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极化射电源$>$ 15 $μ$ Jy在GOODS-N中的分布

The distribution of polarized radio sources $>$15$μ$Jy in GOODS-N

Lawrence Rudnick, Frazer Owen

摘要:

我们提出了深VLA观测的无线电源的极化在GOODS-N领域在1.4 GHz的分辨率为1.6”和10”。在1.6”处,我们发现峰值通量累积数计数分布为高于14.5 $μ$ Jy的检测阈值的每平方度N($>$ p)$\sim$ 45 *(p/30 $μ$ Jy)$^{-0.6}$。这代表着在更高的通量密度下从更陡的斜坡上突破,导致未来用SKA及其前体进行调查时预测的源更少。它为利用背景RM研究星系团或单个星系提供了一个重大挑战。大多数偏振源都远高于我们的探测极限,是射电星系,即使在10”处也能很好地分辨,红移在$\sim$ 0.2 - 1.9之间。我们通过整合10”偏振强度图来确定每个源的总偏振通量,这将由即将到来的调查(如POSSUM)完成。平均而言,这些总偏振通量比1.6”处的峰值偏振通量高2倍;这将在固定通量水平下使数目计数增加$\sim$ 50%。在排除可能的异常值后,探测到的源具有旋转测量值(RM),其特征RMS散射为$\sim$ 11 $\frac{rad}{m^2}$围绕本地银河值。从所有总强度源的中值分数偏振不继续增加的趋势,在较低的通量密度,看到更强的来源。在这些低通量下看到的偏振特性的变化可能代表了恒星形成星系的主导地位。

英文摘要:

We present deep VLA observations of the polarization of radio sources in the GOODS-N field at 1.4 GHz at resolutions of 1.6" and 10". At 1.6", we find that the peak flux cumulative number count distribution is N($>$p) $\sim$ 45 * (p/30$μ$Jy)$^{-0.6}$ per square degree above a detection threshold of 14.5 $μ$Jy. This represents a break from the steeper slopes at higher flux densities, resulting in fewer sources predicted for future surveys with the SKA and its precursors. It provides a significant challenge for using background RMs to study clusters of galaxies or individual galaxies. Most of the polarized sources are well above our detection limit, and are radio galaxies which are well-resolved even at 10", with redshifts from $\sim$0.2 - 1.9. We determined a total polarized flux for each source by integrating the 10" polarized intensity maps, as will be done by upcoming surveys such as POSSUM. These total polarized fluxes are a factor of 2 higher, on average, than the peak polarized flux at 1.6"; this would increase the number counts by $\sim$50% at a fixed flux level. The detected sources have rotation measures (RMs) with a characteristic rms scatter of $\sim$11$\frac{rad}{m^2}$ around the local Galactic value, after eliminating likely outliers. The median fractional polarization from all total intensity sources does not continue the trend of increasing at lower flux densities, as seen for stronger sources. The changes in the polarization characteristics seen at these low fluxes likely represent the increasing dominance of star-forming galaxies.

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