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后发座星系团的射电光度函数和星系演化

The Radio Luminosity Function and Galaxy Evolution in the Coma Cluster

Neal A. Miller, Ann E. Hornschemeier, Bahram Mobasher, Terry J. Bridges, Michael J. Hudson, Ronald O. Marzke, Russell J. Smith

摘要:

本文研究后发座星系团内两个场的射电光度函数(RLF)和射电源布居。我们的VLA数据达到log(L)= 20.23 W/Hz的昏迷,我们关联249源与光学同行的SDSS。综合光学光谱学鉴定出其中38个是后发座星系团的成员,平均分布在活动星系核和恒星形成星系(SFG)之间。无线电探测到的SFG仅在~21 < log(L)< ~22 W/Hz时占主导地位,这是一个有趣的结果,因为恒星形成在log(L)< ~23时占主导地位。大多数射电探测到的SFG都具有星暴的特征,包括高比星形成率和具有强发射线的光谱。结合之前对后发座星系团内的星暴后星系的研究,这与晚型星系进入后发座星系在快速停止恒星形成之前经历星暴的图片是一致的。光学明亮的椭圆星系(Mr <= -20.5)在高端(log(L)>~ 22.48 W/Hz)和低端(log(L)<~ 21 W/Hz)对射电光度函数的贡献最大。通过对这些光学明亮的椭圆星系的叠加分析,我们发现它们继续拥有低至log(L)= 19.48的射电源。然而,与已发表的室女星系团的结果相反,我们没有发现任何证据表明存在着一群光学微弱(Mr ~ -14)的矮椭圆星系,它们承载着强射电活动星系核。

英文摘要:

We investigate the radio luminosity function (RLF) and radio source population for two fields within the Coma cluster of galaxies. Our VLA data reach down to log(L) = 20.23 W/Hz for Coma, and we associate 249 sources with optical counterparts from the SDSS. Comprehensive optical spectroscopy identifies 38 of these as members of the Coma cluster, evenly split between AGN and star-forming galaxies (SFG). The radio-detected SFG are the dominant population only for ~21 < log(L) < ~22 W/Hz, an interesting result given that star formation dominates field RLFs for log(L) < ~23. The majority of the radio-detected SFGs have characteristics of starbursts, including high specific star formation rates and optical spectra with strong emission lines. In conjunction with prior studies on post-starburst galaxies within the Coma cluster, this is consistent with a picture in which late-type galaxies entering Coma undergo a starburst prior to a rapid cessation of star formation. Optically bright elliptical galaxies (Mr <= -20.5) make the largest contribution to the radio luminosity function at both the high (log(L) >~ 22.48 W/Hz) and low (log(L) <~ 21 W/Hz) ends. Through a stacking analysis of these optically-bright ellipticals we find that they continue to harbor radio sources down to log(L) = 19.48. However, contrary to published results for the Virgo cluster we find no evidence for the existence of a population of optically faint (Mr ~ -14) dwarf ellipticals hosting strong radio AGN.

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