- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/other/Galax/9.99
- Title:
- Giant Radio Galaxies in RACS
- Short Name:
- J/other/Galax/9.
- Date:
- 22 Feb 2022
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We report the results of a visual inspection of images of the Rapid ASKAP Continuum Survey (RACS) in search of extended radio galaxies (ERG) that reach or exceed linear sizes on the order of one Megaparsec. We searched a contiguous area of 1059deg^2^ from RA=20h20m to 06h20m, and -50{deg}<Dec<-40{deg} which is covered by deep multi-band optical images of the Dark Energy Survey (DES), and in which previously only three ERGs larger than 1Mpc had been reported. For over 1800 radio galaxy candidates inspected, our search in optical and infrared images resulted in hosts for 1440 ERG, for which spectroscopic and photometric redshifts from various references were used to convert their largest angular size (LAS) to projected linear size (LLS). This resulted in 178 newly discovered giant radio sources (GRS) with LLS>1Mpc, of which 18 exceed 2Mpc and the largest one is 3.4Mpc. Their redshifts range from 0.02 to about 2.0, but only 10 of the 178 new GRS have spectroscopic redshifts. For the 146 host galaxies the median r-band magnitude and redshift are 20.9 and 0.64, while for the 32 quasars or candidates these are 19.7 and 0.75. Merging the six most recent large compilations of GRS results in 458 GRS larger than 1Mpc, so we were able to increase this number by about 39 per cent to now 636.
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- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/other/PASA/38.41
- Title:
- GLEAM 200MHz local radio luminosity function
- Short Name:
- J/other/PASA/38.
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- The GaLactic and Extragalactic All-sky Murchison Widefield Array (GLEAM) is a radio continuum survey at 76-227MHz of the entire southern sky (Declination <+30{deg}) with an angular resolution of ~2arcmin. In this paper, we combine GLEAM data with optical spectroscopy from the 6dF Galaxy Survey to construct a sample of 1,590 local (median z~0.064) radio sources with S_200MHz_>55mJy across an area of ~16700deg^2^. From the optical spectra, we identify the dominant physical process responsible for the radio emission from each galaxy: 73 per cent are fuelled by an active galactic nucleus (AGN) and 27 per cent by star formation. We present the local radio luminosity function for AGN and star-forming galaxies at 200MHz and characterise the typical radio spectra of these two populations between 76MHz and ~1GHz. For the AGN, the median spectral index between 200MHz and ~1GHz, {alpha}, is -0.600+/-0.010 (where S proportional to {nu}^{alpha}^) and the median spectral index within the GLEAM band, {alpha}_low_, is -0.704+/-0.011. For the star-forming galaxies, the median value of {alpha}_high_ is -0.650+/-0.010 and the median value of {alpha}_low_ is -0.596+/-0.015. Among the AGN population, flat-spectrum sources are more common at lower radio luminosity, suggesting the existence of a significant population of weak radio AGN that remain core-dominated even at low frequencies. However, around 4 per cent of local radio AGN have ultra-steep radio spectra at low frequencies ({alpha}_low_<-1.2). These ultra-steep-spectrum sources span a wide range in radio luminosity, and further work is needed to clarify their nature.
- 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.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/392/1403
- Title:
- GMRT radios sources around J0916+6348 field
- Short Name:
- J/MNRAS/392/1403
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present deep multifrequency observations using the Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (GMRT) at 153, 244, 610 and 1260MHz of a field centred on J0916+6348, to search for evidence of fossil radio lobes which could be due to an earlier cycle of episodic activity of the parent galaxy, as well as haloes and relics in clusters of galaxies. We do not find any unambiguous evidence of episodic activity in a list of 374 sources, suggesting that such activity is rare even in relatively deep low-frequency observations. We examine the spectra of all the sources by combining our observations with those from the Westerbork Northern Sky Survey (WENSS), NRAO (National Radio Astronomy Observatories) VLA (Very Large Array) Sky Survey (NVSS) and the Faint Images of the Radio Sky at Twenty-Centimeters Survey (FIRST).
- 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/MNRAS/394/1857
- Title:
- H_2_/HI ratio in galaxies
- Short Name:
- J/MNRAS/394/1857
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We revisit the mass ratio {eta}_galaxy_ between molecular hydrogen (H2) and atomic hydrogen (HI) in different galaxies from a phenomenological and theoretical viewpoint.
- 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/362/519
- Title:
- High redshift radio galaxies emission lines
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/362/519
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- This table gives radio and spectroscopic data for 167 radio galaxies, taken from the references given in the last column, from the WENSS, Texas and NVSS radio surveys, or determined from the electronic versions of the spectra.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/430/373
- Title:
- HI lines in 586 galaxies
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/430/373
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- This paper presents 586 new 21-cm neutral hydrogen line measurements carried out with the FORT receiver of the meridian transit Nancay radiotelescope in the period July 2000 - March 2003. This observational programme is part of a larger project aiming at collecting an exhaustive and magnitude-complete HI extragalactic catalogue for Tully-Fisher applications. It is associated with the building of the MIGALE spectroscopic archive and database. http://klun.obs-nancay.fr, http://http://www.sai.msu.su/migale/