Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2001-06-23
Mon.Not.Roy.Astron.Soc.333:100,2002
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
14 pages, 12 figures, minor changes, version to appear in MNRAS
Scientific paper
10.1046/j.1365-8711.2002.05386.x
We use redshift determinations and spectral analysis of galaxies in the 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey to study the properties of local radio sources with $S\ge 1$ mJy. 557 objects drawn from the FIRST survey, corresponding to 2.3 per cent of the total radio sample, are found in the 2dFGRS cataloge within the area $9^h 48^m \simlt {\rm RA}({\rm 2000}) \simlt 14^h 32^m$ and $-2.77^\circ \simlt {\rm dec}({\rm 2000}) \simlt 2.25^\circ$, down to a magnitude limit $b_J= 19.45$. The excellent quality of 2dF spectra allows us to divide these sources into classes, according to their optical spectra. Radio galaxies (i.e. absorption systems, mainly belonging to the class of FR I sources, whose spectra may or may not show emission lines due to AGN activity) make up 63 per cent of the spectroscopic sample; they are characterized by relatively high radio-to-optical ratios, red colours and luminosities $10^{21}\simlt P_{1.4{\rm GHz}} W Hz^${-1}$ sr$^{-1}$ \simlt 10^{24}$. Actively star-forming galaxies instead contribute with 30 per cent to the total sample. These objects -- principally found at low redshifts ($z \simlt 0.1$) -- in general show low radio-to-optical ratios, blue colours and low radio luminosities. We also found 18 Seyfert 2 galaxies and 4 Seyfert 1's. Analysis of the local radio luminosity function shows that radio galaxies are well described by models that assume pure luminosity evolution, at least down to radio powers $P_{1.4{\rm GHz}}\simlt 10^{20.5} W Hz$^{-1}$ sr$^{-1}$ Late-type galaxies, whose relative contribution to the RLF is found to be lower than was predicted by previous work, present a luminosity function which is compatible with the IRAS galaxy LF, and therefore plausibly constitute the radio counterpart of the dusty spirals and starbursts that dominate the counts at 60 $\mu$m.
Bland-Hawthorn Jonathan
Bridges Terry
Cannon Robert
Cole Shaun
Colless Matthew
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