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ATESP 5 GHz无线电调查。II。微弱射电粒子群的物理性质

The ATESP 5 GHz radio survey. II. Physical properties of the faint radio population

A. Mignano, I. Prandoni, L. Gregorini, P. Parma, H. R. de Ruiter, M. H. Wieringa, G. Vettolani, R. D. Ekers

摘要:

其中一个最有争议的问题,亚mJy无线电源,这是负责陡峭的1.4 GHz的源计数,是他们的无线电发射的起源。特别令人感兴趣的是,有可能将无线电频谱指数信息与其他观测特性相结合,以评估这些来源是由恒星形成还是核活动触发的。这项工作的目的是研究的光学和近红外特性的一个完整的样本的131个无线电源与S>0.4毫焦耳,在1.4和5 GHz的观测作为ATESP无线电调查的一部分。我们使用深多色(UBVRIJK)的图像,主要是在ESO深公众调查的框架,光学识别和获得ATESP射电源的光度红移。深度光学覆盖和广泛的颜色信息可用于无线电样本覆盖区域的3/4。图像的典型深度为U~25,B~26,V~25.4,R~25.5,I~24.3,19.5<K_s<20.2,J<22.2。光学/近红外对应物被发现的~78%(66/85)的无线电源的深多色成像所覆盖的区域,并为这些可靠的估计的红移和类型的56。我们发现,许多源与平坦的无线电频谱的特点是高的无线电-光学比(R>1000),典型的经典强大的射电星系和类星体。具有低R值的平谱源优先与早期类型星系相鉴别,其中射电辐射最有可能是由低光度活动星系核触发的。考虑到早期类型的星系和类星体作为具有活动核的源,这样的源在很大程度上主导了我们的样本(78%)。与早期型星系相关的平谱源相当致密(d<10-30 kpc),表明核心主导的射电辐射。

英文摘要:

One of the most debated issues about sub-mJy radio sources, which are responsible for the steepening of the 1.4 GHz source counts, is the origin of their radio emission. Particularly interesting is the possibility of combining radio spectral index information with other observational properties to assess whether the sources are triggered by star formation or nuclear activity. The aim of this work is to study the optical and near infrared properties of a complete sample of 131 radio sources with S>0.4 mJy, observed at both 1.4 and 5 GHz as part of the ATESP radio survey. We use deep multi-colour (UBVRIJK) images, mostly taken in the framework of the ESO Deep Public Survey, to optically identify and derive photometric redshifts for the ATESP radio sources. Deep optical coverage and extensive colour information are available for 3/4 of the region covered by the radio sample. Typical depths of the images are U~25, B~26, V~25.4, R~25.5, I~24.3, 19.5<K_s<20.2, J<22.2. Optical/near infrared counterparts are found for ~78% (66/85) of the radio sources in the region covered by the deep multi-colour imaging, and for 56 of these reliable estimates of the redshift and type are derived. We find that many of the sources with flat radio spectra are characterised by high radio-to-optical ratios (R>1000), typical of classical powerful radio galaxies and quasars. Flat-spectrum sources with low R values are preferentially identified with early type galaxies, where the radio emission is most probably triggered by low-luminosity active galactic nuclei. Considering both early type galaxies and quasars as sources with an active nucleus, such sources largely dominate our sample (78%). Flat-spectrum sources associated with early type galaxies are quite compact (d<10-30 kpc), suggesting core-dominated radio emission.

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