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Radio Polarisation Studies of Galaxies at z > 2
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 25 May 2016
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We present some interesting results from a radio study of 17 radio galaxies at z >2, selected from a complete sample of Molonglo sources with S 408 > 0.95 Jy for which optical identifications and spectroscopic redshifts are being obtained in a major observational programme (Kapahi et al. 1995).
Observations and results : The 17 galaxies were mapped using the VLA at 1.4, 4.8 and 8.3 GHz with the highest resolution of ≃ 0.3″ at 8.3 GHz. The integrated spectra are generally quite steep and convex in many sources, steepening to α ≥ 1.2 (S ∝ v –α) at the highest frequency. Most of the sources have a double structure with sizes ranging up to 22″. Unresolved radio cores, coincident with the optical galaxies, are detected at the mJy or sub-mJy level in most cases. Several sources also show one-sided jetlike features. Surprisingly, most of the cores appear to have steep spectra between 5 and 8.3 GHz!
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- Properties of Radio Sources
- Information
- Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 175: Extragalactic Radio Sources , 1996 , pp. 163 - 165
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- Copyright © Kluwer 1996