The nature of radio--optical alignments in faint radio sources

Details The nature of radio--optical alignments in faint radio sources The nature of radio--optical alignments in faint radio sources

Jul 1999

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HST Proposal ID #8223

Computer Science

Hst Proposal Id #8223 Agn Hosts And Environment

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Study of the host galaxies of high redshift AGN is important if we are to attempt to investigate the population of high redshift galaxies which are not selected on the basis of luminous starburst activity. However, it is first important to establish how much the AGN affects the observed properties of the host galaxies even in samples of relatively weak AGN. We propose to use objects from a flux-limited sample of 7C radio sources, one of the first complete samples of radio sources with a flux limit more t han an order of magnitude fainter than 3C, to study the effects of weaker radio-loud AGN and their jets on the host galaxies of radio sources at z 1. This will complement studies already made or in progress of the much more radio-luminous 3C and 6C objec ts, and in particular we will be able to make a direct comparison with the 3C sample of Ridgway & Stockton {1997}. Results from our ground-based study indicate that the alignment effect is still present in the 7C sample at z 0.7, but is probably weaker a nd on a smaller spatial scale than that in 3C. With HST data we can investigate the z 1 regime at high spatial resolution, and compare galaxies and quasars directly.

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