Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
1996-06-28
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
AASTeX, 16 pages. Text and Tables 3-4 only. PostScript versions of this file, figures, and Tables 1-2, and a latex version of
Scientific paper
10.1086/178132
We report the results of 20, 6, and 2 cm VLA and 1.5 cm OVRO observations of the optically-selected CfA Seyfert galaxies and the bolometric-flux-limited 12-Micron active galaxy sample. Every object observed was detected at 6 cm. Only 6-8% of the 12um sample Seyferts (3-4 objects) are radio-loud (and none of the CfA sample), as compared to 15-20% for the BQS quasars. These radio-loud objects are compact and have flat spectra, distinguishing them from the more common radio-quiet objects. The 6-20 cm slopes of the Seyfert 1s and 2s are similar, with average values of about -0.7. Although several Seyfert 1s are significantly flatter than this in their 6-20 and/or 1.5-6 cm slopes, there is no systematic trend for either Seyfert type to display upward or downward spectral curvature. Excluding the radio-loud quasars, the integrated 6 cm radio luminosity is linearly proportional to the 60um luminosity over several orders of magnitude, with on average twice the radio power of normal spirals of the same far-infrared power. About half of the objects show extended 6 cm emission, contributing on average 33% of the total flux. Thus the luminosities of these extended components alone are comparable to normal spirals of similar infrared luminosities. The 12um sample radio luminosity function is slightly higher than that of the CfA sample. The integrated space density of Seyfert 2s is about 2 times that of Seyfert 1s over their common range in luminosity. In terms of the standard unified model, this ratio in space density corresponds to a typical half-angle of the torus of about 48 degress.
Edelson Richard A.
Malkan Matthew A.
Rush Brian
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