Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2002-08-29
Mon.Not.Roy.Astron.Soc. 337 (2002) 1407
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
10 pages, 5 figures, accepted for publication in MNRAS
Scientific paper
10.1046/j.1365-8711.2002.06013.x
The results of a spectroscopic analysis of 3CR and 6C radio galaxies at redshift z~1 are contrasted with the properties of lower redshift radio galaxies, chosen to be matched in radio luminosity to the 6C sources studied at z~1, thus enabling the P-z degeneracy to be broken. Partial rank correlations and principal component analysis have been used to determine which of z and P are the critical parameters underlying the observed variation of the ionization state andd kinematics of the emission line gas. [OII]/H-beta is shown to be a useful ionization mechanism diagnostic. Statistical analysis of the data shows that the ionization state of the emission line gas is strongly correlated with radio power, once the effects of other parameters are removed. No dependence of ionization state on z is observed, implying that the ionization state of the emission line gas is solely a function of the AGN properties rather than the hostt galaxy and/or environment. Statistical analysis of the kinematic properties of the emission line gas shows that these are strongly correlated independently withh both P and z. The correlation with redshift is the stronger of the two, suggesting that host galaxy composition or environment may play a role in producing the less extreme gas kinematics observed in the emission line regions of low redshift galaxies. For both the ionization and kinematic properties of thee galaxies, the independent correlations observed with radio size are strongest. Radio source age is a determining factor for the extended emission line regions.
Best Philip N.
Cotter Garret
Inskip Katherine J.
Longair Malcolm S.
R"ottgering Huub J. A.
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