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高红移时微弱射电星系的性质

The nature of faint radio galaxies at high redshifts

A. Saxena, H. J. A. Röttgering, K. J. Duncan, G. J. Hill, P. N. Best, B. L. Indahl, M. Marinello, R. A. Overzier, L. Pentericci, I. Prandoni, H. Dannerbauer, R. Barrena

摘要:

我们目前的光谱和近红外图像的样本微弱的无线电源最初被选为有前途的高红移射电星系(HzRG)的候选人。我们测定了13个射电星系的红移,其红移范围为$0.52\le z \le 5.72$。我们的样本探测的射电光度几乎比以前的大样本在最高的红移暗一个数量级。我们使用近红外测光的子样本,这些星系计算恒星质量,使用简单的恒星星族模型,并发现恒星质量的范围内$10^{10.8} - 10^{11.7} M_\odot$。然后,我们比较我们的微弱的射电星系与明亮的射电星系在$z\ge2$从文献。我们发现,较暗的射电星系有较低的Ly $α$光度和较窄的半峰全宽相比,明亮的,这意味着光电离较弱的活动星系核。我们还排除了微弱的HzRG中存在强冲击。暗的HzRG的恒星质量低于已观察到的较亮的。我们发现,在红移范围内的微弱HzRG人口$2-4$形成恒星形成和窄线活动星系核之间的桥梁,而在$z>4$的主要是恒星形成,并可能通过冷吸积气体建立自己的恒星质量。最后,我们表明,在$z>2$的无线电尺寸的整体红移演化是完全兼容的逆康普顿散射损失增加在高红移。

英文摘要:

We present spectra and near-infrared images of a sample of faint radio sources initially selected as promising high-redshift radio galaxy (HzRG) candidates. We have determined redshifts for a total of 13 radio galaxies with redshifts ranging from $0.52\le z \le 5.72$. Our sample probes radio luminosities that are almost an order of magnitude fainter than previous large samples at the highest redshifts. We use near-infrared photometry for a subsample of these galaxies to calculate stellar masses using simple stellar population models, and find stellar masses to be in the range $10^{10.8} - 10^{11.7} M_\odot$. We then compare our faint radio galaxies with brighter radio galaxies at $z\ge2$ from the literature. We find that fainter radio galaxies have lower Ly$α$ luminosities and narrower full width at half maxima compared to the bright ones, implying photoionisation by weaker AGN. We also rule out the presence of strong shocks in faint HzRGs. The stellar masses determined for faint HzRGs are lower than what has been observed for brighter ones. We find that faint HzRG population in the redshift range $2-4$ forms a bridge between star-forming and narrow-line AGN, whereas the ones at $z>4$ are dominated by star-formation, and may be building up their stellar mass through cold accretion of gas. Finally, we show that the overall redshift evolution of radio sizes at $z>2$ is fully compatible with increased inverse Compton scattering losses at high redshifts.

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