- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/610/A53
- Title:
- Strong lensing star-forming galaxies with ALMA
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/610/A53
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- According to coevolutionary scenarios, nuclear activity and star formation play relevant roles in the early stages of galaxy formation. We aim at identifying them in high-redshift galaxies by exploiting high-resolution and high-sensitivity X-ray and millimeter-wavelength data to confirm the presence or absence of star formation and nuclear activity and describe their relative roles in shaping the spectral energy distributions and in contributing to the energy budgets of the galaxies. We present the data, model, and analysis in the X-ray and millimeter (mm) bands for two strongly lensed galaxies, SDP.9 (HATLAS J090740.0-004200) and SDP.11 (HATLAS J091043.1-000322), which we selected in the Herschel-ATLAS catalogs for their excess emission in the mid-IR regime at redshift >=1.5. This emission suggests nuclear activity in the early stages of galaxy formation. We observed both of them with Chandra ACIS-S in the X-ray regime and analyzed the high-resolution mm data that are available in the ALMA Science Archive for SDP.9. By combining the information available in mm, optical, and X-ray bands, we reconstructed the source morphology. Both targets were detected in the X-ray, which strongly indicates highly obscured nuclear activity. ALMA observations for SDP.9 for the continuum and CO(6-5) spectral line with high resolution (0.02-arcsec corresponding to ~65pc at the distance of the galaxy) allowed us to estimate the lensed galaxy redshift to a better accuracy than pre-ALMA estimates (1.5753+/-0.0003) and to model the emission of the optical, millimetric, and X-ray band for this galaxy. We demonstrate that the X-ray emission is generated in the nuclear environment, which strongly supports that this object has nuclear activity. On the basis of the X-ray data, we attempt an estimate of the black hole properties in these galaxies. By taking advantage of the lensing magnification, we identify weak nuclear activity associated with high-z galaxies with high star formation rates. This is useful to extend the investigation of the relationship between star formation and nuclear activity to two intrinsically less luminous high-z star-forming galaxies than was possible so far. Given our results for only two objects, they alone cannot constrain the evolutionary models, but provide us with interesting hints and set an observational path toward addressing the role of star formation and nuclear activity in forming galaxies.
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- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/631/A91
- Title:
- 2 strongly lensed galaxies MUSE & ALMA datacubes
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/631/A91
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We compare the molecular and ionized gas kinematics of two strongly lensed galaxies at z~1 that lie on the main sequence at this redshift, based on observations from ALMA and MUSE, respectively. We derive the CO and [OII] rotation curves and dispersion profiles of these two galaxies. We find a difference between the observed molecular and ionized gas rotation curves for one of the two galaxies, the Cosmic Snake, for which we obtain a spatial resolution of few hundred parsecs along the major axis. The rotation curve of the molecular gas is steeper than the rotation curve of the ionized gas. In the second galaxy, A521, the molecular and ionized gas rotation curves are consistent, but the spatial resolution is only of few kpc on the major axis. Using simulations, we investigate the effect of the thickness of the gas disk and effective radius on the observed rotation curves and find that a more extended and thicker disk smooths the curve. We also find that the presence of a strongly inclined (>70{deg}) thick disk (>1kpc) can smooth the rotation curve because it degrades the spatial resolution along the line of sight. By building a model using a stellar disk and two gas disks, we reproduce the rotation curves of the Cosmic Snake with a molecular gas disk that is more massive and more radially and vertically concentrated than the ionized gas disk. Finally, we also obtain an intrinsic velocity dispersion in the Cosmic Snake of 18.5+/-7km/s and 19.5+/-6km/s for the molecular and ionized gas, respectively, which is consistent with a molecular disk with a smaller and thinner disk. For A521, the intrinsic velocity dispersion values are 11+/-8km/s and 54+/-11km/s, with a higher value for the ionized gas. This could indicate that the ionized gas disk is thicker and more turbulent in this galaxy. These results highlight the diversity of the kinematics of galaxies at z~1 and the different spatial distribution of the molecular and ionized gas disks. It suggests the presence of thick ionized gas disks at this epoch and that the formation of the molecular gas is limited to the midplane and center of the galaxy in some objects.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/889/80
- Title:
- STUDIES. III. SCUBA-2 450um gal. with MIPS & VLA obs.
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/889/80
- Date:
- 11 Mar 2022
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We construct a SCUBA-2 450{mu}m map in the COSMOS field that covers an area of 300arcmin^2^ and reaches a 1{sigma} noise level of 0.65mJy in the deepest region. We extract 256 sources detected at 450{mu}m with signal-to-noise ratios >4.0 and analyze the physical properties of their multiwavelength counterparts. We find that most of the sources are at z<~3, with a median of z=1.79_-0.15_^+0.03^%. About 35_-25_^+32^% of our sources are classified as starburst galaxies based on their total star formation rates (SFRs) and stellar masses (M_*_). By fitting the far-infrared spectral energy distributions, we find that our 450{mu}m selected sample has a wide range of dust temperatures (20K<~T_d_<~60K), with a median of T_d_=38.3_-0.9_^+0.4^K. We do not find a redshift evolution in dust temperature for sources with L_IR_>10^12^L_{sun}_ at z<3. However, we find a moderate correlation where the dust temperature increases with the deviation from the SFR-M_*_ relation. The increase in dust temperature also correlates with optical morphology, which is consistent with merger-triggered starbursts in submillimeter galaxies. Our galaxies do not show the tight IRX-{beta}_UV_ correlation that has been observed in the local universe. We construct the infrared luminosity functions of our 450{mu}m sources and measure their comoving SFR densities (SFRDs). The contribution of the L_IR_>10^12^L_{sun}_ population to the SFRD rises dramatically from z=0 to 2 ({propto}(1+z)^3.9+/-1.1^) and dominates the total SFRD at z>~2.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/other/Ap/54.147
- Title:
- Study of 230 IRAS-FSC galaxies
- Short Name:
- J/other/Ap/54.14
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- From the cross-correlation of the IRAS FSC catalog with the radio FIRST catalog, 230 infrared galaxies were selected having optical classifications and redshifts from SDSS and NED. To understand the nature of these objects we have compared them with a sample of bright ULIRGs with fluxes f>1Jy at 60-micron and with 14 optically faint IRAS FSC galaxies, showing that IRAS galaxies are not always strong infrared sources. We also have calibrated Star Formation Rates based on luminosities of the PAH feature at 7.7-micron and 1.4GHz radio flux densities, which confirmed the consistency between these two SFRs. We have estimated the extinction for our 230 objects using SFRs calibrated from the PAH feature compared to ultraviolet flux, which shows that only 1% of the ultraviolet continuum typically escapes extinction by dust within a starburst. As our 230 galaxies have no spectra available from Spitzer Space Telescope (SST) archive, to estimate the infrared flux at 7.7 (for SB galaxies) or 8.0 (for AGN and composite) micron, we have used the median ratios of the IRAS fluxes at 25-micron to fluxes at 7.7 or 8.0-micron estimated for each 41.0<logL(IR)<41.9, 42.0<logL(IR)<42.9, 43.0<logL(IR)<43.9, 44.0<logL(IR)<44.9, and 45.0<logL(IR)<45.9 luminosity bins, using objects having spectra from SST archive.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/644/A85
- Title:
- Sub-milliarcsecond imaging of 3C111
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/644/A85
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Flares in radio-loud active galactic nuclei (AGNs) are thought to be associated with the injection of fresh plasma into the compact jet base. Such flares are usually strongest and appear earlier at shorter radio wavelengths. Hence, very long baseline interferometry (VLBI) at millimeter (mm)-wavelengths is the best-suited technique for studying the earliest structural changes of compact jets associated with emission flares. Aims. We study the morphological changes of the parsec-scale jet in the nearby (z=0.049) gamma-ray bright radio galaxy 3C 111 following a flare that developed into a major radio outburst in 2007. We analyse three successive observations of 3C 111 at 86 GHz with the Global mm-VLBI Array (GMVA) between 2007 and 2008 which yield a very high angular resolution of ~45 muas. In addition, we make use of single-dish radio flux density measurements from the F-GAMMA and POLAMI programmes, archival single-dish and VLBI data. We resolve the flare into multiple plasma components with a distinct morphology resembling a bend in an otherwise remarkably straight jet. The flare-associated features move with apparent velocities of ~4.0c to ~4.5c and can be traced also at lower frequencies in later epochs. Near the base of the jet, we find two bright features with high brightness temperatures up to ~10^11^K, which we associate with the core and a stationary feature in the jet. The flare led to multiple new jet components indicative of a dynamic modulation during the ejection. We interpret the bend-like feature as a direct result of the outburst which makes it possible to trace the transverse structure of the jet. In this scenario, the components follow different paths in the jet stream consistent with expectations for a spine-sheath structure, which is not seen during intermediate levels of activity. The possibility of coordinated multiwavelength observations during a future bright radio flare in 3C 111 makes this source an excellent target for probing the radio-gamma-ray connection.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/599/1049
- Title:
- Supergiant molecular complexes in the Antennae
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/599/1049
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We have used previously published observations of the CO emission from the Antennae (NGC 4038/4039) to study the detailed properties of the supergiant molecular complexes with the goal of understanding the formation of young massive star clusters.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/430/467
- Title:
- Superluminal motions for extragalactic sources
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/430/467
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Table 1 lists the 66 extragalactic sources for which we have been able to find multiepoch VLBI internal proper motion observations in the literature, or for which we are currently preparing a paper.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+AS/75/67
- Title:
- Survey around the North Ecliptic Pole at 11 cm
- Short Name:
- J/A+AS/75/67
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- This catalog contains a survey of a rectangular area of 10x6 degrees in galactic coordinates (95.5{deg} < l < 101.5{deg} ; 28{deg} < b < 38{deg}) in the radio continuum in the direction of the north ecliptic pole (RA=18h, Dec=66.5{deg}) at 11.1 cm wavelength. The survey was conducted with the 100m radio telescope of the Max Planck Institut fur Radioastronomie. 469 sources were detected with an integrated flux density greater than 11 mJy, and with an angular resolution of 4.35'. The survey is believed to be complete to at least the 35 mJy level and can be used for comparison with deep surveys in other wavelengths of this area.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJS/98/369
- Title:
- Survey of Markarian galaxies
- Short Name:
- J/ApJS/98/369
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Results are presented from a multifrequency radio continuum survey of Markarian galaxies (MRKs) and are supplemented by IRAS infrared data from the Faint Source Survey. Radio data are presented for 899 MRKs observed at {nu}=4.755GHz with the NRAO-Green Bank 300 foot (91m) telescope, including nearly 88% of those objects in Markarian list VI-XIV. In addition, 1.415GHz measurements of 258 MRKs, over 30% of the MRKs accessible from NAIC-Arecibo, are reported. Radio continuum observations of smaller numbers of MRKs were made at 10.63GHz and at 23.1GHz and are also presented.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/740/98
- Title:
- Synchroton peak for blazars and radio galaxies
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/740/98
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We revisit the concept of a blazar sequence that relates the synchrotron peak frequency ({nu}_peak_) in blazars with synchrotron peak luminosity (L_peak_, in {nu}L_{nu}_) using a large sample of radio-loud active galactic nuclei. We present observational evidence that the blazar sequence is formed from two populations in the synchrotron {nu}_peak_-L_peak_ plane, each forming an upper edge to an envelope of progressively misaligned blazars, and connecting to an adjacent group of radio galaxies having jets viewed at much larger angles to the line of sight. When binned by jet kinetic power (L_kin_; as measured through a scaling relationship with extended radio power), we find that radio core dominance decreases with decreasing synchrotron L_peak_, revealing that sources in the envelope are generally more misaligned. We find population-based evidence of velocity gradients in jets at low kinetic powers (~10^42^-10^44.5^erg/s), corresponding to Fanaroff-Riley (FR) I radio galaxies and most BL Lac objects. These low jet power "weak-jet" sources, thought to exhibit radiatively inefficient accretion, are distinguished from the population of non-decelerating, low synchrotron-peaking (LSP) blazars and FR II radio galaxies ("strong" jets) which are thought to exhibit radiatively efficient accretion. The two-population interpretation explains the apparent contradiction of the existence of highly core-dominated, low-power blazars at both low and high synchrotron peak frequencies, and further implies that most intermediate synchrotron peak sources are not intermediate in intrinsic jet power between LSP and high synchrotron-peaking (HSP) sources, but are more misaligned versions of HSP sources with similar jet powers.
