- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/452/217
- Title:
- HI cosmological mass density at z=5
- Short Name:
- J/MNRAS/452/217
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present the largest homogeneous survey of z>4.4 damped Ly{alpha} systems (DLAs) using the spectra of 163 QSOs that comprise the Giant Gemini GMOS (GGG) survey. With this survey we make the most precise high-redshift measurement of the cosmological mass density of neutral hydrogen, Omega_HI_. At such high redshift, important systematic uncertainties in the identification of DLAs are produced by strong intergalactic medium absorption and QSO continuum placement. These can cause spurious DLA detections, result in real DLAs being missed or bias the inferred DLA column density distribution. We correct for these effects using a combination of mock and higher resolution spectra, and show that for the GGG DLA sample the uncertainties introduced are smaller than the statistical errors on Omega_HI_. We find Omega_HI_=0.98^+0.20^_-0.18_x10^-3^ at <z>=4.9, assuming a 20 percent contribution from lower column density systems below the DLA threshold. By comparing to literature measurements at lower redshifts, we show that Omega_HI_ can be described by the functional form Omega_HI_(z){prop.to}(1+z)^0.4^. This gradual decrease from z=5 to 0 is consistent with the bulk of HI gas being a transitory phase fuelling star formation, which is continually replenished by more highly ionized gas from the intergalactic medium and from recycled galactic winds.
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- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/429/2143
- Title:
- Hidden population of AM CVns in the SDSS
- Short Name:
- J/MNRAS/429/2143
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present the latest results from a spectroscopic survey designed to uncover the hidden population of AM Canum Venaticorum (AM CVn) binaries in the photometric database of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS). We selected ~2000 candidates based on their photometric colours, a relatively small sample which is expected to contain the majority of all AM CVn binaries in the SDSS (expected to be ~50). We present two new candidate AM CVn binaries discovered using this strategy: SDSS J104325.08+563258.1 and SDSS J173047.59+554518.5. We also present spectra of 29 new cataclysmic variables, 23 DQ white dwarfs and 21 DZ white dwarfs discovered in this survey. The survey is now approximately 70 per cent complete, and the discovery of seven new AM CVn binaries indicates a lower space density than previously predicted. From the essentially complete g~19 sample, we derive an observed space density of (5+/-3)*10^-7^pc^-3^; this is lower than previous estimates by a factor of 3. The sample has been cross-matched with the GALEX All-Sky Imaging Survey database, and with Data Release 9 of the UKIRT (United Kingdom Infrared Telescope) Infrared Deep Sky Survey (UKIDSS). The addition of UV photometry allows new colour cuts to be applied, reducing the size of our sample to ~1100 objects. Optimising our followup should allow us to uncover the remaining AM CVn binaries present in the SDSS, providing the larger homogeneous sample required to more reliably estimate their space density.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/437/2017
- Title:
- HI-galaxy cross-correlation at z<~1
- Short Name:
- J/MNRAS/437/2017
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present a new optical spectroscopic survey of 1777 'star-forming' ('SF') and 366 'non-star-forming' ('non-SF') galaxies at redshifts z~0-1 (2143 in total), 22 AGN and 423 stars, observed by instruments such as the Deep Imaging Multi-Object Spectrograph, the Visible Multi-Object Spectrograph and the Gemini Multi-Object Spectrograph, in three fields containing five quasi-stellar objects (QSOs) with Hubble Space Telescope (HST) ultraviolet spectroscopy. We also present a new spectroscopic survey of 173 'strong' (10^14^<=N_HI_<~10^17^cm^-2^) and 496 'weak' (10^13^<~N_HI_<10^14^cm^-2^) intervening HI (Ly{alpha}) absorption-line systems at z<~1 (669 in total), observed in the spectra of eight QSOs at z~1 by the Cosmic Origins Spectrograph and the Faint Object Spectrograph on the HST. Combining these new data with previously published galaxy catalogues such as the Very Large Telescope Visible Multi-Object Spectrograph Deep Survey and the Gemini Deep Deep Survey, we have gathered a sample of 654 HI absorption systems and 17509 galaxies at transverse scales <~50Mpc, suitable for a two-point correlation function analysis. We present observational results on the HI-galaxy ({xi}_ag_) and galaxy-galaxy ({xi}_gg_) correlations at transverse scales r_perp_<~10Mpc, and the HI-HI autocorrelation ({xi}_aa_) at transverse scales r_perp_<~2Mpc.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/601/A35
- Title:
- High-fidelity VLA imaging of 3C273
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/601/A35
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- 3C 273, the nearest bright quasar, comprises a strong nuclear core and a bright, one-sided jet extending ~23 arcseconds to the SW. The source has been the subject of imaging campaigns in all wavebands. Extensive observations of this source have been made with the Very Large Array and other telescopes as part of a campaign to understand the jet emission mechanisms. Partial results from the VLA radio campaign have been published, but to date, the complete set of VLA imaging results has not been made available. We have utilized the VLA to determine the radio structure of 3C273 in Stokes I, Q, and U, over the widest possible frequency and resolution range. The VLA observed the source in all four of its configurations, and with all eight of its frequency bands, spanning 73.8MHz to 43GHz. The data were taken in a pseudo-spectral line mode to minimize the VLA's correlator errors, and were fully calibrated with subsequent self-calibration techniques to maximise image fidelity. Images in Stokes parameters I, Q, and U, spanning a resolution range from 6 arcseconds to 88 milliarcseconds are presented. Spectral index images, showing the evolution of the jet component are shown. Polarimetry demonstrates the direction of the magnetic fields responsible for the emission, and rotation measure maps show the RM to be very small with no discernible trend along or across the jet. This paper presents a small subset of these images to demonstrate the major characteristics of the source emission. A library of all ~500 images has been made available for open, free access by interested parties.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/363/887
- Title:
- High frequency peakers. I. The bright sample
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/363/887
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Here we present a sample of sources with convex radio spectra peaking at frequencies above a few GHz. We call these radio sources High Frequency Peakers (HFPs). This sample extends to higher turnover frequencies than the samples of Compact Steep Spectrum (CSS) and GHz Peaked Spectrum (GPS) radio sources. HFPs are rare due to the strong bias against them caused by their turnover occurring at frequencies about one order of magnitude higher than in CSS-GPS samples. he sample has been selected by a comparison between the Green Bank survey (87GB) at 4.9 GHz and the NRAO VLA Sky Survey (NVSS) at 1.4 GHz. Then the candidates have been observed with the VLA at 1.365, 1.665, 4.535, 4.985, 8.085, 8.485, 14.96 and 22.46 GHz in order to derive a simultaneous radio spectrum, and remove variable sources from the sample. The final list of genuine HFP sources consists of 55 objects with flux density exceeding 300 mJy at 4.9 GHz at the time of the 87GB observation. Optical identifications are available for 29 of them; 24 are high redshift quasars, 3 are galaxies (one of them has indeed broad lines in the optical spectrum) and 2 are BL Lac objects. The remaining sources are mostly empty fields (17) on the digitised POSS or have uncertain classification (9).
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AN/330/223
- Title:
- High frequency peakers. The faint sample
- Short Name:
- J/AN/330/223
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present a sample of sources with convex radio spectra peaking at frequencies above a few GHz, known as "High Frequency Peakers" (HFPs). A "bright" sample with a flux density limit of 300mJy at 5GHz has been presented by Dallacasa et al. (2000, Cat. J/A+A/363/887). Here we present the "faint" sample with flux density between 50 and 300mJy at 5GHz, restricted to the area around the North Galactic Cap, where the FIRST catalogue is available. The candidates have been observed with the VLA at several frequencies ranging from 1.4 to 22GHz, in order to derive a simultaneous radio spectrum. The final list of confirmed HFP sources consists of 61 objects.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/415/549
- Title:
- High-frequency polarization of Kuehr sources
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/415/549
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We have observed 250 of the 258 southern sources in the complete 5GHz 1Jy sample by Kuehr et al. (1981, Cat. <VIII/5>) using the Australia Telescope Compact Array (ATCA) at 18.5GHz. This paper focuses on the polarization properties of this sample, while other properties will be addressed in a future paper.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/620/A118
- Title:
- Highly Accreting Quasars: SDSS Low z Catalog
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/620/A118
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- The most highly accreting quasars are of special interest in studies of the physics of active galactic nuclei (AGNs) and host galaxy evolution. Quasars accreting at high rates (L/LEdd~1) hold promise for use as "standard candles": distance indicators detectable at very high redshift. However, their observational properties are still largely unknown. We seek to identify a significant number of extreme accretors. A large sample can clarify the main properties of quasars radiating near L/LEdd~1 (in this paper they are designated as extreme Population A quasars or simply as extreme accretors) in the H{beta} spectral range for redshift <~0.8. We use selection criteria derived from four-dimensional Eigenvector 1 (4DE1) studies to identify and analyze spectra for a sample of 334 candidate sources identified from the SDSS DR7 database. The source spectra were chosen to show a ratio R_FeII_ between the FeII emission blend at {lambda}4570 and H{beta}, R_FeII_ > 1. Composite spectra were analyzed for systematic trends as a function of FeII strength, line width, and [OIII] strength. We introduced tighter constraints on the signal-to-noise ratio (S/N) and R_FeII_ values that allowed us to isolate sources most likely to be extreme accretors. We provide a database of detailed measurements. Analysis of the data allows us to confirm that H{beta} shows a Lorentzian function with a full width at half maximum (FWHM) of H{beta}<=4000km/s. We find no evidence for a discontinuity at 2000km/s in the 4DE1, which could mean that the sources below this FWHM value do not belong to a different AGN class. Systematic [OIII] blue shifts, as well as a blueshifted component in H{beta} are revealed. We interpret the blueshifts as related to the signature of outflowing gas from the quasar central engine. The FWHM of H{beta} is still affected by the blueshifted emission; however, the effect is non-negligible if the FWHM H{beta} is used as a "virial broadening estimator" (VBE). We emphasize a strong effect of the viewing angle on H{beta} broadening, deriving a correction for those sources that shows major disagreement between virial and concordance cosmology luminosity values. The relatively large scatter between concordance cosmology and virial luminosity estimates can be reduced (by an order of magnitude) if a correction for orientation effects is included in the FWHM H{beta} value; outflow and sample definition yield relatively minor effects.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+AS/119/265
- Title:
- High probability quasar candidates
- Short Name:
- J/A+AS/119/265
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- The Automated Quasar Detection (AQD) technique has been applied to six connected fields near the South Galactic Pole. A comparison with the Veron & Veron catalogue (1993) <VII/188> and the Cristiani et al. compilation (1995A&AS..112..347C) shows that AQD rediscovered ~75% of the known quasars with non-overlapping objective-prism spectra present in these fields (~40% if considering only the high degree candidates). A list of 1592 high grade candidates is given, including the results of cross-correlation with X-ray and radio catalogues.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/897/177
- Title:
- 142 high-redshift blazars at the cosmic dawn
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/897/177
- Date:
- 11 Mar 2022
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- The uncharted territory of the high-redshift (z>~3) universe holds the key to understanding the evolution of quasars. In an attempt to identify the most extreme members of the quasar population, that is, blazars, we have carried out a multiwavelength study of a large sample of radio-loud quasars beyond z=3. Our sample consists of nine {gamma}-ray-detected blazars and 133 candidate blazars selected based on the flatness of their soft X-ray spectra (0.3-10keV photon index <~1.75), including 15 with Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR) observations. The application of the likelihood profile stacking technique reveals that the high-redshift blazars are faint {gamma}-ray emitters with steep spectra. The high-redshift blazars host massive black holes (<logM_BH,M{odot}_>>9) and luminous accretion disks (<L_disk_>>10^46^erg/s). Their broadband spectral energy distributions are found to be dominated by high-energy radiation, indicating their jets are among the most luminous ones. Focusing on the sources exhibiting resolved X-ray jets (as observed with the Chandra satellite), we find the bulk Lorentz factor to be larger with respect to other z>3 blazars, indicating faster moving jets. We conclude that the presented list of high-redshift blazars may act as a reservoir for follow-up observations, such as with NuSTAR, to understand the evolution of relativistic jets at the dawn of the universe.
