In the presence of magnetic fields, gravitational waves are converted into photons and vice versa. We demonstrate that this conversion leads to a distortion of the cosmic microwave background (CMB), which can serve as a detector for MHz to GHz gravitational wave sources active before reionization. The measurements of the radio telescope EDGES can be cast as a bound on the gravitational wave amplitude, $h_c < 10^{-21} (10^{-12})$ at 78 MHz, for the strongest (weakest) cosmic magnetic fields allowed by current astrophysical and cosmological constraints. Similarly, the results of ARCADE 2 imply $h_c < 10^{-24} (10^{-14})$ at $3 - 30$ GHz. For the strongest magnetic fields, these constraints exceed current laboratory constraints by about seven orders of magnitude. Future advances in 21cm astronomy may conceivably push these bounds below the sensitivity of cosmological constraints on the total energy density of gravitational waves.
Co-evolution of AGN and Star-forming Galaxies in the Australia Telescope Large Area Survey
ATLAS(Australia Telescope Large Area Survey)是一项广泛的深射电观测,其特点是采用综合多波长方法。ATLAS正在创建一个大型的射电选择星系数据集,用于研究恒星形成和活动星系的演化和相互关系。虽然这个项目还远未完成,但我们已经开始回答其中的一些问题,并在此过程中偶然发现了三个惊喜:* FRI/FRII无线电响亮的活动星系核嵌入螺旋星系,* 无线电明亮的活动星系核在红外线下意外地微弱,可能是在高红移 * 红外发光射电宁静活动星系核上,这是射电-红外比这些和其他观测表明,活动星系核的活动和恒星的形成在高红移时变得越来越相互依赖。
Spectropolarimetry with the Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope at 610 MHz: a case study of two Southern Compact Group fields
我们目前610兆赫的光谱偏振图像从巨型米波射电望远镜(GMRT)。我们详细讨论了GMRT的全偏振模式的属性,并提供了仪器的偏振性能的技术表征。我们表明,该望远镜可用于宽视场分光偏振。旋转测量合成的应用导致在法拉第空间中的几十微焦的水平的灵敏度。作为该仪器的能力的演示,我们提出了两个南方契约组-鹤四重奏和USCG S 063的意见。观测结果与其他无线电和红外数据进行了比较,以限制组成员的光谱指数,偏振分数和法拉第深度。无线电连续辐射是从天鹤座四重奏中的所有四个星系和USCG S 063中的一个星系中检测到的。线性偏振是从NGC 7552的环核星暴环,NGC 7582的活动核和三个扩展的射电星系在天鹤座四重奏场的背景中检测到的。这些背景源允许分类FR-I和X形射电星系。没有证据表明,在任何星系群与群内介质的相互作用。