The Phoenix Survey (Georgakakis+, 1999)

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Apr 2000

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VizieR On-line Data Catalog: J/MNRAS/306/708. Originally published in: 1999MNRAS.306..708G

Computer Science

Galaxies: Radio, Galaxies: Photometry, Redshifts, Equivalent Widths

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Using a deep Australia Telescope Compact Array (ATCA) radio survey covering an area of ~3deg2 to a 4{sigma} sensitivity of >=100mmJy at 1.4GHz, we study the nature of faint radio galaxies. About 50 per cent of the detected radio sources are identified with an optical counterpart revealed by CCD photometry to m_R=22.5mag. Near-infrared (K-band) data are also available for a selected sample of the radio sources, while spectroscopic observations have been carried out for about 40 per cent of the optically identified sample. These provide redshifts and information on the stellar content. Emission-line ratios imply that most of the emission-line sources are star-forming galaxies, with a small contribution (~10 per cent) from Sy1/Sy2 type objects. We also find a significant number of absorption-line systems, likely to be ellipticals. These dominate at high flux densities (>1mJy) but are also found at sub-mJy levels. Using the Balmer decrement we find a visual extinction AV=1.0 for the star-forming faint radio sources. This moderate reddening is consistent with the V-R and R-K colours of the optically identified sources. For emission-line galaxies, there is a correlation between the radio power and the Halpha luminosity, in agreement with the result of Benn et al. (1993MNRAS.263....9B). This suggests that the radio emission of starburst radio galaxies is a good indicator of star formation activity.
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