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z = 4.88的典型射电星系的发现

The discovery of a typical radio galaxy at z = 4.88

Matt J. Jarvis, Hanifa Teimourian, Chris Simpson, Daniel J. B. Smith, Steve Rawlings, David Bonfield

摘要:

在这封信中,我们报告了用一种新技术发现的z=4.88射电星系的发现,该技术不依赖于根据射电性质(例如陡谱指数或小角尺寸)预先选择样本。这个射电星系是在Elais-N2场中发现的,它的光谱指数为alpha = 0.75,也就是说,它的光谱并不陡峭。它的光度也符合从射电光度函数的中断中得出的,因此可以被认为是一个典型的射电星系。利用斯皮策-SWIRE的数据,我们发现宿主星系的质量与较低红移的强射电星系(~1-3L*)相似。然而,我们注意到在z=4.88时,H-α线会红移到IRAC的3.6微米滤波器中,而这一波段的某些通量可能是由于这一点,而不是恒星的连续辐射。从我们最初的光谱观测中发现这样一个遥远的射电源,证明了我们的调查有希望找到最遥远的射电源。

英文摘要:

In this letter we report the discovery of a z=4.88 radio galaxy discovered with a new technique which does not rely on pre-selection of a sample based on radio properties such as steep-spectral index or small angular size. This radio galaxy was discovered in the Elais-N2 field and has a spectral index of alpha = 0.75, i.e. not ultra-steep spectrum. It also has a luminosity consistent with being drawn from the break of the radio luminosity function and can therefore be considered as a typical radio galaxy. Using the Spitzer-SWIRE data over this field we find that the host galaxy is consistent with being similarly massive to the lower redshift powerful radio galaxies (~1-3L*). We note however, that at z=4.88 the H-alpha line is redshifted into the IRAC 3.6micron filter and some of the flux in this band may be due to this rather than stellar continuum emission. The discovery of such a distant radio source from our initial spectroscopic observations demonstrate the promise of our survey for finding the most distant radio sources.

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