- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJS/65/485
- Title:
- 1.49GHz Atlas of Spiral Galaxies
- Short Name:
- J/ApJS/65/485
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- The VLA has been used in its most compact D- and C/D-configurations to make low-resolution ({theta}~0.9FWHM) 1.49GHz maps of the spiral galaxies north of DE=-45{deg} and brighter than B_T_=+12, the completeness limit of the Revised Shapley-Ames Catalog (Cat. VII/51). Most of these maps are confusion-limited at {sigma}>=0.1mJy per beam, and at least 94% of the galaxies were detected with S>=1mJy. The maps have sufficient sensitivity to low-brightness emission that accurate radio "photometry" is possible. An atlas of contour maps, a table of total flux densities plus other radio source parameters, and references to published radio maps are given.
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- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJS/73/359
- Title:
- 1.49 GHz atlas of the IRAS bright galaxies
- Short Name:
- J/ApJS/73/359
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- This catalog contains 1.49 GHz VLA observations of sources from the IRAS Bright Galaxy Sample. The original IRAS Bright Galaxy Sample (Soifer et al., 1987ApJ...320..238S) comprises 324 extragalactic objects with 60 micron flux densities above 5.4 Jy. It is the infrared analog of the radio 3CR or optical Shapley-Ames samples. Recalibration of the IRAS flux densities led to a revised Bright Galaxy Sample (Soifer et al., 1989AJ.....98..766S) containing 313 sources stronger than 5.24 Jy at 60 microns. Only one source from these samples was not detected (NGC1377) at 1.49 GHz. For most sources, multiple observations were conducted with different synthesized beam areas. Thus, for a given galaxy there may be several rows in the table reporting data at different angular resolution or reporting different radio components of the object. A low-resolution observation was used to yield an accurate total flux density and a high-resolution observation was used to resolve the brightest components clearly. These observations were originally presented in Condon, et al., (1990ApJS...73..359C).
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/625/A19
- Title:
- 33 GHz continuum map of M51
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/625/A19
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- It remains unclear what sets the efficiency with which molecular gas transforms into stars. Here we present a new VLA map of the spiral galaxy M51 in 33GHz radio continuum, an extinction-free tracer of star formation, at 3" scales (~100pc). We combined this map with interferometric PdBI/NOEMA observations of CO(1-0) and HCN(1-0) at matched resolution for three regions in M51 (central molecular ring, northern and southern spiral arm segments). While our measurements roughly fall on the well-known correlation between total infrared and HCN luminosity, bridging the gap between Galactic and extragalactic observations, we find systematic offsets from that relation for different dynamical environments probed in M51, e.g. the southern arm segment is more quiescent due to low star formation efficiency (SFE) of the dense gas, despite having a high dense gas fraction. Combining our results with measurements from the literature at 100pc scales, we find that the SFE of the dense gas and the dense gas fraction anti-correlate and correlate, respectively, with the local stellar mass surface density. This is consistent with previous kpc-scale studies. In addition, we find a significant anti-correlation between the SFE and velocity dispersion of the dense gas. Finally, we confirm that a correlation also holds between star formation rate surface density and the dense gas fraction, but it is not stronger than the correlation with dense gas surface density. Our results are hard to reconcile with models relying on a universal gas density threshold for star formation and suggest that turbulence and galactic dynamics play a major role in setting how efficiently dense gas converts into stars.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/127/1959
- Title:
- 1.4GHz emission of KISS emission-line galaxies
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/127/1959
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We have searched the Faint Images of the Radio Sky at Twenty centimeters (FIRST, <VIII/71>) and the NRAO VLA Sky Survey (NVSS, <VIII/65>) 1.4GHz radio surveys for sources that are coincident with emission-line galaxy (ELG) candidates from the KPNO International Spectroscopic Survey (KISS). A total of 207 of the 2157 KISS ELGs (~10%) in the first two H{alpha}-selected survey lists (Cats <J/AJ/121/66>, <J/AJ/127/1943>) were found to possess radio detections in FIRST, NVSS, or both. Follow-up spectra exist for all of the radio detections, allowing us to determine the activity type (star-forming vs. active nucleus) for the entire sample. We explore the properties of the radio-detected KISS galaxies in order to gain a better insight into the nature of radio-emitting galaxies in the local universe (z<0.1). Because of the selection technique used for KISS, our radio ELGs represent a quasivolume-limited sample, which allows us to develop a clearer picture of the radio galaxy population at low redshift. Nearly two-thirds of the KISS radio galaxies are starburst or star-forming galaxies, which is in stark contrast to the results of flux-limited radio surveys, which are dominated by active galactic nuclei (AGNs) and elliptical galaxies (i.e., classical radio galaxies).
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/424/371
- Title:
- 1.4GHz First Look Survey (FLS)
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/424/371
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- The First Look Survey (FLS) is the first scientific product to emerge from the Spitzer Space Telescope. A small region of this field (the verification strip) has been imaged very deeply, permitting the detection of cosmologically distant sources. We present Westerbork Synthesis Radio Telescope (WSRT) observations of this region, encompassing a 1 sq. deg field, centred on the verification strip (J2000 RA=17:17:00.00, DE=59:45:00.000). The radio images reach a noise level of 8.5 microJy per beam - the deepest WSRT image made to date. We summarise here the first results from the project, and present the final mosaic image, together with a list of detected sources. The effect of source confusion on the position, size and flux density of the faintest sources in the source catalogue are also addressed. The results of a serendipitous search for HI emission in the field are also presented. Using a subset of the data, we clearly detect HI emission associated with four galaxies in the central region of the FLSv. These are identified with nearby, massive galaxies.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/125/2427
- Title:
- 1.4GHz flux densities of Abell 2255 galaxies
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/125/2427
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Deep VLA 1.4GHz radio continuum imaging of Abell 2255 is presented. This cluster is among the better nearby candidates for rich cluster-cluster merger systems, with evidence including an elongated X-ray morphology, the presence of a radio halo, and substructure present in its galaxy distribution. Our radio observations reach an rms sensitivity of ~40{mu}Jy/beam, enabling us to detect (at 5{sigma}) star formation rates as low as 1.4M_{sun}_/yr from the center of the cluster out to a radial distance of 3h^-1^_75_Mpc. The radio data are complemented by optical imaging and a large spectroscopic database, allowing us to separate all galaxies with M_Rc_<=-20 0 into cluster members and foreground/background galaxies. The spectra are also used to associate the galaxies' radio emission with either star formation or active galactic nuclei (AGNs). We compare the resulting cluster radio galaxy population with those of 19 other nearby Abell clusters and find strong evidence for an increase in the frequency of radio galaxies in Abell 2255. This increase is seen in two separate types of galaxies: powerful radio AGNs and optically faint star-forming galaxies. The optical spectra of the latter often indicate current or recent starbursts, and these galaxies appear to be distributed along an axis perpendicular to the probable merger axis. We assess these factors in light of models of galaxy evolution and suggest that the cluster-cluster merger is responsible for triggering galaxy activity in Abell 2255.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/633/A106
- Title:
- 36GHz methanol lines from nearby galaxies
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/633/A106
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Methanol (CH_3_OH) is one of the most abundant interstellar molecules, offering a vast number of transitions to be studied, including many maser lines. However, while the strongest Galactic CH_3_OH lines, the so-called class II masers, show no indications for the presence of superluminous counterparts in external galaxies, the less luminous Galactic class I sources appear to be different. Here we report class I 36GHz ({lambda}~=0.8cm) CH_3_OH 4_-1_ --> 3_0_ E line emission from the nearby galaxies Maffei 2 (D~=6Mpc) and IC 342 (D~=3.5Mpc), measured with the 100m telescope at Effelsberg at three different epochs within a time span of about five weeks. The 36GHz methanol line of Maffei 2 is the second most luminous among the sources detected with certainty outside the Local Group of galaxies. This is not matched by the moderate infrared luminosity of Maffei 2. Higher-resolution data are required to check whether this is related to its prominent bar and associated shocks. Upper limits for M 82, NGC 4388, NGC 5728 and Arp 220 are also presented. The previously reported detection of 36GHz maser emission in Arp 220 is not confirmed. Nondetections are reported from the related class I 44GHz ({lambda}~=0.7cm) methanol transition towards Maffei 2 and IC 342, indicating that this line is not stronger than its 36GHz counterpart. In contrast to the previously detected 36GHz CH3OH emission in NGC 253 and NGC 4945, our 36GHz profiles towards Maffei 2 and IC 342 are similar to those of previously detected nonmasing lines from other molecular species. However, by analogy to our Galactic center region, it may well be possible that the 36GHz methanol lines in Maffei 2 and IC 342 are composed of a large number of faint and narrow maser features that remain spatially unresolved. In view of this, a search for a weak broad 36GHz line component would also be desirable in NGC 253 and NGC 4945.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/419/71
- Title:
- 1.4GHz obs. and optical ident. in A3558
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/419/71
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present Very Large Array (VLA) 1.4GHz (21cm) observations of the region between the centres of A3558 and A3562, in the major cluster merger complex of the Shapley Concentration. Our final catalogue includes a total of 174 radio sources above the flux density limit of 0.25 mJy/b. By cross-correlation with optical and spectroscopic catalogues we found 33 optical counterparts belonging to the Shapley Concentration.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/731/L41
- Title:
- 1.4GHz observations of bright early-type galaxies
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/731/L41
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We have measured the radio continuum emission of 396 early-type galaxies brighter than K=9, using 1.4GHz imagery from the NRAO Very Large Array Sky Survey, Green Bank 300ft Telescope, and 64m Parkes Radio Telescope. For M_K_<-24 early-type galaxies, the distribution of radio powers at fixed absolute magnitude spans four orders of magnitude and the median radio power is proportional to K-band luminosity to the power 2.78+/-0.16. The measured flux densities of M_K_<-25.5 early-type galaxies are greater than zero in all cases. It is thus highly likely that the most massive galaxies always host an active galactic nucleus or have recently undergone star formation.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/378/65
- Title:
- 8.4GHz observations of compact starbursts
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/378/65
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- The 40 ultraluminous (log(LFIR/L_{sun}_>=11.25) galaxies in the IRAS Bright Galaxy Sample of sources stronger than S=5.24Jy at {lambda}=60{mu}m were mapped with approximately 0.25-arcsec resolution at 8.44GHz. Twenty-five contain diffuse radio sources obeying the FIR-radio correlation; these are almost certainly starburst galaxies. Fourteen other galaxies have nearly blackbody FIR spectra with color temperatures between 60 and 80K so their (unmeasured) FIR angular sizes must exceed approximately 0.25-arcsec, yet they contain compact (but usually resolved) radio sources smaller than this limit. The unique radio and FIR properties of these galaxies can be modeled by ultraluminous nuclear starbursts so dense that they are optically thick to free-free absorption at {nu}~1.49GHz and dust absorption at {lambda}~25{mu}m. Only one galaxy (UGC 08058 = Mrk 231) is a dominated by a variable radio source too compact to be an ultraluminous starburst; it must be powered by a 'monster'.
