase in Ovi covering fraction at d>Rh compared to isolated galaxies (<{kappa}_OVI_~0.13 versus 0.04) but no excess HI absorption. These findings suggest that environmental effects play a role in distributing heavy elements beyond the enriched gaseous haloes of individual galaxies. Finally, we find that differential HI and OVI absorption between early- and late-type galaxies continues from d<Rh to d~3Rh.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/710/764
- Title:
- Extended radio emission in MOJAVE blazars
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/710/764
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present the results of a study on the kiloparsec-scale radio emission in the complete flux density limited MOJAVE sample, comprising 135 radio-loud active galactic nuclei. New 1.4GHz Very Large Array (VLA) radio images of six quasars and previously unpublished images of 21 blazars are presented, along with an analysis of the high-resolution (VLA A-array) 1.4GHz emission for the entire sample. While extended emission is detected in the majority of the sources, about 7% of the sources exhibit only radio core emission. We expect more sensitive radio observations, however, to detect faint emission in these sources, as we have detected in the erstwhile "core-only" source, 1548+056. The kiloparsec-scale radio morphology varies widely across the sample. Many BL Lac objects exhibit extended radio power and kiloparsec-scale morphology typical of powerful FRII jets, while a substantial number of quasars possess radio powers intermediate between FRIs and FRIIs.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/385/1656
- Title:
- Extragalactic radio-sources at 95GHz
- Short Name:
- J/MNRAS/385/1656
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We have used the Australia Telescope Compact Array (ATCA) at 95GHz to carry out continuum observations of 130 extragalactic radio sources selected from the Australia Telescope 20GHz (AT20G) survey. We use a triple-correlation method to measure simultaneous 20- and 95-GHz flux densities for these objects, and over 90 per cent of our target sources are detected at 95GHz. We demonstrate that the ATCA can robustly measure 95-GHz flux densities with an accuracy of ~10 per cent in a few minutes for sources stronger than about 50mJy. We measure the distribution of radio spectral indices in a flux-limited sample of extragalactic sources, and show that the median 20-95GHz spectral index does not vary significantly with flux density for S_20_>150mJy . This finding allows us to estimate the extragalactic radio source counts at 95GHz by combining our observed 20-95GHz spectral-index distribution with the accurate 20-GHz source counts measured in the AT20G survey.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/471/3806
- Title:
- Extragalactic radio sources with recurrent jet
- Short Name:
- J/MNRAS/471/3806
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present a sample of 74 radio sources with recurrent jet activity. The sample consists of 67 galaxies, 2 quasars and 5 unidentified sources, selected from the published data or are newly recognized. The sample's redshift range is 0.002<z<0.7 and the size of inner and outer structures varies from 0.02 to 4248kpc. We analyse the optical and radio properties of the sample and compare them with the characteristics of ordinary one-off FRII radio sources. With the help of stellar population modelling, we derive black hole masses and stellar masses of host galaxies of 35 restarting radio sources, finding that the black hole masses in restarting radio sources are comparable to those of typical single-cycle FRII radio sources. The obtained median values of log M_BH_ are 8.58 and 8.62M_{sun}_. Unlike the black hole masses, the stellar masses in restarting radio sources tend to be smaller than in the FRII sources. Although the stellar populations of the hosts of recurrent activity sources are dominated by old stars, a significant fraction of young stars can be observed as well. Based on the Sloan Digital Sky Survey photometric observations, we also analyse the morphology of the host galaxies and obtained significantly smaller concentration indices for the restarting radio sources when compared to the classical FRII hosts. This effect can be interpreted as a result of frequent merger events in the history of host galaxies of restarting radio sources.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/427/769
- Title:
- Extragalactic sources at 22, 37 and 87GHz
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/427/769
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Long term monitoring results from mid 1995 to the end of 2000 of quasar observations at 22, 37 and 87GHz done at the Metsahovi radio observatory are presented. Approximately 15700 observations are published here.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/464/3431
- Title:
- Extremely red quasars in BOSS
- Short Name:
- J/MNRAS/464/3431
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Red quasars are candidate young objects in an early transition stage of massive galaxy evolution. Our team recently discovered a population of extremely red quasars (ERQs) in the Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey (BOSS) that has a suite of peculiar emission-line properties including large rest equivalent widths (REWs), unusual 'wingless' line profiles, large NV/Ly{alpha}, NV/CIV, SiIV/CIV and other flux ratios, and very broad and blueshifted [OIII] {lambda}5007. Here we present a new catalogue of CIV and NV emission-line data for 216188 BOSS quasars to characterize the ERQ line properties further. We show that they depend sharply on UV-to-mid-IR colour, secondarily on REW(CIV), and not at all on luminosity or the Baldwin Effect. We identify a 'core' sample of 97 ERQs with nearly uniform peculiar properties selected via i-W3>=4.6(AB) and REW(CIV)>=100{AA} at redshifts 2.0-3.4. A broader search finds 235 more red quasars with similar unusual characteristics. The core ERQs have median luminosity <logL(ergs/s)>~47.1, sky density 0.010deg^-2^, surprisingly flat/blue UV spectra given their red UV-to-mid-IR colours, and common outflow signatures including BALs or BAL-like features and large CIV emission-line blueshifts. Their SEDs and line properties are inconsistent with normal quasars behind a dust reddening screen. We argue that the core ERQs are a unique obscured quasar population with extreme physical conditions related to powerful outflows across the line-forming regions. Patchy obscuration by small dusty clouds could produce the observed UV extinctions without substantial UV reddening.
